Trader Assistant (Academic Part-time position)
Do you have the ambition to become a Trader, but still have at least 9 months to study? We are now offering you the chance to gain experience in the position of Trader Assistant. Optionally, there might be a possibility to combine your thesis with the Trader Assistant role within Optiver.
For the position of Trader Assistant we are looking for someone who is based in The Netherlands, is studying towards an academic degree, has a structured way of working, solid working experience in Excel and VBA and significant interest in financial markets.
Who we are
Optiver is an international and innovative proprietary trading firm. We deal with highly-automated electronic market making activities in a wide variety of financial products including derivatives, stocks and fixed income. With offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Sydney and Shanghai, employing around 600 talented individuals from over 30 nationalities, we trade in more than 20 countries, across 5 continents, 24 hours a day.
What you’ll do
As a Trader Assistant within Optiver you will be working in a highly competitive and fast changing environment. You will be the key link between our traders and our Mid Office department. Your daily tasks will exist of assisting the traders, managing and importing large amounts of data, structuring the trading sheets and administrating the trading files. During these tasks, you will not only apply your VBA skills, we will also challenge you to learn new programming languages like Lua and C++.
Please note: For this junior trading role we’re looking for someone who is in university for at least the next 9 months and you’re determined to start your career in Trading after finishing your studies.
What you’ll need
- An academic Degree;
- Advanced knowledge of Excel and experience with VBA;
- Strong affinity for financial markets;
- A numbers-orientated character and a great attention to detail;
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills;
- The ability to work in an accurate and structured way in order to solve problems;
- Willingness to learn new programming languages (C++, Lua).
Our Culture
No suits, no ties and no red tape. Our culture is one of our most valuable assets: result-driven, open and informal, team-based, ambitious and exceedingly flexible, whilst striving for professionalism within all our departments.
Our offices are modern and offer many stress-relieving extras, such as pool tables, table football and more. We give our employees the flexibility to be innovative, research their ideas and act upon them. Our working environment is ideal for ambitious and talented people who enjoy a challenge. Despite the independent nature of our profession, we are a very team-oriented company.
What you’ll get
The possibility to write your thesis at Optiver, to explore trading from different perspectives, excellent remuneration, great profit sharing, full first-class home-work travel compensation, training opportunities, relocation package, discounts on health insurance, breakfast and lunch facilities, Friday-afternoon drinks and – yes - even in-house chair massages.
Interested?
For this role we only accept applicants based in the Netherlands, due to the fact that this is a part-time job that you can combine with your final year of study. Apply directly via the APPLY NOW button. Please provide us with a CV and letter of motivation in English. Applications without a letter of motivation will not be reviewed. For more information, contact Debbie Holgado (Recruiter Trading) on +31 (0)20 708 7000.
N.B. If you are selected to proceed to the next round for the position of Trader Assistant, you will be required to take an online assessment and the official trading tests.
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