BigBeatQuasar Markets

Steven E.Orr

Thirty-five years of markets. From a small town in Southern Illinois to the White House to the trading desks of Wall Street, and now building the next generation of AI-powered market intelligence.

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CHAPTER ONE · ORIGINS

A small town. Big dreams.

Steven grew up in Southern Illinois, the kind of small-town America where work ethic isn't a buzzword, it's the air you breathe. Friday-night ballgames, Cardinals on the radio, and a long shadow cast from "The Lou" just over the river. That regional grit, the small-town discipline and big-picture ambition, became the operating system for everything that followed.

CHAPTER TWO · WASHINGTON

From The Lou to The White House.

Steven's early career took him to Washington, D.C., with work inside the White House, the U.S. State Department, and across multiple administrations. He saw firsthand how decisions made in marble rooms ripple through markets, currencies, and lives. It's a perspective most traders never get, and one that shapes every thesis he publishes today.

CHAPTER THREE · PRO SPORTS

Inside the league. Under the lights.

Before the trading desk, there was the locker room and the leaderboard. Steven worked across MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and USTA, plus the Olympic Games. High-pressure environments where preparation, performance, and storytelling all collide. The discipline of pro sports, process over outcome, narrative over noise, became the same discipline he brings to every market call.

CHAPTER FOUR · MARKETS

Wall Street. Then he built his own.

Three-plus decades trading across stocks, bonds, options, futures, and crypto. CSO at Money.net. SVP at Benzinga. Then Steven did the thing most analysts only talk about. He built the platform. Quasar Markets is institutional-grade intelligence, democratized for retail. Award-winning. Module-driven. Live now.

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ON AIR

BigBeatSteven E. OrrFounder & CEO · Quasar Markets

Steven E. Orr, known on air as BigBeat, is the Founder & CEO of Quasar Markets, an AI-powered fintech platform built in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The platform is a multi-layer market intelligence suite, with institutional-grade data tools democratized for retail traders and a broadcaster-grade narrative voice that's strictly observational.

His 35+ years trading across stocks, bonds, options, futures, and crypto include senior roles as Chief Strategy Officer at Money.net and Senior Vice President at Benzinga. He's a regular voice on Schwab Network, NYSE TV, Fintech TV, and The Street, translating institutional moves into language a retail audience can actually use.

Before markets, there was government, with work inside the White House, the U.S. State Department, and across multiple administrations. Before that, pro sports, with assignments spanning MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and USTA tennis, plus the Olympic Games. Layer in a small-town Southern Illinois upbringing, a deep St. Louis identity, and a seat on the ABCA board, and the result is an operator whose context library is genuinely rare.

The Vision Behind Quasar Markets

“My vision for Quasar Markets was built to end the chaos. I envisioned one platform, all markets, zero noise. This isn’t just fintech. It’s the future of financial clarity, built for the next generation of investors who demand power, precision, and purpose.”

Building the future of financial markets through innovation, integration, and accessibility.

Career Arc

ROOTSWhere it began
Southern Illinois
Small-town America. “The Lou” regional identity. Where it all started.
EARLYFoundational
The White House
Washington, D.C. Where the discipline started.
EARLYEarly career
U.S. State Department
Service across multiple presidential administrations. Foundational years in public service.
EARLYEarly career
Pro Sports — MLB · NFL · NBA · PGA Tour · LPGA · USTA · Olympics
Multi-property assignments across MLB, the NFL, the NBA, the PGA Tour, the LPGA, and USTA tennis, plus the Olympic Games.
PRIORRecent chapter
CSO — Money.net
Chief Strategy Officer for the real-time market intelligence platform.
PRIORRecent chapter
SVP — Benzinga
Editorial leadership across Markets & Research. Built reach with retail investors.
NOW2024 — Now
Founder & CEO — Quasar Markets
AI-powered market intelligence platform. Award-winning. Wesley Chapel, FL.

ROOTSWhere it began

Southern Illinois

Small-town America. “The Lou” regional identity. Where it all started.

Inside Success TV

Legacy Makers. The Market Reimagined.

Steven’s episode of Legacy Makers is streaming now on Inside Success TV. It follows the road from Harrisburg, Illinois to Quasar Markets, and the future he wants to build for the next generation of investors.

Series: Legacy Makers
Episode: The Market Reimagined
Runtime: 23 minutes

Watch the episode

The Book

The Compounded Life.

Getting Ahead the Right Way in the Age of AI

Nobody gets ahead in one move. They compound. It is not a book about working harder. It is a book about choosing the ground, cutting what does not compound, protecting the hours that do, and building something that leaves the world better than you found it.

The Path · Seven Stations, in Order

01Feed the mind.
02Sit at the tables.
03Guard the instrument.
04Work the system.
05Build for the better.
06Answer to the standard.
07Clear the trail.

Read the book

Complete Edition · 2026

I ain’t scared. Not because the water calms down. Because preparation has been sitting in fear’s chair for years.

Steven E. Orr

Recognition

Awarded. On the air.

2024 · WINNER

Best AI Research Platform

Benzinga Fintech Awards

Recognized for Quasar Markets' breakthrough work in modular AI-driven intelligence, pairing dark-pool prints with congressional trading data and 368+ technical indicators under one shell.

2024 · WINNER

Fintech / AI Startup of the Year

FinanceFeeds

Honored among the industry's most innovative emerging platforms.

BOARD

Board Member, ABCA

American Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Association

Service on the governing body of the U.S. industry association for blockchain and digital-asset markets.

2024 · WINNERBest AI Research PlatformBenzinga Fintech Awards

2024 · WINNERGlobal Fintech AwardsBenzinga

2024 · WINNERFintech Startup of the YearFinanceFeeds

2024 · WINNERAI Startup of the YearFinanceFeeds

Patent filing

Dynamic Query Routing.

Systems and Methods for Dynamic Query Routing Using Large Language Models

The method at the center of Quasar Markets is Steven’s own. He is the first named inventor on the filing.

Every frontier large language model (LLM) is good at different things.

What if you could switch to the best model for every question you ask?

Quasar Markets is the application layer above them: an intelligence layer and AI harness that routes every question to the correct model, automatically.

That is our value. That is our difference.

The Foundation

How BigBeat was built.

The people who taught him, the rules that govern him, and the books that sharpen him.

“My mentors didn’t give me the answers; they taught me how to think in terms of risk and act with conviction. In markets and in life, I valued them as they modeled a path that helped me grow.”

Mike Stewart
Mentor — Harrisburg, IL
Mike’s disciplined market strategies and community values shaped Steven’s early vision. A lifelong guide who grounded his financial journey.
Jesse Curry
Jesse Curry Commodities — Sturgis, KY
Jesse brought depth to Steven’s understanding of commodities. His pragmatic, adaptive mindset helped Steven think critically and tactically.
Rep Burks
Advisory Board Member — Washington, D.C.
Rep Burks has provided strategic guidance from a public policy and institutional perspective. His national leadership has helped sharpen Steven’s long-term vision and approach to impactful partnerships.
Franklin Urteaga
Former White House Innovation Advisor — Washington, D.C.
As Steven’s former boss at the White House, Franklin shaped his understanding of innovation within government. His entrepreneurial drive and dedication to social impact continue to influence Steven’s mission-driven work.
Michael Litt
Strategic Asset Allocation Advisor — Darien, CT
Michael’s expertise in portfolio management and global markets shaped Steven’s strategic approach. His cross-industry board leadership in financial services, pharmaceuticals, and technology provides invaluable guidance.
Larry D. Woolard
Former State Senator from Illinois
A Democratic member of the Illinois General Assembly — House (1989–2001) and Senate (2001–2003). His political leadership and public service from Williamson County provided valuable insights into governance and community representation.
Lynda Clemmons
High School English Teacher
Steven’s high school English teacher sparked his lifelong love of reading — showing him that literature was a doorway into ideas, imagination, and meaning. Her passion for words shaped how he approaches learning, curiosity, and leadership.
Rev. Dr. Bruce Havens
Pastor — Coral Isles Church
A graduate of Furman University with a Master of Divinity from Harvard and a Doctorate from Eden Theological Seminary. Bruce’s decades of pastoral leadership across North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida bring spiritual grounding and perspective.

“Read as much as you can. Books are compound interest for the mind. The right reading list won’t just make you smarter — it will train your judgment and sharpen your edge.”

Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorEdwin Lefèvre
The Alchemy of FinanceGeorge Soros
Manias, Panics, and CrashesCharles Kindleberger
This Time is DifferentReinhart & Rogoff
Psychological AnalysisAdam Sarhan
Mastering Trading PsychologyAndrew Aziz
Technical Analysis Using Multiple TimeframesBrian Shannon
Liar’s PokerMichael Lewis
Flash BoysMichael Lewis
The Bond KingMary Childs
Lords of FinanceLiaquat Ahamed
Against the GodsPeter Bernstein
The Rise and Fall of NationsRuchir Sharma
Capitalism and FreedomMilton Friedman
The Road to SerfdomF.A. Hayek
The PrizeDaniel Yergin
Too Big to FailAndrew Ross Sorkin
The Promise of BitcoinBobby Lee
The Origin of WealthEric Beinhocker
The Behavioral InvestorDaniel Crosby
Atomic HabitsJames Clear
Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ckMark Manson
Do Hard ThingsSteve Magness
The Richest Man in BabylonGeorge S. Clason
The Philosopher’s HandbookStanley Rosen (ed.)
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
The Art of WarSun Tzu
The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli
AntifragileNassim Taleb
LegacyJames Kerr
Transforming Wall StreetKim Ann Curtin
LeadershipDoris Kearns Goodwin
Shoe DogPhil Knight
The Chickenshit ClubJesse Eisinger
SuperforecastingPhilip Tetlock
The Sovereign IndividualDavidson & Rees-Mogg
The Great Demographic ReversalGoodhart & Pradhan
The Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel
Thinking in BetsAnnie Duke
Ninja BansenshukaiFujibayashi Yasutake
Material WorldPeter Menzel & Charles Mann
Bitter BrewWilliam Knoedelseder
Life After GoogleGeorge Gilder
The Fourth TurningStrauss & Howe
Homo DeusYuval Noah Harari
The Coming WaveMustafa Suleyman
The Code BreakerWalter Isaacson
Market WizardsJack D. Schwager
A Random Walk Down Wall StreetBurton Malkiel
The Intelligent InvestorBenjamin Graham
The Little Book That Still Beats the MarketJoel Greenblatt
1000 Places to See Before You DiePatricia Schultz
Secrets of the Universe in 100 SymbolsSarah Bartlett

The Platform

Quasar Markets. Built for the next generation.

Institutional-grade intelligence, democratized for retail. Award-winning. All under one shell, all observational, all built by traders for traders.

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Institutional-grade market intelligence, democratized for retail — award-winning, module-driven, and live now. The capital raise is open. Own a piece of the platform.

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Steven E.Orr

A small town. Big dreams.

From The Lou to The White House.

Inside the league. Under the lights.

Wall Street. Then he built his own.

The Vision Behind Quasar Markets

Legacy Makers. The Market Reimagined.

The Compounded Life.

Best AI Research Platform

Fintech / AI Startup of the Year

Board Member, ABCA

Dynamic Query Routing.

Mike Stewart

Jesse Curry

Rep Burks

Franklin Urteaga

Michael Litt

Larry D. Woolard

Lynda Clemmons

Rev. Dr. Bruce Havens

Quasar Markets. Built for the next generation.

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