Capstone Investment Advisors

Overview

Capstone Investment Advisors is a global asset management firm founded in 2004, headquartered in New York City. The company specializes in derivatives-based strategies and volatility arbitrage, managing approximately $11.8 billion in assets as of November 2025. With over 300 team members across 10 offices worldwide, Capstone is led by founder and CEO Paul Britton OBE.

The firm focuses on exploring alpha opportunities through sophisticated quantitative strategies in derivatives trading and volatility arbitrage. It offers a range of services, including its flagship multi-strategy offering, CGM, and customized mandates through Capstone Solutions. Serving institutional clients such as university endowments, charitable foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, Capstone maintains a collaborative culture that emphasizes knowledge sharing and innovation and has established itself as a pioneer in its field, demonstrating resilience through various market conditions.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 212-232-1420
• Website: capstoneco.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/capstone-investment-advisors

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• asset management
• performance analytics
• derivatives innovation
• risk management
• volatility as an asset class
• liquidity in derivatives
• regulatory compliance
• proprietary tools
• institutional clients
• risk mitigation
• market diversification strategies
• investment strategies
• portfolio strategies
• tail risk
• institutional investors
• volatility arbitrage
• active management
• asset classes
• b2b
• derivatives-based strategies
• derivatives risk management
• securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage
• multi-strategy
• volatility trading
• volatility surface trading
• quantitative models
• investment management
• volatility risk premium
• risk controls
• market anomaly exploitation
• risk recycling
• liquidity management
• quantitative research
• portfolio diversification
• global asset management
• investment solutions
• derivatives universe
• derivatives opportunities
• financial advisory
• volatility indices trading
• derivative pricing tools
• derivatives trading
• derivatives instruments
• market volatility
• hedge fund
• derivative instruments
• derivative trading
• trend following
• risk assessment
• hedge funds
• dispersion strategy
• tail risk funds
• quantitative risk models
• hedge fund management
• derivatives
• custom mandates
• market innovation
• derivatives strategies
• market stress strategies
• volatility strategies
• market volatility strategies
• portfolio management
• capital markets
• quantitative hedge funds
• market cycles
• alternative investment
• global derivatives
• strategic insight
• market opportunities
• client solutions
• disciplined collaboration
• thought leadership
• market analysis
• investment philosophy
• investor relations
• institutional experience
• sustainable value
• team collaboration
• intellectual capital
• investment infrastructure
• derivatives markets
• knowledge sharing
• active investment strategies
• financial markets
• client engagement
• community impact
• investment performance
• financial results
• operational excellence
• high standards
• continuous improvement
• investment research
• client partnerships
• nypd negotiation tactics
• financial risk assessment
• value creation
• investment opportunities
• tactical negotiation
• client advisory
• performance data
• investor portal
• finance
• financial consulting
• consulting
• management consulting

Technologies Used

• AI
• AWS SDK for JavaScript
• Akamai CDN Solutions
• Amazon Elastic Load Balancing
• Amazon S3
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Azure Linux Virtual Machines
• Azure Site Recovery
• Broadridge
• C#
• CAT
• CallMiner Eureka
• Cassandra
• ChinaCache
• Commvault
• Confluence
• Dell EMC PowerStore
• Docker
• Git
• Google Cloud
• Grafana
• Greenhouse.io
• Infoblox DHCP
• Ivanti
• Ivanti Neurons for Discovery
• Jira
• Jira Service Management
• Jupyter Notebook
• Kdb+
• Keycloak
• Kubernetes
• LogicMonitor
• Media Temple SSL
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services
• Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management
• Microsoft Azure Monitor
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Hyper-V Server
• Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management
• Microsoft PowerShell
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Mimecast
• Mode
• MongoDB
• Monte Carlo
• Opsgenie
• Outlook
• Podman
• Python
• REST
• Red Hat
• Route 53
• Rubrik
• SQL
• Salesforce
• Scipy
• Sendgrid
• ServiceNow
• Slack
• Solver
• VMware
• XGBoost
• Zerto
• scikit-learn