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      Optiver

      Engaged Employer

      Optiver reviews

      3.7

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (571 total reviews)

      58% 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
      Sep 16, 2022

      When the company profit doubles (or triples!) everyone's pay doubles

      Quantitative trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get to trade in a great team environment basically straight away. When the company profit doubles (or triples!) everyone's pay doubles. This creates a really strong 'we're all in it together' feeling across the company. Still a lot of growth and upside to do new things.

      Cons

      Options trading is an intense job and not for everyone. I love the excitement but it's not for everyone.

      3.0
      Dec 19, 2021

      Decent management, quick to come to decisions

      Trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      decent management okay education system, interesting simulations

      Cons

      education lead was somewhat absent do not give enough time to prove yourself before they come to decisions

      5.0
      Nov 12, 2021

      Good Experience

      Derivatives trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Strong training program. Competitive and difficult to succeed when starting out, but the firm aims to keep all new hires and train them to success. Other firms value Optiver training, so its possible to move elsewhere even if you don't succeed at Optiver. Lots of pay upside relative to the rest of the industry. Profit sharing, even for non-trading roles. Strong technology. It can be frustrating to be a good trader at a firm with poor tech. Not a problem here. Casual, informal culture. Good work-life balance compared to other finance jobs. About par for the trading industry. 25 days vacation. International work opportunities available. Good teamwork culture. Smart employees.

      Cons

      Leadership is a bit stagnant. Every year the firm grows and it gets harder and harder to break into senior leadership roles. Mentorship is strong at the lower levels, but most growth is self-driven after that. No sabbatical policies. Stressful job. Most traders are built to handle stress well, but after a while it does make you want to take a break. No extended leave policy hurts there. Pay is almost entirely discretionary bonus. Difficult for management to coordinate compensation fairly across employees on different desks (with different opportunities) and different levels of seniority. Compensation can feel opaque and unfair (even if its obviously well above what you might expect at a different job). No remote flexibility for traders.

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