Journalist：

Hello everyone, I’m Evan Lewis from BBC UK, and I’m truly thrilled today to welcome a very special guest, Mr. Oliver Hawthorne, Co-founder and CEO of the AstraQuant quantitative trading system from Firex21 Capital!

If you’ve been following the investment space lately, you’ve probably heard the name “AstraQuant”, it’s become a trending buzzword in the fintech world. Today, we’ll dive into what exactly this mysterious quantitative trading system is, and how it has taken over investor circles worldwide. What’s the story behind its rapid rise?

Journalist：

Mr. Hawthorne, welcome to our program. Many people call you “the Robin Hood of finance”, wielding algorithms as weapons while breaking down the old, class-ridden financial system for ordinary investors. Rumor has it that you’re quietly building a global network, are you planning a revolution in asset management? Tell us, what exactly is Firex21 as a company?

Oliver Hawthorne：

Thanks for the introduction. I have to say, I’ve never been called “Robin Hood” so frequently until now (Lol). But if that title means we’re truly making finance fairer, then I’ll gladly accept it.

To be honest, Firex21 is just a very serious asset management company. From the beginning, we had no intention of walking the traditional path of “only serving the wealthy.” Our mission is simple:

To give everyday people access to high-quality wealth management, without needing millions in assets or paying a bunch of confusing management fees.

Oliver Hawthorne：

Think about it, isn’t financial service today like an exclusive club? You need to wear the right clothes, say the right things, just to be brought into the VIP room. But the problem is, most people can’t even reach the threshold of that class.

We hope to use technology to dismantle those class barriers. So that a small family just starting out, a middle-aged person trying to save for retirement, or even a young gig worker, can all access clear investment advice and a stable growth path through the system.

This isn’t “dimensionality reduction”, it’s an equity revolution.

Journalist：

That sounds cool. But honestly, if I were your investor and I heard “we want to earn a little less and serve more people”, i’d probably flip the table on the spot. How did you convince shareholders to support such an “un-capitalistic” approach?

Oliver Hawthorne：

You’re absolutely right! At the time, things inside the company were like a volcanic eruption, some people thought I was crazy.

They said, “Aren’t we just giving profits away doing this?” I understand how important profits are to a company. But I believe real value is created only after a system is trusted and used over the long term.

Of course, along the way, some shareholders chose to leave, and some employees told me, “If you keep doing this, the company’s doomed”. That was a tough time, I gritted my teeth and pushed through. But the ones who stayed were the ones who believed in making finance warmer through technology. At the end of the day, we’re not just doing finance, we’re redesigning the rules.

Journalist：

You really know how to tell a story, I’m already convinced. Let’s talk about the AstraQuant system that’s recently gone viral. I heard you’ve been running something called a “free credit-based internal test,” and the community is going wild. So what exactly is AstraQuant?

AI as a trader sounds super cool, but, can it really replace humans?

Oliver Hawthorne：

AstraQuant? To be honest, it’s a system we built over five years, with sweat, code, and coffee, a true “intelligent trading co-pilot.”

This system was created to solve five major pain points that investors commonly face:

1. Financial advisors are too expensive, users are suffering;
2. Once costs are lowered, the quality of service plummets;
3. High-quality financial services are hard to access “anytime, anywhere”;
4. Emotions, fatigue, vacations, and breakups all impact human trading decisions;
5. A single advisor can barely handle three clients, more than that and they “crash.”

These five issues kept Firex21 from progressing for a long time. After a long period of reflection, I realized all five of these problems stem from one root cause: human limitations.

1.Whether or not a firm has revenue, it still needs to pay top salaries to retain skilled financial advisors;

2.Lowering commissions leads to decreased morale and degraded service;

3.A financial advisor’s service is affected by emotions, work hours, vacation, location, fatigue, they simply can’t respond to users 24/7;

4.Traders are impacted by health issues, emotional stress, and psychological fallout from trade errors;

5.A human being cannot simultaneously handle more than three emergency cases, it’s all due to the constraints of being human.

Then I had a bold idea: What if all of this were handled by a powerful AI system? That’s how the concept of AstraQuant was born.

AstraQuant not only solves the limitations created by traditional human-based services, it also builds a 24/7, high-quality intelligent trading expert across multiple investment domains. It doesn’t get tired, emotional, or treat users differently, instead, it creates a more efficient, sustainable financial ecosystem that truly empowers traders.

We hope AstraQuant doesn’t just enhance individual investors’ trading efficiency, but also becomes a key driver of market intelligence evolution in the coming structural transformation of the global capital markets.

Oliver Hawthorne：

Haha, Thanks for the high praise, Evan, I’m blushing a bit now. But seriously, with AstraQuant going live, everyone can expect some “beyond-expectation” operations.

Lately, we’ve been running some “pre-launch warmups” in the community, namely, the so-called “Fund Partner Program.” To be clear, this isn’t some marketing gimmick we came up with overnight, this is the first time Firex21 has seriously allowed users not only to earn with the system, but to become partial owners of it. Yes, we don’t just want to invite you to dinner, we want to invite you into the kitchen to cook together!

This “Partner Program” is our sincere return to early users. If Firex21 are the engineers of the system, then these early test participants are its soul-level partners. During the testing phase, they not only use credit capital to simulate real trades, but also experience strategy accuracy, give feedback, and help optimize the user experience.

At the same time, they get a chance to share in post-launch system profits, and even participate in equity offerings.

In other words, our philosophy is simple: You’re not a “customer,” you’re a “co-builder.” You’re not someone who uses the system and leaves, you’re someone building this together with us to make it huge.

In my view, a true tech revolution isn’t just about how fast AI runs, it’s about how we use it to rewrite the relationship between people and companies. AstraQuant isn’t just a financial tool, it’s a financial co-creation platform that turns users into partners.

Journalist：

Wow, this “kitchen plan” sounds absolutely delicious!

How big of a shockwave do you think the launch of AstraQuant will send through the traditional financial industry?

Oliver Hawthorne：

Great question! I won’t go as far as to say it’ll “topple Wall Street overnight”, after all, traditional finance isn’t going down without a fight. But I can say honestly: it’s already changing the game’s foundational logic.

Traditional finance relies on “people managing people”, on experience, relationships, and slow accumulation. But AstraQuant runs on the logic of “systems managing strategy, users managing judgment”. Now, anyone can gain insights and execution power like a professional trader, and it’s available 24/7, with no emotional swings and no overtime pay.

In the future, trading will be more like driving a car,

you don’t need to know how to build an engine, you just need a reliable co-pilot system.

And we aim to be that co-pilot.

Journalist：

Absolutely brilliant! Today’s interview really made me rethink what next-gen financial services are supposed to look like. Every era has someone who breaks the rules, and maybe Firex21 is the one reshaping the future of intelligent investing.

Thank you again, Oliver. Today’s conversation wasn’t just informative, it was inspiring. Wishing you and Firex21 continued success on your journey to the top!

Firex21 Capital

Firex21@firex21.com

https://firex21.com/