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Life at Optiver Insight to action: The world of equity analysts at a market maker
Investment acumen meets instinct In the ever-evolving world of the capital markets, the role of Equity Analyst stands out as a goal for those with a penchant for curiosity, analysis and investment acumen. The position is not just coveted for its intellectual rigor and the pivotal role it plays in investment decisions. Essentially, it provides […]
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Experienced, Life at Optiver, Technology Behind the scenes: Engineering Optiver’s global trading network
Optiver's global trading network is a marvel of engineering, ensuring rapid and reliable data transmission essential for electronic trading. Network Engineer Ryan Bennett reveals how dedicated fibre optic cables and meticulous route planning maintain Optiver's competitive edge. Despite challenges like geographical hurdles and fibre cuts, the network's resilience and continuous improvement keep Optiver at the forefront of trading innovation.
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Experienced, Life at Optiver Risk and reward within a dynamic trading firm: Insights from Optiver’s CRO Europe
In business, risk management is often thought of as a of back-office support function—the department generally responsible for steering a company away from pitfalls and worse-case scenarios with cautionary, arms-length advice. Not at Optiver. In our high-stakes trading firm environment, it’s a core discipline that directly impacts the success of daily trading operations. As Optiver […]
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Experienced, Life at Optiver, Technology Navigating Infrastructure as Code (IaC) in a non-cloud trading environment
In the high-performance landscape of algorithmic trading, technological infrastructure isn't just important—it's critical. While Infrastructure as Code (IaC) is a well-established practice in cloud-based solutions, its application in non-cloud environments presents unique challenges, especially in latency-sensitive environments like ours at Optiver.
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SeriesLife at Optiver From ideation to production: US tech intern summer projects
Foreword by US CTO, Alex Itkin One of the most exciting parts of summer at Optiver is hosting the ever growing intern cohort. This summer in the US alone we had 35 interns working across our software, hardware and trading infrastructure teams. The goal of the internship is to give students an opportunity to spend […]
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Life at Optiver Tech intern projects at Optiver Amsterdam
This summer, Optiver’s Amsterdam office hosted a group of tech interns eager to tackle the challenges of market making. Beyond just theory, they worked hands-on with our core trading technologies, directly engaging with some of the most interesting technical challenges in the financial industry. In this blog post, four of our Software Engineering interns delve […]
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