_ We are Star Beta Technologies 

Making digital asset markets more efficient

_ What We Do 

Our algorithms provide liquidity and aid in price discovery to reduce and profit from the inefficiencies in the fragmented digital assets markets.

We believe in the importance of thoroughly understanding the products and strategies we trade and to be able to rationalise why we deserve to earn money by participating in those markets.

We also believe that all markets are constantly changing and that to survive we must not only adapt our strategies but embrace the technological advances that can give us an edge.

_ Foresight 

Positioned as a leading quantitative trading firm that designs and implements unique proprietary strategies to take advantage of opportunities in the digital asset markets.

Our strategies are often delta neutral, meaning they are indifferent to market direction, capturing temporary inefficiencies across multiple digital asset exchanges.

  The Journey 

How a team of high performing traders, developers and quants got us here.

2015

Our Vision_

Star Beta is born with a focus on building cutting edge technology to trade traditional markets.

2016

Digital Assets_

Star Beta embarks on trading digital assets. Within the next 12 months Star Beta establishes itself as one of the most active trading firms across major digital asset exchanges.

2017

TradFi meets Digital_

Star Beta is asked to be a Designated Market Maker by the CME for their new Bitcoin futures product. 8 years later Star Beta is still one of the largest and most experienced participants in that market.

2018 to 2019

Derivatives Growth_

In 2018 OKX launch their Perpetual Swaps and in 2019 Binance launch their Perpetual Swaps. Star Beta is instrumental in helping both exchanges expand their derivatives offerings by being initial members of their Designated Market Making Programs.

2020

The Swap Flippening_

The Binance BTCUSDT Perpetual Swap overtakes Bitmex’s XBTUSD Perpetual Swap as the highest traded digital product with Star Beta as one of the largest participants in both products.

2021

Alts Season_

Star Beta expands the range of digital assets it is trading from less than 10 to over 100 different coins as exchanges embrace the growth of alt coins and start listing multiple new coins to trade each week.

2022 to 2023

Bear Market_

The crypto bear market takes hold with LUNA and FTX sending shockwaves through the digital assets market. Star Beta successfully navigates this cycle and continues to expand.

2024 to 2025

Spot ETFs_

The next bull market cycle commences in early 2024 with Spot ETFs being approved in the US. With new institutional participants in the market, volumes grow allowing Star Beta to deploy more scalable strategies. 

  Our People 

WE ARE_ PHYSICS MATHS QUANT FINANCE COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING VETERANS IN TRADING

Mark Zagora

Founder & Chairman

David Winters

Chief Technology Officer

Ben Smith

Chief Investment Officer

Jan de Villiers

Chief Executive Officer

Brendan O'Brien

Chief Operating Officer

Sergey Krushch

Chief Information Officer

Joonas Karppinen

Chief Commercial Officer

Ben Iyer

Chief Financial Officer

11 years may not sound like much, but In digital assets it’s an eternity.