IMC’s trading business is growing rapidly down under. It has taken the zero sum game of derivative trading to a distinct higher level. The company has been buying derivatives from itself in six months in 2007. Agreed, at times it’s useful to mark the last traded price in your favour so it looks your bigRead more
Between the champions league final and the world cup in South Africa lies another major football event. This saturday, the 29th of May, the annual All Options Football Tournament will be held again. All Options definitely deserves a lot of brownie points for organizing this tournament again, in cooperation with Eurex, KBC Clearing and Bennington.Read more
The joint venture of online retailbroker Binck and trading firm Optiver has changed plans. The new chief Willem Meijer isn’t afraid to admit the whole plan initially was intended to channel Binck’s retail flow into the books of Optiver with TOM, which stands for The Optiver Machine. The reason for this sudden turn-around isn’t quiteRead more
This website is usually focussing on the Amsterdam derivative markets and its trading firms. However, always very happy to make an special exception for Optiver. The firm is still involved in the case of manipulating oil prices in the US, and the US Commodity and Future Trading Commission (CFTC) is still serious about it. OptiverRead more
The year 2009 is almost gone, and trading has been fairly quiet as usual during the last weeks. Plenty of time to look back on the events of 2009. All Options to buy Saen Options One of the few main events this year happened straight in the first month. January 28th the market maker AllRead more
