CEO and Founder of BitMEX.
Arthur Hayes is the co-founder and CEO of BitMEX. After graduating with a degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business, Hayes lived in Hong Kong as an equity derivatives trader. He was the market-maker for Deutsche Bank and Citibank’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) businesses.
He also has extensive experience trading equity index futures, forwards, and swaps as well as non-deliverable FX forwards. Hayes brings a deep understanding of how to structure and trade financial derivatives.
BitMEX
American
Hong Kong
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, BS in Economics and Finance - 2004-2008
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelors of Science in Economics, Finance, - 2004-2008
BitMEX - CEO/Co-Founder
Citigroup Inc - Delta OneTrader - 2011–2013
Deutsche Bank AG - Associate
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