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      Optiver

      Engaged Employer

      Optiver reviews

      3.7

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (571 total reviews)

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Senior management

      3.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      Optiver has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 571 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiver employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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      571 reviews
      5.0
      Jan 7, 2015

      Great environment, great company

      Data center manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culture, dress code, cutting edge technology, brilliant people

      Cons

      Same as anywhere, some politics, stress (But could be a plus if you strive on it), hours could get long depending on what you do there. Very competitive so if you are a smart one, thats a plus as well.

      5.0
      Nov 2, 2014

      Great company, and only getting better

      Trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      + people are professional and always driving to be better + level of transparency is great. As a junior trader, you would already have access to all strategies in the firm. All you got to do is ask. + very entrepreneurial. You get what you make of the opportunity. For the most part it is meritocracy, you can become head of trading in 5 years. + good integration across different assets class and product groups. As infrastructure is shared, ideas are thrown around and discussed all day. It keeps the job interesting and mentally challenging. + a good balance between longer term Project work and daily trading. There is freedom After market close to work on any project/startegy that you believe in it.

      Cons

      - it is sometimes tough to get your ideas implemented as IT resources are limited especially when something is experimental in nature. Traders with proven track record and high percentage strategy improvements get green light much easier. - heavily reliant on some core infrastructure and technology. This has led to having to design solution based on existing setup. It is some times frustrating.

      5.0
      Oct 3, 2014

      The #1 market making firm globally, with an unbeatable culture and a solid value system.

      Derivatives trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Extremely Sharp Colleagues, Teamwork, Performance-based growth, Transparent & Fair Compensation, No Hierarchy, Cultural Diversity - senior management team of 10 has 7 different nationalities!, Competitive, #1 in most products else in top 3, Strong Development Team

      Cons

      Extreme focus on Compliance & Risk sometimes slow things down, Continuous shortage of people occasionally causes work overload, No focus on Branding - no one has heard of Optiver.

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