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Optimal Markets (Optimal Market Technologies) is a FINRA-registered broker-dealer that provides options trading and execution services. It operates an institutional alternative trading system (ATS) for options, designed to reduce market impact and provide access to liquidity, as well as execution services using algorithms, smart order routing, and API/FIX integration. Its platform serves agency and wholesale markets and uses a competition-for-order-flow model in which market makers compete for retail order flow based on execution quality. The company is focused on the US options market.

Optimal Salary

2 Optimal postings in US dollars state a salary. Figures appear once a few more do.

What Optimal is hiring for

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Engineering2

Where Optimal is hiring

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Chicago, IL, US1
New York City, NY, US +1 more1

Experience levels at Optimal

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Senior1
Lead1

Hiring trends at Optimal

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How many roles were open at Optimal at the end of each day.

  • 2Roles open, at the end of 13 September 2026
  • 0New roles posted, 2 September 2026 to 13 September 2026
  • 0Roles closed, 2 September 2026 to 13 September 2026
  • 0Posted minus closed, 2 September 2026 to 13 September 2026
Open roles, day by day11.31.51.821 Sep3 Sep6 Sep8 Sep11 Sep13 Sep1 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 1 Sep2 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 2 Sep3 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 3 Sep4 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 4 Sep5 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 5 Sep6 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 6 Sep7 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 7 Sep8 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 8 Sep9 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 9 Sep10 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 10 Sep11 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 11 Sep12 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 12 Sep13 Sep: 2 open roles2 open roles, 13 Sep2
Roles open at the end of each day, 1 September 2026 to 13 September 2026. History starts 1 September 2026.

Where the roles are moving

Changes between recorded dates, by kind of work.

CategoryRecorded datesOpen at the endChange
Engineering6 Sep to 13 Sep20

Jobs at Optimal

2 roles
Senior Production EngineerSenior
Optimal · USD 150k-225k/yr
Location
Chicago, IL, US
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08
Lead Sysadmin/SRELead
Optimal · USD 150k-250k/yr
Location
New York City, NY, US +1 more
Workplace
On-site
Listed
26/08

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