IIT Hyderabad Student Lands Record Rs 2.5 Cr Optiver Offer; HFT Firm Expands in India

• IIT Hyderabad student Edward Nathan Varghese secured a record Rs 2.5 crore job offer from Optiver, a high-frequency trading firm.
• The final-year CSE student will join Optiver as a Software Engineer in the Netherlands, converting a summer internship into a PPO.
• Optiver, a Jane Street rival, reported a $44 million profit in its first full year in India (FY25) after launching operations in 2024.
• The Dutch firm plans to expand its India team to 100 by end of 2025, investing ambitiously in AI/ML capabilities.
• The influx of global trading firms like Optiver is driving Indian exchanges (NSE, BSE) to upgrade their tech infrastructure.

Why It Matters: An IIT Hyderabad student's record offer highlights Optiver's India growth and HFT market opportunities.