Optiver Quantitative Trader interview questions
Updated May 31, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 4%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
118 interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
- Quantitative Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Quantitative Trader roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 67 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 Quantitative Trader according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
IQ intelligence test: 19%
One on one interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
Personality test: 12%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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