Always improving - Trader Team Lead Optiver Employee Review

5.0
11 Aug 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Optiver is relentless in its quest to be the best market maker in the world, all the while maintaining a commitment to better financial markets for everyone. 2. There is a strong culture for self-assessment and critique. Everyone is always pushing to be better. Overall, it's a very ambitious bunch of people. 3. Compensation is very attractive.

Cons

1. Although the compensation is extremely attractive, it is variable. That bothers some folks who would prefer to receive their compensation in a steady stream.

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5.0
24 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

worked on a lot of different areas of the trading stack; often close with researchers learned about technical components for data driven trading saw my impact day to day

Cons

constant office renovations were a bit distracting, but was told it should be done in 2026

3.0
21 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

Cons

When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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