EXHIBIT 23


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form 20-F of our
report dated April 5, 2001, except as to the stock split described in Note 19 as
to which the date is May 1, 2001, relating to the consolidated financial
statements of Van der Moolen Holding N.V., which appears in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers N.V.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

October 15, 2001