Introduction of Akuna Capital

WikiFX | 2021-07-16 16:12

Ikhtisar：Akuna Capital is a trading firm specializing in derivatives market-maker and modeling and providing technology, data-driven solutions, and automation, which opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, followed by offices in Sydney, Boston, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and employs over 400 people worldwide. Akuna Capital is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong.

Registered Country/Region	United States
Regulation	N/A
Company Address	333 South Wabash Avenue26th FloorChicago, IL 60604
Minimum Deposit	N/A
Trading Platform	N/A
Products & Services	Indices, Commodities, Currencies, and treasuries, on a number of exchanges in the U.S. and Asia, including CME, ICE, CFE, CBOE, C2, BATS, EDGX, ISE, Gemini, MIAX Pearl, HKEX, KRX, and NOM
Payment Methods	VISA, MasterCard, Bank Transfer, skrill, Neteller
Customer Support	Email

General Information & Regulation

Akuna Capital is a trading firm specializing in derivatives market-maker and modeling and providing technology, data-driven solutions, and automation, which opened its first office in Chicago in 2011, followed by offices in Sydney, Boston, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and employs over 400 people worldwide. Akuna Capital is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong.

Products & Services

Akuna Capital claims to trade a wide range of assets, including indices, commodities, currencies, and treasuries, on a number of exchanges in the U.S. and Asia, including CME, ICE, CFE, CBOE, C2, BATS, EDGX, ISE, Gemini, MIAX Pearl, HKEX, KRX, and NOM and is continuing to expand its trading operations globally. Akuna Capital is also very active in the cryptocurrency space, exchanges, OTC spot, futures, and options trading covering all major tokens.

Akuna Capital claims that it specialize in providing liquidity as an option market makerm, and the Akuna Team spans across four major departments:

Development
Quant
Trading
IT Infrastructure

Customer Support

If you have any inquiries or trading related issues, you can reach out Akuna Capital through the following contact channels:

Email: ShanghaiCareers@akunacapital.com, careers@akunacapital.com

Company Address: 333 South Wabash Avenue 26th Floor Chicago, IL 60604

Or you can follow this broker on some popular social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin.

Pros & Cons

Pros	Cons
Diversified range of products & services	No strong regulation
SFC-regulated	No phone suppport
	Insufficent website information

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Akuna Capital a hedge fund ？

Yes, Akuna Capital is a hedge fund manager and the firm pursues long/short equity strategy focusing on quantitative aspect,

Where is Akuna Capital based ？

Akuna Capital is headquartered in Chicago.

Does Akuna trade Crypto ？

Akuna is active in US, Hong Kong and Crypto markets.

Is Akuna Capital a Fintech company？

Yes, Akuna Capital is a properietary trading firm with a specialized focus on the emerging Fintech market.

What financial instruments does Akuna Capital have on offer ？

Akuna trades options on a wide range of underlyings including indices, Commodities, Currencies and Treasuries. This company trades on a number of US and Asian exchanges including CME, ICE CFE, CBOE, C2, BATS, EDGX, ISE, Germini, MIAX Pearl, HKEX, KRX, and NOM, and are continuing to expand its trading operations globally.

What distinguishes Akuna Capital from other similar firms ？

Akuna Capital is one of the very few options market makers to enter the market in the last five years.