Thirty years ago, Optiver started business as a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s European Options Exchange. Today, we are a leading global electronic market maker, focused on pricing, execution and risk management. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: from listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs and bonds to foreign exchange. Our independence allows us to objectively improve the markets and provide efficiencies for market participants.
With 1000 Optiverians globally, our diverse team is united by our mission to improve the market. Thriving in a high performance environment, we pioneer our own trading strategies and systems using clean code and sophisticated technology. To help us achieve what we want to attract, develop and empower top talent with a down to earth mentality, in order to sustain our future.
With 1000 Optiverians globally, our diverse team is united by our mission to improve the market. Thriving in a high performance environment, we pioneer our own trading strategies and systems using clean code and sophisticated technology. To help us achieve what we want to attract, develop and empower top talent with a down to earth mentality, in order to sustain our future.
Location: Haiti, Centre
Employees: 1001-5000
Phone: +31 20 708 7000
Founded date: 1986
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| 22.10.2024 | Azura Raises $6.9M in Seed Funding | Azura, a San Francisco, CA-based company developing an interfacing layer for decentralized finance (DeFi), raised $6.9M in Seed funding. The round was led by Garry Tan’s Initialized Capital. Additional investors included Volt Capital, Winkl... |
| 02.10.2024 | BMLL secures $21M for investment analytics platform | BMLL, an independent provider of, historical Level 3, 2 and 1 data and analytics across global equity, ETFs and futures markets, has raised raised $21m with Optiver as the lead investor. The round saw co-participation from existing investor... |
| 04.08.2024 | The Role of Online Data Science Platforms in Promoting Learning: Insights from Kaggle Grandmaster Aravind Pillai | Share Tweet Share Share Email In the rapidly evolving field of data science, continuous learning and skill enhancement are crucial for staying relevant. Online data science platforms, such as Kaggle, provide a conducive environment for lear... |
| 08.07.2024 | Auros Launches Venture Capital Arm, Appoints Julien Auchecorne as Head of Auros Ventures | Auros has unveiled the launch of Auros Ventures, with seasoned digital assets expert Julien Auchecorne at the helm. Auros Ventures' focus on investment will be on driving innovation within the dynamic digital assets and Web3 sector while bo... |
| 08.07.2021 | Optiver Launches First Data Science Competition on Realized Volatility With $100k Prize Money for Best Models | Optiver, a leading global market maker, announces the launch of its first data science competition. Hosted in partnership with Kaggle, the world’s largest data science and machine learning community, Optiver’s challenge invites the global c... |
| 07.07.2021 | Optiver : Launches First Data Science Competition on Realized Volatility With $100k Prize Money for Best Models | Optiver, a leading global market maker, announces the launch of its first data science competition. Hosted in partnership with Kaggle, the world’s largest data science and machine learning community, Optiver’s challenge invites the global c... |
| 22.04.2021 | Amsterdam’s BUX raises €67 million in a funding round led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent | Bucking the trend of traditional brokers, Amsterdam-based BUX is on a mission to become the neobroker in Europe. To help accomplish this mission, they’ve raised €67 million in a funding round led by Prosus Ventures and Tencent. New investor... |
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