About OptAxe

A regulated trading venue for liquidity discovery, dissemination and execution.

OUR TRADING VENUE

Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF)

OptAxe is authorised and regulated by the FCA to operate an MTF.

We offer an automated approach to FX options trading that digitises and centralises the distribution of OTC FX options axes.

OUR COMMITMENT

Statement of commitment to the FX Global code

OptAxe Limited, has reviewed the content of the FX Global Code and acknowledges that the Code represents a set of principles generally recognised as good practice in the wholesale foreign exchange market.

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OUR JOURNEY SO FAR

2021

OPTAXE IS FOUNDED

OptAxe was founded with a vision to provide innovative financial trading solutions that cater to the needs of institutional traders. Our team of experts has years of experience in the financial trading industry, and we are committed to providing our clients with the best service possible.

2022

WAYNE PASCOE & DAVEY MOORES JOIN

OptAxe begins development of the platform, hiring CTO Wayne Pascoe from JP Morgan and Lead Engineer, Davey Moores, from Mollie. The team agrees the architecture of OptAxe and begins working on the code.

Don Francis

Tech Lead

Alexa Young

Product Manager

Founders

CEO & Co-Founder

Chris Jackson

Chris has worked in Global Markets for 20 years, most recently as Head of FX Hedge Fund sales at HSBC. He started his career in FX at Lehman Brothers and has covered a variety of clients across both FI and FX.

Chris completed an MBA from Imperial College and BA (Hons) Economics from the University of Manchester.

COO & Co-Founder

Yorke O’Leary

Yorke has 15 years FX Sales experience working for Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Citibank, covering Hedge Funds.

Yorke’s strong technical knowledge of FX Options and sales efficiency has enhanced his client dealing experiences. He has a BSc (Hons) Economics from the University of Bath and completed a year in industry as an accountant for EY.

Meet the Team

OptAxe tech team is a group of experienced professionals with a deep understanding of the latest technologies and a proven track record of success.

CTO

Wayne Pascoe

Wayne has worked in several successful startups and investment banks, most recently at J.P. Morgan where he built and managed a large global engineering team.

He excels at bringing together high-performing teams to deliver business solutions using appropriate technologies and best practices.

Chief Business Development Officer

Chris Smith

Chris is an experienced FX professional having worked at a number of top tier institutions as an MD covering a wide range of clients with a strong macro-derivative focus.

For the past 15 years Chris has been leveraging technology to restructure FX sales businesses ensuring they become more efficient, technically focussed and technologically adept to better meet evolving client needs.

Head of Operations

Lynsey McAllister

Lynsey has worked in various client facing roles for Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and HSBC over the past 20 years. She has extensive experience across operations, onboarding and relationship management.

Lynsey has a BSc(Hons) Mathematics for Finance and Management from the University of Portsmouth.

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Lead engineer

David Moores

David has been designing, building and delivering digital products and services for some of the world’s most influential brands for over a decade.

He specializes in optimizing development teams through cutting edge tooling and engineering best practices. David attained a BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Degree from Queen’s University Belfast.

Senior engineer

Dave O'Brien

Dave brings over 20 years of expertise in crafting user-centric web applications for leading brands across various industries.

He is proficient in delivering intuitive, fully integrated frontend experiences, while driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and championing development standards.

Senior engineer

Lefteris Tatakis

Lefteris is a Senior Software Engineer that has worked across multiple roles and industries, now focusing on Back-End development, with expertise of APIs and authentication.

He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science and an MRes in Advanced Computer Science from The University of Manchester.

Front-End Developer

Ken Ankomah

Ken is a Front-End Developer with diverse experience across different industries such as cinema
and online marketing and has previously worked in
startups as well as larger companies'

He specializes in building and styling user interfaces while holding a Degree in Physics from the University of Reading.

Advisory Board

OptAxe is fortunate to have a distinguished advisory board with extensive experience in the financial services industry. The board provides OptAxe with valuable guidance and support as we continue to grow and develop our business.

Gemma Laman

Gemma is a Managing Director at HSBC and Global Head of the FX Solutions Sales team responsible for the strategic direction of the team as well as the origination of new business and the management of clients’ globally across FX Prime Brokerage, FX Overlay and FX solutions for Custody.

Gemma also previously held the role of Global Head of FX Prime Brokerage. Gemma holds a degree in Politics and Philosophy from the University of East Anglia.

Guy Saidenberg

Guy is an industry veteran running global divisions at investment banks. He is now an angel investor and advisor to platform businesses. Most recently he was Global Co-Head of Markets at Barclays.

Prior to that, Guy spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs running various departments, including Emerging Markets, FX, Commodities, Sales Stats and the Securities Division Digital Strategy. Guy has an PhD in Financial Economics from the University of Chicago.

Bryant Park

Bryant was recently Global Head of FX Sales and Head of EMEA Pension & Insurance Solution Sales at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Before that, Bryant spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs with roles including Head of FICC Institutional Sales Tokyo , FI Derivatives HF Sales, Equity Derivative Sales Tokyo, and GSAM Chicago. Bryant was also a FICC Markets Standards Board Member up until 2022 and has an MBA from the University of Chicago.