Please join WILD at Akuna Capital’s office at 4:30pm on Tuesday, December 10thfor a “Women at Akuna: The New Wave in Tech and Trading” presentation led by some of Akuna’s women in Quant, Trading and Technology. We will discuss the role of women shaping the future of technology specifically aimed for those in Quant, Technology and Trading.
This will be followed by a happy hour and networking event in Akuna’s OTC Coffee Bar from 5:00-6:30pm.
Akuna’s Story: Our Founding Partners first conceptualized Akuna in their hometown of Sydney. They opened the firm’s first office in 2011 in the heart of the derivatives industry and the options capital of the world – Chicago. Today, Akuna is proud to operate from additional offices in Sydney, Shanghai, and London.
Akuna Capital is a proprietary trading firm specializing in derivatives market making and sophisticated modeling with a commitment to cutting-edge technology. We are the leading options market maker to successfully enter the industry in recent years with sustainable growth. By providing more liquidity to the markets through rapid innovation, we have the advantage of youth in remaining nimble and agile in an ever-changing competitive landscape. Akuna has no clients or external investors, we trade only with the company’s capital. We have dozens of employee shareholders and this number continues to grow. We are really proud of what we have accomplished since inception, but even more excited for all that lies ahead of us. We are still building, accessing new markets, trading new products and creating new strategies, giving you the opportunity to be involved in shaping the future of Akuna. Indeed, the great majority of Akuna’s growth profile is ahead of us.
