The organisation
What Flow Traders does
Flow Traders is a proprietary trading firm that focuses on making markets in exchange-traded products, mainly ETFs, but also other exchange-traded notes and commodities. It was founded in Amsterdam in 2004 by two former Optiver traders, at a time when European ETF markets were still young and often had wide, inefficient spreads. Flow Traders built its business on technology that lets it continuously quote buy and sell prices for thousands of listings across exchanges in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, earning income from the spread and from managing the associated risk. Unlike the other Dutch prop trading firms, Flow Traders went public: it listed on Euronext Amsterdam in 2015, which means its shares are traded but the underlying trading business still operates as a proprietary market maker.
In the Netherlands
Flow Traders in the Netherlands
Flow Traders was founded in Amsterdam and keeps its head office there, with its founders having learned the trade at Optiver on the Amsterdam options exchange floor before starting their own firm. This lineage is typical of the city's proprietary trading scene, which grew out of that exchange floor culture into a cluster of technology-driven trading houses. For students, the Amsterdam office is where most trading, research and technology roles for Europe are based.
Structure
Divisions and where you work
The firm is organised around trading desks for different product categories, a technology organisation that builds and maintains its trading systems, and quantitative research that develops pricing and risk models. Graduates typically start as traders or in technology and research roles, working closely with experienced traders on live risk.
Getting in
How students start here
Flow Traders hires through internships and graduate programmes for trading, technology and quantitative research. As with most prop trading firms, selection involves rigorous numerical and analytical testing, so quantitative aptitude generally weighs more heavily than a specific degree.
Key facts
At a glance
- Type
- Proprietary trading / market maker
- Head office
- Amsterdam
- Founded
- 2004
- Ownership
- Listed (Euronext Amsterdam)
Vacancies
Vacancies at Flow Traders
Related
Relevant finance paths
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Flow Traders
What does Flow Traders do?
An Amsterdam-founded market maker specialised in exchange-traded products such as ETFs.
How do I get an internship or graduate role at Flow Traders?
Flow Traders hires through internships and graduate programmes for trading, technology and quantitative research. As with most prop trading firms, selection involves rigorous numerical and analytical testing, so quantitative aptitude generally weighs more heavily than a specific degree.
Which finance career paths are relevant at Flow Traders?
At Flow Traders, the most relevant finance career paths are Trading.
Where is Flow Traders based in the Netherlands?
Head office: Amsterdam.
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