Over the past 12 months, Hudson River Trading (HRT) has sustained high capitalization levels, owing to strong earnings. Given the liquidity held at the holding company and considerable cash flows from subsidiaries that are free of regulatory capital restrictions, the group holding company's capacity to service its debt has strengthened. As a result, we raised our issuer credit and issue ratings on HRT and its secured debt to 'BB' from 'BB-'. The stable outlook indicates our expectation that HRT will maintain its solid operational performance, strong capitalization, and supportive liquidity as it continues to expand its trading operations and risk. On Dec. 13, 2024, S&P Global Ratings raised its long-term issuer credit and issue ratings on Hudson River Trading (HRT)