Market making and arbitrage, built on discipline and precision.
Criterion Arbitrage & Trading is a proprietary trading firm engaged in market making on Europe's main exchanges, with arbitrage trading in listed derivatives worldwide.
What we do
Proprietary market making in Europe, arbitrage trading worldwide
We provide liquidity and manage risk in listed options and futures on Europe's main exchanges, while our arbitrage strategies extend globally — leveraging the extensive financial markets experience of our partners to play a significant role in proprietary wholesale trading.
Market Making
Continuous two-sided pricing in listed derivatives, providing liquidity where it matters across Europe's main exchanges.
Arbitrage Strategies
Identifying and capturing pricing inefficiencies across correlated instruments and venues worldwide, with speed and precision.
Risk Management
We continuously monitor our risk parameters, with disciplined, partner-led oversight underpinning every position — experience that shapes how we trade every day.
Where we trade
Access to all global main exchanges
For market making, we are direct members of Deutsche Börse (Eurex and Xetra), SIX Swiss Exchange, and Cboe Europe. Our arbitrage strategies extend that reach further, with connectivity to all other main exchanges in stocks and derivatives worldwide.
Do you dare?
We are open to new experienced option market makers and arbitrage traders with at least five years' experience at a MiFID II-licensed firm.