AI-driven research
Quantitative engine on a decade of tick-level data.
About us
Discipline, technology, and proprietary capital.
An independent, family-funded office that combines artificial intelligence, quantitative research, and automated execution to navigate global markets with precision.
What we do
Transforming proprietary capital management
We pair advanced quantitative research with AI technologies to optimise strategy, with rigorous testing and monitoring across market conditions.
Systematic execution
Automated, millisecond order routing — no discretion.
Disciplined risk control
Strict position-sizing, live monitoring.
Independent oversight
DMCC-licensed, independently audited.
Our mission
Managing capital with precision and discipline
At Quant Lab SFO FZCO, our mission is to leverage advanced quantitative research, AI-driven insights, and fully automated execution to manage proprietary capital. We build strategies in-house using tick-level market data, rigorous back-testing, and strict performance filters, allowing only the strongest risk-adjusted strategies into live execution.
Our infrastructure is designed for speed, consistency, and control, with orders routed to market in milliseconds through prime-broker connections. Every strategy operates within disciplined risk parameters — including strict position-sizing — so no single trade can materially impact total equity.
Our story
From a 2021 program to an incorporated office
The principals' AI-driven proprietary trading program has been active since 2021. Building on that track record, Quant Lab SFO FZCO was incorporated in Dubai, UAE in 2025 — formalising a vision to combine artificial intelligence, quantitative research, and automated execution.
With our head office in Dubai and a strategic presence in Poland, we bring together international perspective, technical expertise, and disciplined financial research. As an independent, family-funded office, we focus exclusively on managing our own proprietary capital.
Leadership
Experienced, hands-on leadership
Marlena Kraska
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Marlena leads Quant Lab SFO FZCO across AI-driven proprietary trading, quantitative research, technology, and business leadership, guiding the firm's strategic direction and long-term vision. Her leadership combines practical market experience with a strong focus on systematic research, automated execution, disciplined risk management, and internal governance.
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Governance & compliance
Structured oversight by design
A disciplined framework of reporting, risk review, and independent audit underpins our proprietary trading.
- Legal entity
- Quant Lab SFO FZCO — a single-family office incorporated in 2025, Dubai, UAE.
- Licensing
- DMCC Free Zone licence DMCC-979741.
- Independent audit
- Annual financial audit by a Big Four firm.
- Risk & compliance
- Structured internal risk reviews, strict position-sizing controls, and documented internal governance.
- Mandate
- Proprietary family capital only. We do not accept external investors, client funds, or public subscriptions.
- Presence
- Head office in Dubai, UAE, with a strategic presence in Poland.
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See how we operate
Five operating principles, precision-execution architecture, and an audited track record — read the full approach behind our proprietary trading program.
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