Salama Belghali, Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships at BitMEX, spoke to Rudolf Falat, founder of the Voice of FinTech podcast, about trading crypto and its derivatives and the outlook for the crypto markets.

Here is what they covered in more detail:

• Salama' background and why she joined Bitmex

• What problem is Bitmex solving, and why is it worth solving? What’s their focus?

• Who are Bitmex's key clients?

• What’s your technology angle, or do you have more brilliant engineers than other players?

• How secure is trading at Bitmex?

• Nowadays, trading securities, including crypto, effectively requires leverage and derivatives. How does the market for crypto derivates work?

• How big is the crypto derivatives market vs underlying? What are the key products already available?

• Who are the key crypto derivates players? 

• What's the outlook for the crypto markets this year? 

• Recommended reading: Crypto Trader Digest

• What’s the best way to reach out (and what kind of parties would be most relevant for you)? BitMEX website and Salama's profile on LinkedIn