Bloomberg's recent exposé on legendary Amsterdam-based derivatives trader, Optiver, is heavy on gloss and sabre rattling - against market leaders like Citadel Securities, Jane Street, and Susquehanna International Group - and light on strategic and competitive analysis. In Part I of this Feed post, Alphacution begins to fill that gap with data, context, and perspective...
Alphacution updates its modeling with the latest data - along with new insights on detailing index arbitrage strategies - to showcase the ongoing battle between some legendary option players...
Based on its collaboration with Pyth Network and a recent big hire from Millennium, Alphacution puts its spotlight on derivatives powerhouse, Chicago Trading Company (CTC)...
The missing data finally showed up, and that led us to this comparison of Optiver US and IMC Financial Markets through year-end 2020...
