Most interesting market rumours leave room for a lot of imagination, but won’t fill an entire post – decided to mix everything together. AFS verus Phanos The board of the most prominent Dutch broker has been sacked by the main shareholder. FC Utrecht’s shirt sponsor and real estate company Phanos decided to get rid ofRead more
Twice a year Euronext is auctioning licenses for market makers in options. The market makers don’t have to pay for the right to send their quotes, they just have to fulfil their duty. The right to send quotes to the market is granted to the market makers who commit themselves to the tightest bid-ask spreads.Read more
Allard Jakobs gave an interview to the Dutch financial newspaper Financieele Dagblad. After some overly ambitious mission statements (world power), he commented on his recent acquisition of rival Saen Options. Most executives would remain cautious, politically correct and avoiding stepping on toes. Not in this case, and it turned out to be a highly entertainingRead more
Big news in small Amsterdam. Option market maker All Options buys rival trader Saen Options. I noticed a steep rise in hits on this post thanks to google yesterday. Yet, a little inside knowledge doesn’t make a difference as none of them are listed. All Options made a killing in 2007. It did their homework better thanRead more
Directeur Amsterdams optiehuis wil binnen twee jaar wereldwijd marktleiderschap Gijs den Brinker en Frits Conijn. (Copyright 2009, Het Financieele Dagblad) Gepubliceerd 20 maart 2009. Amsterdam Het Amsterdamse optiehuis All Options heeft grote ambities. Na de recente overname van concurrent Saen Options is het bedrijf in omvang verdubbeld. Met gebundelde krachten wil directeur Allard Jakobs nuRead more
