Skip to contentSkip to footer
  • Community
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • For employers
      Notifications

      Loading...

      Elevate your career

      Discover your earning potential, land dream jobs, and share work-life insights anonymously.

      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Optiver

      Engaged employer

      About
      Reviews
      Pay and benefits
      Jobs
      Interviews
      Interviews
      Related searches: Optiver reviews | Optiver jobs | Optiver salaries | Optiver benefits
      Optiver interviewsOptiver Trader interviewsOptiver interview


      Glassdoor

      • About / Press
      • Awards
      • Blog
      • Research
      • Contact Us
      • Guides

      Employers

      • Free Employer Account
      • Employer Centre
      • Employers Blog

      Information

      • Help
      • Guidelines
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy and Ad Choices
      • Do Not Sell Or Share My Information
      • Cookie Consent Tool
      • Security

      Work With Us

      • Advertisers
      • Careers
      Download the App

      • Browse by:
      • Companies
      • Jobs
      • Locations
      • Communities
      • Recent posts

      Copyright © 2008-2026. Glassdoor LLC. "Glassdoor," "Worklife Pro," "Bowls" and logo are proprietary trademarks of Glassdoor LLC.

      Company Bowl sample

      Want the inside scoop on your own company?

      Check out your Company Bowl for anonymous work chats.

      Bowls

      Get actionable career advice tailored to you by joining more bowls.

      Followed companies

      Stay ahead in opportunities and insider tips by following your dream companies.

      Job searches

      Get personalised job recommendations and updates by starting your searches.

      Trader Interview

      14 Aug 2016
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Auckland, Auckland
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Optiver (Auckland, Auckland)

      Interview

      The event was held in a lecture theatre on campus. We were sat down for around 30 minutes while they told us why we should work for them, and then offered a test for those interested in the trader internship. This test consisted of an 80 question, 8 minute arithmetic test, and a pattern recognition test. The arithmetic test was fairly easy, but long. Questions were just basic integer arithmetic with a few fractions, and each has a multi choice answer. The questions are easy, it's purely a matter of speed. The pattern test was harder. You get a sequence of 5 numbers, and then pick the 6th from 4 possibilities. I have forgotten exactly, but I think it was about 20 questions in 20 minutes. For a few of these I couldn't make out any pattern, while for a few others there were in fact totally justifiable reasons to pick 2 of the 4 options, and you just have to guess which pattern they thought they wanted. About a week later I got a phone call telling me I did not pass. I was not told my score, or the required score, despite my asking. At no point has it been explained to me why these tests are a good metric for finding a trader. I also will not be able to reapply, and again they have not told me the reasons behind this policy.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      12/7 - 3/4
      Answer question

      Other Trader interview reviews for Optiver

      Trader Interview

      12 Apr 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Optiver

      Interview

      spent about 1.5 months pretty much purely dedicated to preparing for interviews for all the pre-penultimate programs (Optiver, IMC, JS, SIG, Citadel, etc). I used these resources: Green book (Really good starter but I got bored of it after a few weeks) EverythingQuant (Went through literally every single interview prep question, went through the interview guides, and completed the probability course just to make sure I covered all bases) Briefly read through this guide Watched coding Jesus in my spare time (not sure if this helped directly lmao but he’s a great creator and very informative)

      Trader Interview

      18 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam)

      Interview

      Mental math test, beat the odds, online puzzle like games etc online, brain teasers during physical interview and a behavioral interview where they want to assess how competitive and assertive you are.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your proudest project?
      Answer question

      Trader Interview

      24 Nov 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Optiver

      Interview

      OA was weird and hard. there was only three sections (i think) this year compared to 5 last year. questions are weird and I don't know how they can judge your ability base on that.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Probability. some weird games. very fast paced
      Answer question

      Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

      avatar
      LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
      3.5★Compensation and benefits