


To excel in this role, you ideally have 5+ years of experience in a trading, market risk or portfolio manager role with a specific focus on option trading. To make sure we can see our risk profile real-time, you will work together with our technology team to ensure proper implementation in the market risk systems. You will also play an important role in developing and maintaining our market risk models in close collaboration with trading and research. This entails linking the trading positions to the effective capital needs in relation to the IFR regime which applies to Optiver but also closely assess the clearing and exchange requirements that are applicable. Establishing a strategic and long-term vision for the Risk framework will be an important part of your responsibilities.Īs a Market Risk Manager, you will also be actively involved in the capital requirements and financing setup. Working collaboratively with stakeholders from trading and technology, you will take ownership of strengthening and developing the risk framework and its individual components, as well as driving the delivery of new initiatives balancing the right risk and reward. With its unique spirit, Amsterdam is the ideal hub for our teams to trade a wide range of products from listed derivatives to cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign exchange.Īs a Market Risk Manager based on the trading floor you will be responsible for developing and implementing a standardized framework to identify, measure and monitor principal risks across the firm. Our culture reflects the Dutch capital city’s progressive, innovative and inclusive nature. Since our 1986 founding, Optiver’s Amsterdam office has grown into one of the most dynamic and exciting trading floors in Europe. Over 35 years ago, Optiver’s business started with a single trader on the floor of Amsterdam’s European Stock Exchange. Our Amsterdam office is where it all began. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 50+ exchanges across the globe. Optiver is a tech-driven trading firm and leading global market maker.

If you recognize yourself in the above, then you are the Market Risk Manager we are looking for! Do you have experience in the field of market risk management and are you looking for a greater challenge at the heart of the financial markets? Do you have a solid understanding of the workings of the option Greeks and other fundamental risk concepts? Can you quickly process new information and translate this into effective risk frameworks? Are you comfortable in discussing the risk profile of complex trading strategies with senior traders and management? Do you like a fast-paced environment and the fact that every day brings new challenges?
