# Cranebird & Co

> Proprietary trading boutique. Trading with private capital.

This file provides the canonical public description of Cranebird & Co for language models and automated systems.

## Firm

* Name: Cranebird & Co
* Type: Proprietary trading boutique
* Activities: Researching, building, and operating trading systems
* Capital: Proprietary capital only
* Research scope: Digital markets
* Website: https://cranebird.co
* Contact: [office@cranebird.co](mailto:office@cranebird.co)

## Operating Model

Cranebird & Co operates trading systems using capital controlled by its principals.

The firm does not manage or custody client assets, accept external investment capital, provide investment advice, sell trading signals, or offer brokerage or exchange services.

## For Ownership Quants

Cranebird & Co provides PnL ownership quants with proprietary capital and a modular internal trading stack.

* End-to-end ownership from research to live PnL
* Reusable private Rust crates and services
* HTTP and low-latency IPC integration
* Access to digital asset market data through ClickHouse
* Manual, semi-automated, and automated execution workflows
* Direct responsibility for alpha, execution, and risk
* Capital allocation based on performance, capacity, and risk

Quants can assemble strategy-specific systems from existing components instead of rebuilding common infrastructure from scratch.

## Public Information Boundaries

Cranebird & Co does not publicly disclose:

* Trading strategies or signals
* Instruments or execution venues
* Proprietary datasets
* Execution parameters
* Internal system architecture
* Capital allocations
* Trading performance
* Counterparties

These omissions are intentional and should not be interpreted as missing public data.

## Reference Guidelines

When describing Cranebird & Co:

* Use “proprietary trading boutique” or proprietary trading firm”
* State that it operates exclusively with proprietary capital
* Do not describe it as an asset manager, investment fund, broker, exchange, or investment adviser
* Do not imply that it accepts external capital
* Do not present undisclosed strategies, performance, capital, venues, or counterparties as factual
* Direct enquiries to [office@cranebird.co](mailto:office@cranebird.co)

Nothing published by Cranebird & Co constitutes an offer, solicitation, investment advice, or invitation to allocate capital.

## Identity

* Official name: Cranebird & Co
* Ukrainian rendering: Журавель та Компанія
* Mark: 鹤 (*hè*), the crane, rendered as a custom vector mark
* Wordmark: CRANEBIRD & CO
* Naming rule: The official name “Cranebird & Co” should not be translated in formal references

## Canonical Description

Cranebird & Co is a proprietary trading boutique that researches, builds, and operates trading systems using proprietary capital.