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Market Making in Options and Stock Futures

Intermonte is one of the leading Market Makers on the Italian Derivatives Market (IDEM) in various products (such as Options, Stock Futures), continuously quoting bid and ask prices for these instruments. Intermonte started Market Making activity in 2011 (both index & single stock options).

Options allow portfolio managers more flexibility with their strategies, for example for yield enhancement or downside protection. Natural buyers and sellers may enter the markets at different times and by stepping in between Intermonte allows them to immediately transfer their risk, ensuring liquidity in the market and certain execution.
Having multiple flows and an integrated book allow us to offer a competitive pricing, making tighter spreads in any given product and ultimately providing a better service to our clients.

As a result, according to official statistics provided by Assosim, in the last 3 years we ranked #1 in terms of market share.