Michiel van de Leur

Michiel van de Leur is a seasoned trader currently working at Optiver since May 2016, specializing in Delta1 trading. Prior to this role, Michiel served as a Teacher of Statistics and Mathematics at the University of Amsterdam from September 2006 to April 2016, teaching courses including Intermediate Statistics, Quantitative Methods, and Financial Mathematics. Michiel also worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam from May 2015 to February 2016, focusing on research related to Systemically Important Financial Institutions within the European SYRTO project. Additionally, Michiel completed a PhD involving trader behavior in market designs during a joint program among the University of Amsterdam, Universita ca Foscari Venezia, and University of Bielefeld from September 2011 to November 2014. Educational credentials include dual Master's degrees in Stochastics and Financial Mathematics and Econometrics, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, all obtained from the University of Amsterdam.