1. Who we are
Market Wizards B.V. is a Dutch proprietary trading firm based in Amsterdam. Market Wizards trades for its own account and operates a professional trading framework for proprietary trading activity.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Market Wizards B.V. is the controller of the personal data described below, unless we state otherwise in a specific notice or agreement.
2. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data processed through this website and through ordinary business contact with Market Wizards. It does not apply to third-party websites, platforms or services that may be linked from this website.
This website is intended to provide corporate information only. It is not a client portal and is not intended for retail investors.
3. Personal data we collect
The personal data we collect depends on your relationship with us.
Website visitors and people who contact us
- name, company name, role or professional affiliation;
- email address, telephone number and other contact details;
- information contained in your message or enquiry;
- technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, date and time of visit, cookie preferences and website log data.
Job applicants
- name, contact details, CV, cover letter and employment history;
- education, qualifications, skills, interview notes and assessment information;
- right-to-work information, references and other information that you provide or that is generated during a recruitment process;
- screening information where this is relevant, proportionate and permitted by law.
Business contacts, partners, suppliers and counterparties
- business contact details and professional role;
- identification, due diligence and know-your-counterparty information where required;
- communications, meeting notes, agreements, invoices and payment information;
- information required for compliance, risk management, regulatory reporting, clearing, exchange access, sanctions screening, anti-money laundering checks and other legal or operational requirements.
We do not intentionally collect special categories of personal data through this website. If such data is required in a specific process, we will process it only where permitted by applicable law.
4. How we collect personal data
We may collect personal data directly from you when you use the website, submit an enquiry, apply for a role, provide documents, exchange emails or otherwise communicate with us.
We may also collect personal data from third-party or public sources where relevant and lawful, including company registers, regulatory registers, public websites, recruitment sources, professional advisers, exchanges, clearing partners, brokers, service providers and competent authorities.
5. Purposes for which we use personal data
Market Wizards may process personal data for the following purposes:
- responding to enquiries and communicating with you;
- operating, securing and improving this website;
- managing recruitment, applications, interviews and hiring decisions;
- assessing and managing business relationships with professional counterparties, partners and suppliers;
- performing onboarding, due diligence, sanctions, anti-money laundering, know-your-counterparty and other compliance checks;
- supporting proprietary trading operations, market access, clearing, risk monitoring, regulatory reporting and internal controls;
- maintaining business records, accounts, audit trails and corporate administration;
- complying with applicable law, regulation, supervisory requests and legal process;
- establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.
6. Legal bases for processing
Depending on the context, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases under the General Data Protection Regulation:
- contract or pre-contractual steps, for example when considering a professional relationship, application or service arrangement;
- legal obligation, for example regulatory, accounting, tax, sanctions, anti-money laundering and financial-sector record-keeping obligations;
- legitimate interests, for example operating our business, protecting systems, responding to business enquiries, managing professional relationships and preventing fraud or misuse;
- consent, where consent is required, for example for certain cookies, optional candidate retention or specific processing activities.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.
7. Recipients of personal data
We may share personal data where necessary and lawful with:
- Market Wizards personnel who need access for their role;
- IT, hosting, email, security, analytics, recruitment, administration and other service providers;
- professional advisers, auditors, insurers and banks;
- exchanges, clearing firms, brokers, trading infrastructure providers and other market infrastructure parties;
- regulators, courts, government bodies, law enforcement authorities and other competent authorities;
- other parties where necessary for a transaction, restructuring, legal claim, investigation or compliance process.
Where we use processors, we require them to process personal data only under our instructions and to apply appropriate security measures.
8. International transfers
Some recipients or service providers may be located outside the European Economic Area. Where personal data is transferred internationally, we use safeguards required by applicable data protection law, such as adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, transfer risk assessments and appropriate technical and organisational measures.
9. Security
We use technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration and disclosure. These measures may include access controls, authentication, logging, contractual confidentiality obligations, security monitoring and supplier due diligence.
No website, email system or internet transmission is completely secure. You should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information through the website contact form.
10. Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and to meet legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, dispute-resolution and record-keeping obligations.
| Data category | Typical retention approach |
|---|---|
| Website logs and security data | Retained for a limited period needed for security, diagnostics and abuse prevention, unless longer retention is required for investigation or legal purposes. |
| Contact enquiries | Retained for as long as needed to respond and maintain an appropriate business record, normally no longer than two years after the last substantive contact unless a longer period is justified. |
| Unsuccessful job applicants | Normally deleted within four weeks after the end of the application process, unless you consent to a longer talent-pool retention period of up to one year. |
| Business, compliance and counterparty records | Retained for the period required by applicable legal, regulatory, accounting, tax, financial-sector and limitation rules. |
When personal data is no longer needed, we delete, anonymise or archive it in accordance with applicable requirements.
11. Your data protection rights
Subject to applicable conditions and exceptions, you may have the right to request access to your personal data, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability, objection to processing based on legitimate interests, and withdrawal of consent.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, or another competent supervisory authority.
12. Refusal to provide personal data
Some personal data may be required by law, contract, regulation or operational necessity. If you do not provide required data, we may be unable to respond to your enquiry, consider your application, enter into a business relationship or comply with applicable obligations.
13. Contact
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, contact Market Wizards at contact@marketwizards.com or write to Market Wizards B.V., Amsterdam Exchange Building, Beursplein 5, 1012 JW Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
14. Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be published on this page with a new update date.