Maven Securities Holding Ltd is an employee-owned proprietary trading firm, founded in 2011, trading global listed derivatives across discretionary, systematic and options market-making strategies.
Maven Securities Holding Ltd is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2011 that deploys its own capital across discretionary, systematic and market-making strategies, with a focus on improving liquidity in global listed derivatives. The firm operates through three divisions: Multi-Strategy Discretionary, Multi-Strategy Systematic and Options Market Making, the latter providing pricing and liquidity across listed derivatives markets. Its work spans quantitative research, execution and pricing technology, and risk management.
The firm employs approximately 386 people globally as of 2023, drawn from 43 nationalities, and maintains offices in London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, New York, Sydney, Chicago and Monaco. It holds ten exchange memberships and reports executing some 23.5 million trades per year. Having grown from a small London-based operation, the company recorded a return on equity of 80% in 2013.
Maven Securities is 100% employee-owned, a structure intended to align interests with those who work at the firm. It describes a collegiate culture built on sharing information and finding synergies across trading desks, with an emphasis on trading excellence through effective risk management and advanced technology.
