About Us

Alpha Lab 40 is an institutional-grade liquidity provider and market maker.

We adhere to the highest standards of operational and legal governance and place transparency, trust, and client focus at the heart of everything we do. Our world-class team of industry professionals support our clients through the digital asset ecosystem.

We support token projects with exchange listings, exchanges providing liquidity to their users, market participants who require electronic liquidity, and OTC counterparties who want to execute in size with minimal market impact.

  1. Highest standards
  2. Transparency
  3. Client focus
  4. World-class team

Our Mission

To support our clients through the digital asset ecosystem with trust and transparency — and with a world-class team that constantly pushes for excellence.

Our Team

  • Stuart Connolly

    CEO

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    Stuart Connolly

    CEO

    Stuart is Founder and CEO of Alpha Lab 40. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer of Oceanwood Capital Management, Europe’s longest running event driven hedge fund, which spun out of Tudor Capital Management in 2008. Prior to that he held a variety of roles at Bluecrest Capital Management and Morgan Stanley. He is ACCA qualified and graduated with a master’s in Economics from the University of Glasgow in 2010.

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  • Julius Ramakers

    Head of Trading

    Julius Ramakers

    Head of Trading

    Julius is Head of Trading at Alpha Lab 40. Prior to Alpha Lab 40 he was a quant trader at Quant Capital KG, a European ETF Market Maker, prior to that he was a quant developer at Aquantum AG, a commodities hedge fund. Julius holds an MsC in Statistical Physics from RWTH Aachen University, where he graduated in 2013. He also holds a PhD in Computer Science awarded from the University of Dusseldorf.

  • Niall Coleman

    Head of Technology

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    Niall Coleman

    Head of Technology

    Niall is Head of Technology at Alpha Lab 40, responsible for the firm’s strategic technical direction, Niall has a wealth of experience in financial services technology, gained from firms such as RBS, BlueCrest and BNP Paribas Niall graduated from Dublin City University in 2003 with a first-class honours degree in software engineering.

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  • Scott Houston
    Scott Houston

    Portfolio Manager

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    Scott Houston

    Portfolio Manager

    Scott leads Alpha Lab 40’s options business, he brings over a decade of institutional sales and trading experience from his time at Morgan Stanley where he held multiple roles from sales trader to managing risk as an equity derivatives flow trader, with a focus on European indices. He holds a MSc in Financial Economics from University of Glasgow and a BA in Economics from University of Stirling, graduated in 2010.

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  • Sebastian Riviere

    Portfolio Manager

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    Sebastian Riviere

    Portfolio Manager

    Sebastian leads Alpha Lab 40’s market neutral capabilities. Prior to Alpha Lab 40 he was a senior risk manager at Pictet Asset Management and has a broad experience in quantitative research and portfolio management gained from firms such as Fundo, SGFC, Oddo and SocGen. He graduated with a master's degree from ISG Paris business school in 2008.

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  • Luca Provini

    Developer

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    Luca Provini

    Developer

    Luca is a full stack developer at Alpha Lab 40. Prior to joining Alpha Lab 40 Luca spent 10 years working in a range of software engineering roles, with a particular focus on fintech, retail trading and defi.

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  • Andrew King

    Senior Developer

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    Andrew King

    Senior Developer

    Andrew is a senior developer at Alpha Lab 40. He has a decade of experience solving technical problems, particularly data, and analytics, for banks, government, financial research, and prop trading firms.

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  • Mike Christofilopoulos

    DevOps Engineer

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    Mike Christofilopoulos

    DevOps Engineer

    Mike Christofilopoulos leads Dev Ops and Infrastructure, with a strong background in software engineering and over a decade of experience in solving technical challenges, Mike excels in deploying and optimizing infrastructure for seamless operations. His expertise extends to working with banks, government agencies, and financial research firms, ensuring efficient and reliable systems.

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Interested in joining Alpha Lab 40?

We love working with ambitious people who want to help build the future of finance. If you share our values and wish to contribute to our team, get in touch today.