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Kevin Rutter

Founder of NYDDEX

New York, New York

Overview 

Kevin Rutter is the Founder of NYDDEX in New York, with a background as a Partner at Steel Key Capital and Head of Digital Assets at R3. He specializes in FinTech, Equity Derivatives, and Volatility Arbitrage, and has a strong track record in investing in various sectors including Payments, SMB Software, and Web3/Crypto. Rutter's career highlights include founding NYDDEX, leading digital assets research at R3, and excelling as an Equity Derivatives Trader at PEAK6. He has a diverse skill set in financial analysis, electronic trading, equities, and valuation, and actively invests in a wide range of companies across different funding stages and sectors.

Work Experience 

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Stealth

  • Co-Founder

    2024 - Current

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NYDDEX

  • Founder

    2023

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Steel Key Capital

  • Partner

    2021 - 2023

    Co-founded a private alternative investment firm in the digital assets and cryptocurrency space.

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R3

  • Head of Digital Assets

    2018 - 2021

    Led core strategic digital asset initiatives for the firm, evaluating idiosyncratic risks and opportunities in the new asset class.

  • Research Lead

    2016 - 2018

    Led R3’s early pioneering working groups with commercial banks and central banks on developing wholesale and retail versions of CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) alongside consulting teams, vendors and industry experts. Supported start-ups across the Corda capital markets ecosystem through partnerships, the Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, and research (20+ publicly available papers).

R3 is a financial innovation firm focusing on designing and implementing distributed ledger technology for modernizing financial services.

Raised $112,000,000.00 from CLS.

r3.com
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PEAK6

  • Equity Derivatives Trader

    2012 - 2016

    Managed a delta-neutral U.S.-listed equity options book.

Peak6 Investments operates as an investment management firm.

peak6.com

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