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Trader / Software Engineer

at Optiver

Dutch market maker. Famous for mental math gauntlet and trading intuition.

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Year 1 TC

USD 275k

Acceptance

<2%

Apply By

October-November

Interview Time

6 weeks

About This Program

Optiver is a leading market maker in options and equities. Famous for brutal mental math interviews and 'market-making games' that test real-time decision-making under pressure.

What You'll Do

Make markets in options and equities
Build pricing models and trading infrastructure
Access to Optiver's trader training (world-class)

Eligibility

Degree: Bachelor's, Master's
GPA: 3.7+
Preferred Majors: Math, Physics, CS, Engineering
Year Level: senior, graduate

Visa Sponsorship

H1B Sponsorship

OPT / CPT

Compensation Breakdown

Base Salary

USD 150k-180k

Signing Bonus

USD 50k

Year 1 Total

USD 275k

Interview Process (4 rounds)

1
Application + 80-in-8 mental math test
2
Phone screen
3
Virtual onsite (games + math)
4
Final

Interview Formats

Brutal mental math (80 questions in 8 minutes)Trading gamesProbability

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