Optiver Equity Research Analyst interview questions
based on 7 ratings - Updated Oct 2, 2025
Difficultinterview difficulty
Mostly positiveinterview experience
How others got an interview
75%
Applied online
Applied online
25%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
Interview search
7 interviews
Viewing 6 - 7 of 7 Interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
Equity Research Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Equity Research Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Equity Research Analyst according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Skills test: 50%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
Receive the online test next day after submitting the application. The test is divided into three sections, the first one is to assess knowledge of equity research. The second and thrid are Zap-N and Zap-Q questions, which can not be well-prepared ahead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions like how to calculate EV, inflation rate, and concepts like inverted yield curve.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver in Oct 2020
Interview
I applied online through Optiver website. The first round is OT. Followed it is a short HR interview about motivation. The last round had three interview, one with case study, one on motivation and one with two equity analysts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be an equity reserach?
What are the big financial news in the past year?