Odum Research
Odum ResearchFCA 975797

About Odum Research

A regulated quantitative trading firm spanning investment management, platform infrastructure, and regulatory services

Odum Research is an FCA-authorised firm that trades systematic strategies across digital assets, traditional markets, sports, and prediction markets — and provides the same platform and regulatory infrastructure to institutional clients.

What we do

Three lines of business. One infrastructure.

Odum operates at the intersection of regulated investment management, trading technology, and regulatory services. Everything runs on a single platform — the same system we use to trade our own capital.

Investment Management

Systematic strategy allocation across five asset groups. FCA-regulated reporting, oversight, and a clear mandate process for professional and eligible counterparty clients.

Platform

Institutional trading infrastructure — data, research, execution, and reporting. Available as a guided engagement or a production operating layer.

Regulatory Umbrella

Regulatory coverage for firms that want to operate in regulated markets without the delay and cost of direct authorisation. Engagement structure scoped to your specific activities.

$7.5M
Investment management AUM
Clients live
Platform & regulatory umbrella
FCA 975797
Firm reference
100+ venues
5 asset groups · London

Why institutions work with us

The combination matters more than any single capability.

Most firms offer either strategies, or a platform, or regulatory coverage. Odum provides all three under one roof — built by a team with decades of combined experience at leading quantitative trading firms, investment banks, and regulated financial institutions.

Clients access the same system we use to manage real capital. There is no separate “client version” of the platform. The strategies, data pipelines, execution infrastructure, and risk controls are identical.

Breadth of coverage

Crypto exchanges, DeFi protocols, traditional markets, sports, and prediction markets through one unified stack. Most competitors focus on a single asset class.

Same system, no watered-down version

You access the exact platform, strategies, and infrastructure that Odum uses to trade its own capital. Research, execution, risk, and reporting — all shared.

Real results from real capital

Decades of combined experience at leading quantitative firms and investment banks, with a live track record managing actual capital — not just backtests.

Regulated from day one

FCA authorisation (975797) from inception. Investment management, reporting, compliance, and client oversight built into the operating model, not bolted on afterwards.

Leadership

The team behind Odum

Built by people from leading quantitative trading firms, investment banks, and regulated financial institutions.

Ikenna Igboaka
Ikenna Igboaka
Founder & CEO

10+ years in derivatives trading at IMC (Amsterdam) and Mako (London), specialising in volatility arbitrage and systematic market-making across European and US indices. Built and led desks from inception to seven-figure profitability at both firms. BSc Economics from Warwick, Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). Founded Odum to build multi-strategy, multi-asset trading infrastructure under FCA regulation.

Rob Osborne
Rob Osborne
CFO & Adviser

Chartered Tax Adviser with a 24-year career spanning HMRC, a Big 4 practice, regulated asset management, and venture capital. Has incubated, run, and led businesses through transactions, with deep expertise in financial structuring, planning, and operations.

Harsh Kantariya
Harsh Kantariya
Quant Engineer

Quant engineer with 10+ years of experience designing and building intelligent trading systems across multiple asset classes. Leads signal research, model development, and production strategy infrastructure at Odum.

Julian John
Julian John
Programme & Operations

15+ years delivering complex digital, AI, and trading technology projects across public and private sectors. Specialises in aligning technical execution with business strategy in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.

Femi Amoo
Femi Amoo
Engineering & Infrastructure

Software engineer and infrastructure architect with 10+ years across fintech, healthtech, and cloud platforms. Built core trading infrastructure, predictive models, and real-time analytics pipelines at Odum. MSc Cryptography from King's College London.

What is live today

Current operating scope

Odum is actively trading and serving clients across the following areas. Some capabilities are in active deployment; others are available through selected engagements.

Crypto exchange strategies
11 exchanges · spot, perps, futures, options
DeFi protocol strategies
55+ protocols · 8+ chains
Traditional markets
8 venues · equities, futures, FX, commodities
Sports quantitative
Betfair, Pinnacle +20 bookmakers · 100+ leagues
Prediction markets
Polymarket, Kalshi +3 more
Unified data pipeline
100+ venues · tick to daily resolution
Platform access
Data, research, execution, and reporting layers
Regulatory umbrella
FCA umbrella · professional & eligible counterparty

Regulatory and client scope

Who we serve and how we operate

Odum Research Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), firm reference number 975797. We operate as an investment manager, provide trading platform infrastructure, and offer regulatory coverage through structured engagement under our existing FCA permissions.

Our client base is limited to Professional Clients and Eligible Counterparties as defined under FCA rules. We do not offer services to retail investors.

The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Get in touch

Talk to us about working together

Whether you're exploring strategy allocation, platform access, or regulatory structure, we'll direct you to the right path.

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info@odum-research.co.uk · London, United Kingdom