AD Derivs. Podcast (Ep. 70) - Stephan Lutz, CEO @BitMEX

A pioneering cryptocurrency exchange known for its advanced trading features, BitMEX specializes in derivatives trading with up to 100x leverage through the creation of Perpetual contracts. Catering to professional traders, the platform offers perpetual swaps, futures contracts, and a robust API for high-frequency trading. Renowned for its liquidity and deep order books, BitMEX has become a key player in the crypto derivatives space.

Stephan Lutz is the CEO and CFO of BitMEX. He initially joined the company in 2021 as the CFO and was appointed as the group's CEO during late 2022 - one of crypto's most colourful periods. Stephan has been instrumental in driving the exchange's position as one of the crypto derivatives market leaders. It is under his direction that the decision was made for BitMEX to pivot back to its successful origins, with an emphasis placed upon providing professional and institutional traders with a derivatives trading platform that caters to their key needs of liquidity, performance and reliability.

Before BitMEX, he was a Senior Partner at PwC for close to a decade, where he advised many of the world's largest financial institutions. Prior to PwC, he held senior positions with Deutsche Börse. His career began in corporate finance and equities trading at Dresdner Bank AG (now Commerzbank AG). Stephan is married with twin boys and enjoys competing in dance in his leisure time.