Hans Pieterse will be the new CEO of the option exchange TOM. When Willem Meijer announced to step down, the speculation about his successor began. Interesting to see Hans Pieterse returning to the industry. He’s an expert in the derivative trading industry, has a great network and rich experience as manager. Optiver veteran, loaded
Small news on the transfer season in the trading business. People trading jobs and houses. Big houses in Amsterdam and Chicago. Willem Meijer to step down as ceo TOM The tall and likable Willem Meijer announced to step down as CEO of The Order Machine, TOM. He was behind the wheel for almost seven years.Read more
Last year I wrote “Optiver killed it in 2014”. The most succesful Dutch trading firm had a great year. But how to write a headline for their 2015 results? The latest results are nothing short of amazing. Profits up 60% The net profit was €395 million in 2015. That’s almost €150 million more than the previousRead more
The ETF options in the USA are soaring. While this sounds like a soundbite from ten years ago, it still holds. The volumes in ETF options have doubled in the last five years. The option volume in the SPY (S&P 500 ETF) is massive. It accounts for nearly half of the total US options volume.Read more
There have been a lot of interesting job transfers involving trading firms IMC, Optiver and DRW. Looks a bit like the football transfer window – a lot of movement in January. The Premier League transfers will receive enough attention already. In contrast to the football pitch, most traders remain loyal for many years. Here are January’sRead more
