Built on proven, trusted LMAX Group trading technology and infrastructure, LMAX Digital is the institutional crypto currency exchange, operated by LMAX Group. Delivering trust, reliability and deep institutional liquidity, LMAX Digital ensures complete transparency, open access and a level playing field for all institutional crypto currency market participants – within a secure trading environment. LMAX Digital is regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) as a DLT provider for execution and custody services.
+$1.3 trillion of crypto currencies traded since inception
Total Bitcoin equivalent coins traded since inception: over 44 million
David Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group. A former City banking executive, he joined the business in 2011 and following a successful management buyout in 2013, rapidly built LMAX Group into a key player across both traditional capital markets and digital assets. He oversaw the launch of LMAX Digital in 2018, establishing it as a market leader in institutional spot crypto currency trading. An outspoken industry commentator, David is a long-term champion of the UK’s fintech sector and passionate about supporting entrepreneurship in the UK.
David Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group. A former City banking executive, he joined the business in 2011 and following a successful management buyout in 2013, rapidly built LMAX Group into a key player across both traditional capital markets and digital assets. He oversaw the launch of LMAX Digital in 2018, establishing it as a market leader in institutional spot crypto currency trading. An outspoken industry commentator, David is a long-term champion of the UK’s fintech sector and passionate about supporting entrepreneurship in the UK.
Chris Knight
Managing Director, LMAX Digital
Chris Knight is the Managing Director of LMAX Digital. Chris is an experienced financial markets professional having spent over 35 years in capital markets and has an extensive global network of institutional client and industry relationships. He has significant experience in electronic trading and liquidity optimization, having spent time in senior roles across Asia.
Chris Knight is the Managing Director of LMAX Digital. Chris is an experienced financial markets professional having spent over 35 years in capital markets and has an extensive global network of institutional client and industry relationships. He has significant experience in electronic trading and liquidity optimization, having spent time in senior roles across Asia.
Jenna Wright
Managing Director, Digital Assets
Jenna Wright is the Managing Director of Digital Assets at LMAX Group, responsible for all strategic digital initiatives across the business. She led the growth of LMAX Digital from its inception to become a leading institutional spot crypto currency exchange globally. Jenna has been recognized with multiple industry awards, including being named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe and one of the Twenty Most Influential Women in Crypto.
Jenna Wright is the Managing Director of Digital Assets at LMAX Group, responsible for all strategic digital initiatives across the business. She led the growth of LMAX Digital from its inception to become a leading institutional spot crypto currency exchange globally. Jenna has been recognized with multiple industry awards, including being named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe and one of the Twenty Most Influential Women in Crypto.
Luke Dorney
Head of Custody
Luke Dorney is the Head of Custody for LMAX Group, responsible for leading the direction, development, and strategy for the Group's custody solution. Luke brings over two decades of experience in both traditional finance and digital assets. Prior to this role, he held senior leadership positions in the digital asset space and spent over a decade with a major investment bank in roles focused on custody, collateral, financing, and settlement.
Luke Dorney is the Head of Custody for LMAX Group, responsible for leading the direction, development, and strategy for the Group's custody solution. Luke brings over two decades of experience in both traditional finance and digital assets. Prior to this role, he held senior leadership positions in the digital asset space and spent over a decade with a major investment bank in roles focused on custody, collateral, financing, and settlement.
The Institutional Crypto Currency Exchange
Built on proven, trusted LMAX Group trading technology and infrastructure, LMAX Digital is the institutional crypto currency exchange, operated by LMAX Group. Delivering trust, reliability and deep institutional liquidity, LMAX Digital ensures complete transparency, open access and a level playing field for all institutional crypto currency market participants – within a secure trading environment. LMAX Digital is regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) as a DLT provider for execution and custody services.
+$1.3 trillion of crypto currencies traded since inception
Total Bitcoin equivalent coins traded since inception: over 44 million
300 million trades completed
Over 900 global institutional investors onboarded
36 crypto currency pairs listed
BTC
ETH
LTC
BCH
XRP
SOL
PYTH
LINK
UNI
AAVE
DOGE
RLUSD
USDC
AVAX
DOT
MATIC
ATOM
NAKA
AXS
BNB
RENDER
INJ
FET
COTI
ILV
SNEK
PEPE
TRON
TON
TRUMP
SUI
HBAR
XLM
NEAR
APT
ARB
Technology
LMAX Digital is a high capacity, low latency matching venue based on LMAX Group proprietary technology, widely recognised for industry innovation. Delivering ultra-low latency execution, high capacity and robust, consistent exchange performance, with LMAX Digital, all market participants including funds, proprietary trading firms, institutional brokers and asset managers benefit from transparent, precise, consistent execution.
Ultra-low latency, consistent execution under 90μs
High throughput, scalable architecture > 100,000 messages/second.
Exchange performance: uptime 100%.
Custody
LMAX Digital offers clients a secure, regulated, institutional-grade custodian solution built upon a tiered offline wallet infrastructure using cold and vault storage.
With best in breed security and risk management, our proprietary custodian solution is designed to protect against collusion or duress. With LMAX Group proven, trusted technology and reputation at its foundation, and SOC 1 and ISO27001 certifications, our security and controls are regularly reviewed and independently verified using advanced techniques.
Secure, robust institutional grade custody solution accessible via UI or API
All wallets are secured through multi-layer encryption, MFA and geographic separation
Segregated on-chain or omnibus account structures available
Cold and vault wallets fully air-gapped and offline
Intraday day withdrawals available from cold wallets
Physical vault wallet security provided by a leading global security firm
Established 24/7 follow the sun operational support
Custody Key Facts
Leadership Team
David Mercer
CEO, LMAX Group
David Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group. A former City banking executive, he joined the business in 2011 and following a successful management buyout in 2013, rapidly built LMAX Group into a key player across both traditional capital markets and digital assets. He oversaw the launch of LMAX Digital in 2018, establishing it as a market leader in institutional spot crypto currency trading. An outspoken industry commentator, David is a long-term champion of the UK’s fintech sector and passionate about supporting entrepreneurship in the UK.
David Mercer is the Chief Executive Officer of LMAX Group. A former City banking executive, he joined the business in 2011 and following a successful management buyout in 2013, rapidly built LMAX Group into a key player across both traditional capital markets and digital assets. He oversaw the launch of LMAX Digital in 2018, establishing it as a market leader in institutional spot crypto currency trading. An outspoken industry commentator, David is a long-term champion of the UK’s fintech sector and passionate about supporting entrepreneurship in the UK.
Chris Knight
Managing Director, LMAX Digital
Chris Knight is the Managing Director of LMAX Digital. Chris is an experienced financial markets professional having spent over 35 years in capital markets and has an extensive global network of institutional client and industry relationships. He has significant experience in electronic trading and liquidity optimization, having spent time in senior roles across Asia.
Chris Knight is the Managing Director of LMAX Digital. Chris is an experienced financial markets professional having spent over 35 years in capital markets and has an extensive global network of institutional client and industry relationships. He has significant experience in electronic trading and liquidity optimization, having spent time in senior roles across Asia.
Jenna Wright
Managing Director, Digital Assets
Jenna Wright is the Managing Director of Digital Assets at LMAX Group, responsible for all strategic digital initiatives across the business. She led the growth of LMAX Digital from its inception to become a leading institutional spot crypto currency exchange globally. Jenna has been recognized with multiple industry awards, including being named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe and one of the Twenty Most Influential Women in Crypto.
Jenna Wright is the Managing Director of Digital Assets at LMAX Group, responsible for all strategic digital initiatives across the business. She led the growth of LMAX Digital from its inception to become a leading institutional spot crypto currency exchange globally. Jenna has been recognized with multiple industry awards, including being named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology of Europe and one of the Twenty Most Influential Women in Crypto.
Luke Dorney
Head of Custody
Luke Dorney is the Head of Custody for LMAX Group, responsible for leading the direction, development, and strategy for the Group's custody solution. Luke brings over two decades of experience in both traditional finance and digital assets. Prior to this role, he held senior leadership positions in the digital asset space and spent over a decade with a major investment bank in roles focused on custody, collateral, financing, and settlement.
Luke Dorney is the Head of Custody for LMAX Group, responsible for leading the direction, development, and strategy for the Group's custody solution. Luke brings over two decades of experience in both traditional finance and digital assets. Prior to this role, he held senior leadership positions in the digital asset space and spent over a decade with a major investment bank in roles focused on custody, collateral, financing, and settlement.