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Haraburda will speak at Markets Media’s [Chicago Trading & Investing Summit](https://www.marketsmedia.com/multi-asset-trading-chicago-style/) on Sept. 23. XR Trading provides liquidity in a range of financial instruments across multiple asset classes: agricultural products, energy, equity indexes, foreign exchange, metals, and U.S. Treasuries. The firm provides liquidity to the futures, options, cash and OTC markets through two-sided quotations 24 hours a day, five days a week, deploying diversified trading strategies predominantly in the electronic marketplace. Technology is a driving force of the business. XR uses proprietary software and analytic systems, developed in-house, to provide liquidity and identify trading opportunities. “We build all our systems in-house because we need to accommodate different asset classes,” said Haraburda. “When trading products on a securities exchange, you've got fungibility, multiple venues and multiple regulatory regimes. 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