Ranking the Top Proprietary Trading Firms in 2019?

I'm curious to see what everyone thinks are the Top Trading Firms in 2019/2020. All the past rankings I've found have been fairly outdated. I've got a good idea for the top 10 Chicago trading firms but I've got no particular ranking within that list.

All the past rankings I've seen are outdated and I'd like to get some fresh opinions on how these firms have changed over the years and where they stand now.

My Top 10 Trading firms (in no particular order): - Optiver - IMC - SIG - DRW - Jane Street - Citadel - CTC - Citadel Securities - Tower Research Capital - Jump Trading

Other Well Known Firms: - Akuna - Virtu - Flow Traders - Hudson River Trading - TransMarket Group - Wolverine

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