Melvin Deng is the Chief Executive Officer of QCP, a global digital assets trading firm and top market maker in options. Inspired by the opportunity to disrupt financial services through digital assets and blockchain technology, he left a more than 15 year career in banking to join QCP in 2021.

As the CEO, Melvin works closely with the co-founders and their teams to bring the company’s institutional-grade experience, research and infrastructure to the crypto and traditional finance ecosystem, as well as scale its fast-growing operations. He is a believer in the immense growth potential of crypto options as an asset class, to unlock future adoption by traditional and institutional players.

He was previously the Head of Treasury for a global bank, where he was a member of the Singapore management team, responsible for business and balance sheet strategy. In addition to oversight of all the bank’s Treasury-related activities, he also led balance sheet optimization initiatives, and launched the first SORA bond in Singapore, deepening the local financial market.

Melvin holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honors from the National University of Singapore, and speaks four languages.