There’s a new interesting rich list in our favorite magazine Quote. Even better than the usual Quote 500 list – with most “traders” being investors at the right time and place. Early founders in Optiver and IMC. The new list was published in the May June edition, and is a ranking of self made millionaires underRead more
The country turned orange this week with our new king. Not much too add, but reading the Economist today on the Dutch Fleet in electronic trading. Briefly mentioned the history of the Dutch exchange and the three most prominent Dutch trading firms. Not the latest edition, but from April 20. Here’s the link. For marketRead more
This Thursday in the stores in the country, the Dutch rich list Quote 500 edition 2012 is out again. The millionaires from the trading floor have my very special attention – and I’m glad to say there’s something new to share apart from the usual suspects. Beside the top 500, the Quote research team hasRead more
A small victory for The Order Machine / TOM. Conform all expectations, NYSE Euronext is forced to allow TOM as a member on their derivative exchange. Even Euronext saw the rain coming, and agreed to accept TOM as a member of the exchange. Didn’t even bother to wait for the court. The expensive legal proceduresRead more
No news on the 2011 results of Optiver. The year was more volatile than the current one, and Financieele Dagblad reported months ago the firm made a profit of EUR 160 million – up from 75 from the preceding year. For us mere mortals, we had to wait for the official annual report for theRead more
