Optiver reviews

Very competitive compensation and benefits, free food, onsite barista to make you nice coffee, premium medical insurance, annual trip, weekly massage, comfortable and cozy working environment, etc. Able to work with super smart, talented and fun people. Great team work. Quick impact no matter how long you have been with the firm, people and the management team will listen to you as long as you have great and innovative ideas. You will be constantly challenged by people and you can also challenge other people so everyone is able to improve day by day. Very reasonable working hours.

I'm am a trader in Sydney and have been for several years. Things that have stand out to me are: -Well structured training program when you join run by a dedicated trader trainer. -Given a lot of responsibility as soon as you join a desk- Around 4 months in the job. You get paired with experienced trader(s) who will mentor you. -You will learn from some of the best in the industry. There's a reason Optiver has such consistently strong performances year on year. For example, 2017 was one of Optiver's best years- a year where most market makers struggled to turn a profit due to very low volatility. -Minimal hierarchy. If you have good ideas there's very little holding you back from executing. -Get to work on challenging quantitative problems that have a fast turn around time to see the results. -The mission statement of "We improve the market" is taken very seriously and means a lot to me. Practically this means we spend a lot of time trying to provide liquidity where it's actually needed (particularly in options and ETFs), help exchanges improve regulations to make them safer (think better error trade rules) etc.