I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Oct 2024
Interview
Online tests (took 2 hours) , then HR interview (around half hour), then two further technical interview (45 minutes each), then an online final (trader chat, another behavioral interview (with HR and a trader), and another technical interview).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Trading simulation - buying and selling contracts on events taking place
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Sept 2025
Interview
3 tech + 1 HR round, various betting / probability games against bots. Card probability games with a standard deck or other similar style games. Fairly standard procedure compared to other firms / companies.
tough OA, i oonly goot to the OA after applying, couldnt get past it. toough screen thiss time, requires a lot of quick thinnking and computatoinn. would recoommend as good practice
First round betting on three different scenarios (sum of dice roll, sequence of coin flips, product of two cards out of a standard deck). This continues for multiple rounds, and you try to maximize your expected value