Centiva Capital, LP (New York)


Centiva Capital, LP is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $1.9 billion of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Maryland.

Centiva Capital provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Centiva Capital: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Centiva Capital, LP is $1.9 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 452% since the beginning of its operation, and $1.25 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.9 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $633.65 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Centiva Capital, LP for their services and products based on performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Centiva Capital serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Centiva Capital is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $1.9 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Centiva Capital has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.9 billion for 3 clients. 66% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Centiva Capital also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Centiva Capital, LP

The company employs 38 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 68 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Llc Centiva Capital Gp General partner 1 May 2016 Other 81-4394034
Edward Matthew Mcbride Principal 1 May 2016 25% - 50% 2925355
Karim Allal Abbadi Principal 1 May 2016 25% - 50% 4351349
Raymond Paul Burley Chief operating officer / chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2016 Other 2003159
Timothy Michael Higgins Chief financial officer 1 Dec 2016 Other 1797618

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 4 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Edward Matthew Mcbride Managing member 1 Feb 2017 75% - 100% 2925355
Karim Allal Abbadi Managing member 1 Feb 2017 75% - 100% 4351349
Llc Emm Centiva Member 1 Mar 2017 50% - 75% xxx-xx-xxxx
Cnt Holdings A Llc Member 1 Mar 2017 50% - 75% 81-5368297

Based in New York

The principal office where Centiva Capital, LP performs its advisory services is located at 3 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Hunt Valley, MD. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-554-4180. The normal business hours are 8 am - 6 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at centivacapital.com.