Jr. Derivatives Trader

Optiver is an international proprietary trading house dealing mainly in derivatives, shares and bonds. The firm has expanded from a few Amsterdam based market makers to a global arbitrage group with subsidiaries in Chicago and Sydney. Optiver?s culture is one of its most valuable assets; strongly results-driven, open and informal, teambased, ambitious and highly flexible.

Description
This is an excellent opportunity for bright, analytical individuals to join a challenging and often demanding business. We offer formal, hands-on training in Amsterdam, a challenging and dynamic working environment, and excellent remuneration.

Requirements
A bachelor's degree is required. A master's degree is preferred. Excellent numeracy and analytical skills. An interest in financial markets. We prefer candidates with no previous working experience.

Tasks
As a member of the Optiver 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.

Other
Optiver is highly team-oriented. We find it very important to maintain the right balance within our teams of market makers around the world. We always try to create teams made up of people drawn from different international backgrounds and nationalities, in order to add value to the team.

Contact
Ms. Shemara van den Heuvel, Recruiter, De Ruyterkade 112, 1011 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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