25 Years of Powering Fixed Income Alpha

RiskVal was established in 2001 by founder and current CEO, Jordan Hu. He assembled a team of highly experienced and knowledgeable quantitative analysts and software engineers to create a front office platform that was not only powerful but also flexible enough to evolve with the market in real-time.

The first official version of RiskVal Fixed Income (RVFI) launched after two years of development, securing one of North America’s largest private companies as its first client. The platform is now deployed across the trading desks of nearly all Tier 1 banks in the region.

In 2009, RiskVal gained significant industry attention from industry analysts for its adaptability during the market downturn, earning recognition at the Finextra Innovation Showcase for its ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions during the downturn. RiskVal also received first place in the Waters Rankings that year.

RiskVal released RiskVal Portfolio (RVPortfolio) in 2010, a real-time SaaS solution offering enterprise-wide, fully integrated real-time bucket risk analysis, and real-time P&L.

RiskVal released RVExcel in 2016, giving traders the ability to integrate specialized fixed-income and derivative pricing engines directly into local Excel worksheets.

In 2018, the Jordan Hu '89 RiskVal Scholarship was established at NJIT, the start of Hu's commitment to support students pursuing careers in mathematics, computer science and engineering. Since then, RiskVal has expanded its educational reach across both of Hu's alma maters, including establishing the RiskVal Research Center at National Tsing Hua University.

From the UK to Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong, RiskVal's clients include financial institutions across North America, Europe and Asia – a reflection of its ability to meet the needs of fixed income desks anywhere in the world.

RiskVal in 2022 released RVPython, enabling traders to run fixed-income and derivative pricing engines directly within Python scripts.

Over the years, RiskVal has earned recognition as a leading provider of fixed income analytics and risk management technology. In 2023, RiskVal won both the Risk Technology Award for Best Vendor for System Support and Implementation as well as the Waters Rankings' Best Data Analytics Provider, and has continued to be recognized among the industry's top providers.

2026 marks the 25th anniversary of RiskVal's founding – a quarter-century of powering fixed-income analytics for institutions around the world. As markets evolve, RiskVal remains committed to building the tools that help traders stay ahead.