Indexing the Unindexable

From option-based index engineering to human-defined, multi-criteria thematic index engineering powered by LLM,
we cater to all your custom indexing needs.

Number of Indices published - 98

AUM tracking Akros indices since Dec 2023 - $5.1B+

We are Supercharging the fastest-growing ETF market
Customer Success is our Biggest Asset

95%

of ETF Issuers are our clients
in the $100B+ Korean ETF Market

100%

of the existing clients are engineering
the next ETF products with Akros

30%

of AUM of the Korean ETF Market are covered by Akros

Mirae Asset Global Investments (TIGER)

Samsung Asset Management (KODEX)

KB Asset Management (RISE)

Toss Securities

Kiwoom Asset Management (KIWOOM)

Mirae Asset Global Investments (TIGER) Samsung Asset Management (KODEX) KB Asset Management (RISE) Toss Securities Kiwoom Asset Management (KIWOOM)

Korea Investment Management (ACE)

Shinhan Asset Management (SOL)

Hanwha Asset Management (PLUS)

Hana Securities

Hana Asset Management (1Q)

Korea Investment Management (ACE) Shinhan Asset Management (SOL) Hanwha Asset Management (PLUS) Hana Securities Hana Asset Management (1Q)

Powered by Scalable Technologies

  • Data Foundry Platform

    Our Data Foundry Platform is the first step in automating custom index design. It automates data pipelines according to predefined formats and features a scalable infrastructure capable of handling over 100TB of data, with macro data from 1910 and equity data from 1950.

  • Index Foundry Platform

    The Index Foundry Platform provides an end-to-end solution for designing, simulating, deploying, validating, operating, and calculating custom indices tailored to specific customer needs, using data formats from the Data Foundry Platform.

  • NEXUS Engine

    Automating qualitative research into a quantifiable score—ready to scale index design powered by a Large Language Model (LLM) engine

  • Option Engine

    Automating the preprocessing of all option data by maturity, strike price, and underlying asset, and automatically calculating option theoretical values and Greeks.

  • Distributed Computing

    Multi-node internal Kubernetes cluster for scalable distributed computing and model deployment with 2,000+ CPUs & GPUs

  • Automated Rebalancing Engine

    Fully automated operation process with the latest stack.

  • Multi-Asset Calculation Engine

    Our calculation engine provides comprehensive coverage, encompassing equity, futures, indices options, and even listed stock options within a single, fully automated system.

  • Alpha Intelligence

    RL-based scalable equity long/short strategy research engine with 5,000+ alpha strategies.

  • Beta Intelligence

    RL-based scalable macro long/short strategy research engine with 10,000+ macro strategies.

Meet the Team

  • Jin Chung

    CSO

    Leading the overall index business and R&D process of scalable index solution

    Previous Bayesian AI researcher at the Oxford Robotics Institute and worked at Intel (OpenCV)

    Eton College Alumni and Information Engineering (BEng & MEng) at the University of Oxford

  • Kyle Moon

    CEO

    One of the pioneers to have listed active ETFs at the NYSE

    Previous CSO and Head of AI Research of Qraft Technologies

    Computer Engineering (BSc) & Business Administration (BBA) at Seoul National University

  • Justin Gim

    COO

    Over 9 years of experience in the hedge fund industry

    Former hedge fund manager, and CMO of Qraft Technologies

    Business Administration (BBA) at Yonsei University

  • Chris Shin

    CFO / COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Attorney at Law & USCPA

    Former Head of Business at $200M+ fintech company and worked at Societe Generale CIB

    Business Administration (BBA) at Yonsei University and Juris Doctor (JD) at Sogang University

  • Sean Kim

    CTO

    Overseeing end-to-end deployment processes and ensuring scalable system architecture

    Former CTO and AXE Team Lead at Qraft Technologies

    Computer Science at Sungkyunkwan University

  • DW Kim

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Leading global business expansion initiatives

    Previous Head of Business Strategy Team at Mirae Asset Global Investments handling M&A operations and strategic partnerships.

    BA at Korea University

  • YS Kang

    SENIOR INDEX ENGINEER

    Previously a software engineer working on recommendation systems

    Mathematics and Statistics (BA & MMath) at the University of Oxford

    Machine Learning (MSc) at University College London

  • Jiwoong Choi

    SENIOR INDEX ENGINEER

    Previous ML engineer at SqueezeBits, working on ML compilers and on-device AI deployment

    Previous AI engineer at Graphcore, optimizing various models for the IPU

    Mathematics (BA & MMath) at the University of Oxford

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