Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 820 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Optiver to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Optiver have been left by employees working as Quantitative Trader , Software Engineer and Trader .

Does Optiver pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiver employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiver. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiver?

60% of Optiver employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiver 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (67) , Quantitative Trader (28) , Software Developer (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18) , Junior Trader (17) , Trading Intern (14) , Quantitative Researcher (13) , Quantitative Trading Intern (13) , Intern (10) , Derivatives Trader (9) , Quant Trader Intern (9) , Quantitative Analyst (9) , Engineer (7) , Quant Trading Intern (7)

What are the pros of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"workers and good pay" ((in 53 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and quite stressful" ((in 26 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "High pressure, we need to trade with high" ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours are normalised." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiver layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiver layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiver in 2026.

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(571 total reviews)

57% positive business outlook

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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

4.0

May 27, 2013

Great place to work

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Pros

Informal, results-driven, eager environment Work closely with really smart and innovative people Good salary and secondary benefits Great responsibility right from the start of your career and enough space to come up with ideas yourself

Cons

It remains a flat organisation with a focus on trading, so there are limit opportunities for career development compared to the big corporates.

1.0

Apr 30, 2013

Inadequate management, substandard atmosphere, icky culture, mediocre pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Most of the people I work closely with are why I come into work every day.

Cons

Not leading edge technically. They will be consumed by other sharper firms. The culture frowns upon improvement; zero opportunities to move up.

4.0

Mar 15, 2013

Great Company to work fro

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work life balance, Great place to work, good reward structure and good facilities , great systems to trade on and lots of independence

Cons

Constant pressure , limited exit opportunities no thought given to development outside of trading areas in the company

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