Michael Golding

Head of Trading, Optiver LLC

Starting in 2008, Mike Golding spent the first 4 years of his career trading European Index Options in Amsterdam. In 2012 he returned to Sydney for 5 years where he continued to trade index options and eventually ran the index market making team.

From 2018 to 2020, Mike was responsible for the US options team in Amsterdam with a focus on developing AMSD and the market making systems for the office. In early 2020. Mike relocated to Chicago to take the Head of Trading position for Optiver US.

Mike holds a degree in math & computer Science from the University of Melbourne.