Chief Executive Officer at Acheron Trading, Laurent Benayoun joined the firm following the acquisition of HedgeTech, the prominent trading algorithms and infrastructure provider he co-founded. Passionate about algorithmic trading strategies and market microstructure, Laurent also serves as a peer reviewer for the Journal of Quantitative Finance, as an expert for Alumni Ventures, as an interviewer for the Master of Finance at Princeton, and as a mentor for the Harvard Blockchain Incubator. Laurent holds a Master’s degree in Financial Mathematics/Engineering from Princeton University.
High-speed trading and market-making firms were among the first in traditional finance to embrace crypto, and they've since grown into major players across trading, lending, and venture investing. This panel will dive into the strategies that keep market makers profitable, the critical risk-management systems they rely on, and what the future holds for the sector.