Derivatives from Day One

Exclusively focused on helping institutions trade digital asset derivatives more easily, safely and profitably
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Our Story

Kemet’s story begins at the intersection of experience, opportunity and innovation. Informed by experience at the world’s top trading firms and exchanges, our founding team quickly recognized the value of digital asset derivatives and their transformative potential for institutional portfolios. But we were also aware of the significant hurdles to adoption: fragmented liquidity, complex integrations, siloed PnL reporting and inadequate security, to name just a few.

We set out to solve these challenges in a way that would enable institutional trading firms to take full advantage of this emerging asset class. The Kemet platform is the result. Built on robust, flexible technology, our portfolio, execution and risk management tools bring performance, clarity and efficiency to every step of the trade lifecycle.

Whether we’re supporting our clients today or improving our platform for the future, we strive to exceed high standards for latency, reliability and security, and to deliver value with thoughtfulness and speed.

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Why the Name “Kemet”?

It’s one of our most frequently asked questions. “Kemet” translates to “black land” – the name the Ancient Egyptians gave their homeland. The rich, dark soil along the banks of the Nile River, made fertile by annual flooding, provided a foundation for agriculture and, over centuries, sustained one of the greatest civilizations in history.
We see this name as reflecting the role of our platform in the digital asset derivatives space: a foundation for progress and prosperity. Similarly, our logo is an intermediate point in the evolution of the letter K from hieroglyphics to the Roman alphabet – just as we serve as a link between institutional finance and the digital asset derivatives ecosystem.

Pedigree for Performance

United by a shared belief in the power of digital assets, our team of financial technologists blends deep institutional expertise with vision, passion and client service.

Ash Ashmawy

Founder & CEO

Chris Schneider

Chief Product Officer

Ahmed Elghobary

VP of Engineering

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Our Core Values

Our guiding principles drive everything we do.

Excellence

We are dedicated to delivering the highest level of client service and support, with a focus on accuracy, efficiency and unwavering attention to detail.

Innovation

We encourage pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and continuously seek creative new ways to address the challenges our clients face.

Partnership

We prioritize close collaboration with our clients, designing custom solutions tailored to their unique needs and objectives.

Obsessed with Execution

At Kemet, we’ve cultivated an environment that values continuous learning, exceptional client service and innovative, out-of-the-box thinking. We embrace a culture rooted in integrity, transparency and collaboration, empowering our team members to challenge conventions and push the boundaries of what’s possible for digital assets derivatives trading.
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Our turnkey, all-in-one digital asset derivatives trading platform is purpose-built for performance and flexibility, putting you on a fast track to better execution. Learn more by requesting a demo today.
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Kemet Financial Technologies, Inc. and its affiliates (“Kemet Trading”) offer software products that provide connectivity tools for institutional customers. Kemet Trading does not provide customers with any pre-negotiated arrangements with liquidity providers or other parties. Kemet Trading is a pure technology offering and assumes no counter party risk. Customers are required to independently negotiate arrangements with liquidity providers and other parties bilaterally. Kemet Trading is not party to any of these arrangements.
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Ash Ashmawy

Founder & CEO

Ash has deep expertise around trading infrastructure and building for buy-side institutions. He helped shape reliability engineering at D.E. Shaw & Co. and was Arcesium’s first SRE hire. Prior to Kemet, he was Global Head of Cloud at Tradeweb where he oversaw the firm’s cloud strategy across NA, APAC and Europe. Ash is a builder and comes with expertise around technology, strategy and scaling.

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Chris Schneider

Chief Product Officer

Chris was Director of Product Strategy at Cboe Global Markets where he led digital asset efforts. Previously at Jump, DRW and QRM, Chris brings deep product expertise to Kemet’s offering and is passionate to solve for institutional digital asset trading. He holds an MBA from Booth School of Business, UChicago.

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Ahmed Elghobary

VP of Engineering

Ahmed has over 8 years of engineering leadership experience in startups, finance, FinTech, and cloud infrastructure, specializing in building large-scale distributed systems. Previously, Ahmed held leadership roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Nexus, and the International Finance Corporation. 

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