Optimal offers institutional-grade liquidity and execution services for agency and wholesale options markets. Its platform provides a transparent ATS that reduces market impact and maximizes access to liquidity, while its execution suite uses advanced algorithms and smart order routing to deliver customizable trading solutions built on proven infrastructure. By addressing structural weaknesses in the options ecosystem, Optimal enables traders to execute large volumes more efficiently.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Options markets have seen a rapid increase in trading volume, but the existing execution infrastructure remains fragmented and prone to high market impact, limiting price transparency and efficient liquidity access for agency and wholesale participants.
Solution
Optimal operates an institutional-grade alternative trading system (ATS) that aggregates liquidity from multiple providers and routes orders through advanced smart order routing and algorithmic execution tools. By allowing liquidity providers to compete directly for order flow, the platform secures the best available price while minimizing execution slippage. The system leverages proven, low‑latency infrastructure to deliver consistent, transparent trade outcomes for large‑scale options orders. Traders can customize execution parameters to align with their risk and performance objectives, ensuring that the surge in options volume is handled efficiently.
Target Audience
Primary customers are agency brokers, wholesale trading desks, and institutional investors that trade large options volumes and require high‑quality liquidity and execution services.
Features
- Institutional‑grade ATS that consolidates depth from multiple market makers
- Smart order routing engine that evaluates real‑time liquidity and selects optimal execution venues
- Algorithmic execution strategies configurable for price, speed, and impact preferences
- Transparent pricing model where the best quoted price wins the order flow
- Low‑latency, high‑throughput infrastructure designed for high‑volume options trading
- Integration hooks for agency and wholesale trading desks to embed execution workflows