Siège / pays d’immatriculationLondon, United Kingdom
Site webwww.optiver.com
Dernière vérification08.10.2026
According to its official website, Optiver is a technology- and research-driven trading firm founded in 1986 that describes itself as a global market maker; it says it continuously quotes buy and sell prices across financial markets using its own capital and connects to more than 100 exchanges. The firm has offices in Amsterdam, Austin, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Taipei. The site describes the London office (20 Old Bailey), established in 2019, as Optiver's global hub for FX and commodities trading and OTC derivatives and home to its UK institutional sales team; the UK entity Optiver FX Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (FRN 834637) and, according to the site, is subject to the UK IFPR regime. Through its institutional sales teams, Optiver provides banks, brokers, institutional investors and funds with bespoke liquidity in options, futures and ETFs in equities, FX, fixed income and commodity products, as well as in cash equities and listed and OTC FX options; in Europe it says it is a trading partner to more than 600 counterparties. The site states that Optiver is primarily an institutional market-making business that does not provide trading services to individuals, and warns of fraudulent websites and apps impersonating the firm. Account types, minimum amounts and leverage are not published. The group's Australian entity OPTIVER AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (AFSL 244145) holds an AFS licence from ASIC. This information is the company's own statement.
Détails du compte
TYPES DE COMPTEBanks, brokers and institutional clients only
DÉPÔT MIN.Not stated
PLATEFORMESInstitutional sales and trading desks
PRODUITSEquity options, futures and ETFs · Cash equities · Government bond options · Listed and OTC FX options · Commodity derivatives
EFFET DE LEVIERNot stated
Licences et réglementation
FCA (United Kingdom)
N° de licenceFRN 834637
Titulaire de la licenceOptiver FX Limited
PérimètreListed in the FCA register under Optiver FX Limited (FRN 834637); status Authorised since 2 Dec 2019. It holds permissions to deal as principal and as agent and to arrange deals; it does not hold client money.
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ASIC (Australia)
N° de licenceAFSL 244145
Titulaire de la licenceOPTIVER AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
PérimètreAFS licence held since 10 Feb 2004. According to ASIC's record, authorised to deal in derivatives, foreign exchange contracts, securities and basic deposit products for wholesale clients only.
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Sources et historique des vérifications
Sources officielles de la sociétéoptiver.com — homepage and footer, About Us, Trade with us, Trade with us Europe, London office, Disclosures, Notices pages; FX options article (Sep 2026)
Enregistrements du régulateurFCA — Optiver FX Limited, FRN 834637 (register.fca.org.uk) · ASIC — OPTIVER AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED, AFSL 244145 (data.gov.au)
Registre des sociétésCompanies House — OPTIVER FX LIMITED, company no 11694417, incorporated 23.11.2018
Sources d’avis des utilisateursTrustpilot · Şikayetvar · WikiFX
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