# Jean Cayla

> Jean Cayla is a startup investor at Optiver (Chicago). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Optiver](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optiver)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-cayla-06b1368/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jean_cayla

Jean Cayla is a startup investor at Optiver in Chicago. Jean Cayla started his career at Optiver in 2005 in Amsterdam as a wholesale trader on the European single stock derivatives desk. He transferred to Optiver US in Chicago in 2008 to lead the development of the wholesale trading department. In 2010, he joined the S&P500 options market making desk and drove growth in access to order flow byexpanding Optiver's phone market presence. Three years later, he made partner and reintroduced floor trading to Optiver. As the current Head of Execution Trading, he leads a team of 25 traders and is responsible for managing the firm's non-electronic trading. Recently he took on the additional challenge of developing direct trading at Optiver US. Jean graduated from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Bordeaux in 2004 and obtained a master's degree from Hogeschool van Amsterdam in 2005.

## About Optiver

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Since our 1986 founding, Optiver has remained steadfast in our commitment to improving global financial markets. From thought leadership and policy advocacy, to partnering with exchanges and investment firms, we have a dedicated history of using our expertise to make markets healthier and more transparent for all parties involved.As a naturalevolution of this mission to improve capital markets, Optiver is incubating and empowering the most impactful projects in the industry. More than ever before, Optiver is actively partnering with entrepreneurs and founders shaping financial markets of the future.

5 contacts available at Optiver.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alena Nasedkina | Financial Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alena-nasedkina |
| Jean Cayla | Head of Execution and Direct Trading | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-cayla |
| Kjelle Blom | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kjelle-blom |
| Kris Manios | Technology Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kris-manios |
| Pat Cooney | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pat-cooney-4bf4 |

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