Optiver Reviews
Updated 24 Jan 2021
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Pros
"People, work environment, remuneration, work life balance" (in 33 reviews)
"Very nice and smart people to work with" (in 21 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours which are (unfortunately) an industry standard" (in 10 reviews)
"Bit of discrepancy in salary between developers and traders" (in 9 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
They have very nice clientele here.
Cons
Sometimes it gets very hectic
"Quant Researcher"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Optiver full-time
Pros
Excellent environment, Thrilling job and Good Infra
Cons
More working Hours and Bossy colleagues
- Helpful (11)
"Not a good experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Optiver full-time
Pros
The money is good and glassdoor needs atleast 20 words and I still couldnt complete20.
Cons
Not many exit opportunities, discriminating between dutch and non dutch and firing rate is very high
Continue reading "Incredible company to work for with better benefits than any company out there."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Optiver full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great pay and bonus, Free breakfast and lunch, fun company events
Cons
There were no cons with this job
Continue readingPros
Interesting problems and good people to work with
Cons
Not enough people to get things done
Continue readingPros
Lots of opportunities to learn, good pay, international.
Cons
Lots of pressure, depending on the team you're placed on you have very little support from colleagues/mentor.
"Good exposure to derivatives trading"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Optiver full-time
Pros
Teamwork is given high weight
Cons
Turnover is on the higher side
Pros
Good Pay and good bonuses
Cons
I can be hard to maintain a work life balance
Pros
It is a Nice place to work
Cons
It is a Great place to work.
"Excellent company to start a career in trading"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Optiver full-time
Pros
Excellent work environment, transparent bonus policy
Cons
No obvious disadvantages for junior roles
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