careers OPTIVER PRINCIPAL STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS Your partner for accelerated growth Get in touch Who we are Since our 1986 founding, Optiver has remained steadfast in our commitment to improving global financial markets. From thought leadership and policy advocacy, to partnering with exchanges and investment firms, we have a dedicated history of using our expertise to make markets healthier and more transparent for all parties involved. As a natural evolution of this mission to improve capital markets, Optiver is incubating and empowering the most impactful projects in the industry. More than ever before, Optiver is actively partnering with entrepreneurs and founders shaping financial markets of the future. How we partner As a proprietary trading firm solely trading and investing our own capital, we have the flexibility to partner with the most promising and relevant entrepreneurs – without specific size or return mandates. As an investor, we offer experience honed over 35+ years of trading and deploying tech at scale in the world’s most competitive markets. With 1300+ employees spanning nine locations in the US, APAC and Europe, we offer vast global purview and international partnership capabilities. Furthermore, our knowledge base extends far beyond our world-class teams. We also draw from the expertise of our invaluable network, which encompasses the leaders of today’s financial markets and infrastructure providers. Our focus areas FinTech IT Infrastructure Digital Assets Financial Technology We’re interested in software and other modern technologies that provide automated and improved financial services. This can apply to capital markets, exchanges, B2B and B2C brokers, trading platforms and post-trade amongst other niches. Investment criteria Because we look to partner on the basis of strategic relevance and long-term innovation potential for our business, we do not have strict investment application criteria. We do, however, have the following ideal we’d like to highlight: Seed – Series C capital round Highly motivated management team acutely committed to the project’s success Our portfolio Since branching into strategic investments, Optiver has partnered with a commission-free investment app, pan-European exchange, European mobile brokerage, Brazillian broker-dealer amongst others. Our unique portfolio continues to grow across the full spectrum of financial technology, IT infrastructure and diverse digital assets. About our team “Drawing on our deep market structure experience, we will be investing our capital as well as our most precious resource – our people – into the creators and shapers of tomorrow’s financial markets.” Partnering with Optiver Principal Strategic Investments means gaining long-term guidance, mentorship and resources from industry veterans at a leading global trading firm. Our team is a diverse mix of ex-traders, developers, strategy and business development professionals among other disciplines with expertise across the full ecosystem of financial markets. The team thrives on innovation and is continuously looking to develop their own skillsets, alongside those of the entrepreneurs and businesses they partner with. In the news Read through some of the latest media coverage on Optiver Principal Strategic Investments and our associated ventures: – Optiver launches Principal Strategic Investments (Oct. 2021) – FT Tech Champions: Innovate to Thrive (Nov. 2021) – How one startup is shaking up the consumer trading boom (Nov. 2021) – Options AI Closes $4.1 Million Seed Funding Round to Bring Smarter Options to Retail Investors (Nov. 2021) Get in touch Working at Optiver Career Opportunities Recruitment events Data Science Summer Internships About Us Locations Foundation Strategic Investments Contact Us Institutional Trading Products Trade With Us Insights Blog News + Articles Videos Events Guides © 2021 Optiver — Privacy and Applicant Rights — Disclosures – Cookie Policy Notice We and selected third parties use cookies or similar technologies for technical purposes and, with your consent, for other purposes as specified in the cookie policy. Learn more and customize Reject Accept