Introduction to Market-Making Videos

Before you start coding your trading algorithm and putting your problem-solving skills to the test, you can learn the basics of market-making from one of our expert trading trainers, Robbert Pullen. From the fundamentals of financial markets to how to create a winning algorithm, we’ve created a series of helpful videos to get you started in the world of trading.

Watch the videos below to learn what it means to be a market maker!

The Basics

1. Basic Principles of Financial Markets

Join Robbert as he explains the basic principles of financial markets.
Duration: 9min 19sec

2. Roles of Different Market Participants

Join Robbert as he explains the different market participants and the role of market makers in financial markets.
Duration: 9min 43sec

3. Order Books: The Place Where Buyers and Sellers Meet

Join Robbert as he explains the roles of exchanges, order books, and how traders interact with those.
Duration: 8min 18sec

4. Pairs Trading Strategies

Join Robbert as he explains the basic principles of pairs trading - a market-neutral trading strategy.
Duration: 5min 8sec

5. Calculating Portfolio Values

Join Robbert as he demonstrates the process of calculating the profitability of your trading strategy.
Duration: 6min 35sec

Option Theory

6. Introduction to Options

Join Optiver trader trainer and lecturer Robbert Pullen as he dives into options trading - the different types and styles of options, their expiration, and the different ways to exercise them.
Duration: 8min 38sec

7. Pricing Options

Join Optiver trader trainer and lecturer Robbert Pullen as he explains how options are priced.
Duration: 10min 13sec

8. Volatility

Join Optiver trader trainer and lecturer Robbert Pullen as he explains how volatility is determined and how pricing models are developed.
Duration: 9min 46sec

9. Greeks (Delta, Theta, Rho, Vega)

Join Optiver trader trainer and lecturer Robbert Pullen as he covers the use of the Greeks when calculating the impact of the changes in input parameters on the options price.
Duration: 9min 13sec

10. Implied vs Realized Volatility

Join Optiver trader trainer and lecturer Robbert Pullen as he explains the difference between implied volatility and realized volatility.
Duration: 6min 46sec