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Electronic trader Optiver hires Barclays and Morgan Stanley salespeople in equities push

Oliver Chapman and Ian Schneider to join Dutch market-maker

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Optiver has bolstered its European sales team with two new employees from big investment banks Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg

Electronic market-maker Optiver has hired senior salespeople from Barclays and Morgan Stanley to bolster the Dutch firm’s stock-trading business.

London-based Oliver Chapman has left Barclays after nearly 17 years to join Optiver, according to people familiar with the matter.

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