Graduate Equity Analyst (2027 Start)
Optiver ·Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands·Posted 17 August 2026
About the role
Optiver’s Equity Options Trading team is looking for Graduate Equity Analysts to help shape our fundamental research-driven trading. As an Equity Analyst at Optiver you will use current events and fundamental research to influence the team’s trading decisions. You will sit directly on the trading floor and work in close collaboration with Traders, Quantitative Researchers and Developers to creatively solve problems and identify new trading opportunities. You will also put on research-backed trades based on your own analysis, giving you direct ownership of your best ideas and rapid feedback from the market. You will begin with structured training through the Optiver Academy for Equity Analysts. As your market knowledge and judgement develop, you will take increasing ownership of company coverage, research ideas and research-backed trading positions. What you’ll do In this role, you can expect to: Identify fundamentally driven trading opportunities and work with traders to capture them, focusing on maximising your impact on overall desk PnL. Think probabilistically and perform scenario analysis for relevant upcoming events and catalysts. Analyse time sensitive headlines for…
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