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1 case as defendant.
Optiver Holding B.V. is a privately owned global proprietary trading firm and market maker headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded on April 9, 1986, the company has grown to employ over 2,100 professionals across 11 offices worldwide, including major financial hubs like Chicago, London, New York, and Sydney. Optiver reported a revenue of €3.5 billion and a net income of €1.4 billion in 2024.
Optiver specializes in improving financial markets by providing liquidity, competitive pricing, and reliable risk management. The firm trades a wide range of financial instruments, including listed derivatives, cash equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), bonds, and foreign exchange, across more than 50 exchanges and trading platforms globally. They leverage advanced, in-house developed technology and quantitative research to execute trading strategies and manage risk.
Based on the provided case data, Optiver Holding B.V. appears to be an operating company defending against patent infringement allegations. They have been named as a defendant in one tracked case, SpectraNet Technologies LLC v. Optiver Holding B.V., filed in the Illinois Northern District Court. This single defendant case suggests a posture of defending against patent assertions rather than actively asserting patents themselves.
In 2025, Optiver Holding B.V. reported a market value of $269 billion in their 13F filings, with top holdings including State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and SPDR Gold Shares. The company is prudentially supervised by the Dutch Central Bank and is an active member of various industry groups such as the European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) and the FIA Principal Trading Group (PTG) in the US.
SpectraNet Technologies LLC filed a patent infringement complaint against Optiver Holding B.V. and others, demanding a jury. US Patent 12414002 is listed as an exhibit in the filing.