Posts tagged as: poker

For old times’ sake

46 comments / March 10, 2011

Once upon a time, there was a large trading pit in Amsterdam. Instead of dedicated long distance lines and high frequency trading, market makers could actually see each other.  Things have changed, it has been more than eight years now and only folks like Sem van Berkel still resist the change. Anyway, the website optiebeursvloer.nl hasRead more

Poker championship for traders

20 comments / February 4, 2010

Among normal citizens, good traders usually do quite well in a regular game of poker. Some traders are even better in playing poker than trading derivatives. Anyway, get your agenda’s as February 27th you’ll be able to win the title of the best poker-playing-trader of Amsterdam. But there’s more good news. All revenues will flowRead more