eFinancialCareers

• Company

  Optiver Holding BV

• Location

  Netherlands-North-Holland

• Compensation

  Excellent

• Position Type

  Employee

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  05 Jan 2009

• eFC Ref no

  488471

Location
Amsterdam, full-time

Who we are
Optiver is a rapidly growing proprietary trading firm, with offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. We focus on electronic market making and arbitrage activities in a wide variety of products including derivatives, stocks and bonds.  We trade with our own money and at our own risk.

Our business covers 5 continents, 20 countries and each of the world’s major economic time zones. With more than 400 employees worldwide, our culture is one of our most valuable resources: we are young at heart, strongly results-driven, open and informal, team-based, ambitious and exceedingly flexible.

Although market making and arbitrage are our core activities, we rely heavily on our IT expertise and excellent Business Operations support in order to achieve the highest success with the lowest risk possible.

We’re now looking for a Derivatives Trader to join our existing, highly successful team. Something for you?

What you'll do
As a member of our team, your role will be to price and trade financial options, build and maintain positions in derivatives and equities, and improve models, risk management and trading methods. We also demand a constant search for knowledge and new theories. This is an excellent opportunity for bright, analytical individuals to join a challenging and often demanding business. Once you have been accepted, our formal, hands-on training in Amsterdam will get you up to scratch to meet the high demands of the job.

What we need

• Bachelors or Master’s degree (University level)
• Excellent numeric and analytical skills
• A strong affinity for finance and financial markets and a ‘numbers-oriented’ character
• The ability to interpret data, solve problems and make decisions under pressure
• An eye for accuracy and attention to detail
• The willingness to embrace a multi-cultural, fast-paced environment
• Competitive attitude and the ability to cope with considerable responsibility

What you'll get
Just imagine: 25 days’ holiday, full first class home-work travel compensation, a minimum guaranteed bonus of €25,000* after the first year, training opportunities, relocation packages, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday-afternoon drinks and – yes - even in-house chair massages. Add the chance to work in the US or Australia if you want, and you’ve got to be tempted!
 
 

* Conditions: good performance, definite employment contract must have been changed to an indefinite employment contract. The bonus is revoked if you resign.

Interested?
Apply directly via our website www.optiver.com. For more information you can contact Sanneke Franken (Recruiter Trading) on +31 (0)20 5319000.