I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
The interview process was challenging but positive. First screen is a numerical challenge of 80 questions in 8 minutes. After passing the first screen, I got a first round phone interview where the interviewer mainly inquired about my background, interest in trading, and knowledge regarding the firm. She was very nice and seemed genuinely happy working at the company. The second round interview was a purely technical interview comprised of number and quantitative logic challenges. Did not do too well (big emphasis on time and turnover), so was not invited to further interviews. Overall, the interview process was extremely professional and positive. It is a pity I didn't get further since they are a great group of people to work and learn from.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You flip 5 coins. For every head you get, you get $1 and lose $1 for every tails you get. What is the expected value of this game?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Optiver (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Jun 2017
Interview
four round s
first round:math test quiet simple
second round: hr phone interview things about ur own background and typical behavior questions
third round: hr+trader interview half behavior and half technical , plus a card game
forth round: hr+trader interview same as the former round but more difficult
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
friday night, estimate how many xiaolongbao will be eaten
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Optiver in Jun 2017
Interview
CV and cover letter submitted online. Received a call the very next day to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview was super easy, it was just about my university experience. Following the phone interview got told to complete the mental maths test. I tried to practice online with this "trader mental maths" that was linked in an interview review on Glassdoor. However, the questions in the actual maths test were much much harder. I scraped through on the maths test (apparently they don't take anyone under 50/80). The next step was a skype interview, which was 50% behavioural and 50% the trader game test. The behavioural part of the interview was actually pretty similar to the phone interview, mostly about university and work experience, the trader game was easy, but hard to do under interview pressure. They called me a few days after the interview telling me that they weren't progressing with my application because I hadn't performed well enough in the trader game.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most favourite and least favourite university units
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Mar 2017
Interview
The 1st and 2nd round were 2 math tests, which have been reported many times on this site. Basic arithmetics and number sequence problems. Both are challenging but can be prepared.
The 3rd round was a 30 phone screen. Behavioral questions.
The 4th round was facet-to-face 1 hour on-site interview with 1 HR and 1 trader. 30min Behavioral questions and 30min trading game with poker.
Waiting for the 5th (final) round.
