Quantitative Trading Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Trading Intern roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 36 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quantitative Trading Intern according to 36 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 28%
One on one interview: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Personality test: 16%
Phone interview: 15%
Background check: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Singapore) in Sep 2023
Interview
Did an online assessment which was a bunch of games to test your mental abilities, including a short math quiz. The online interview was enjoyable, the interviewer was very friendly.
OA -> Behavioural->Cognitive 1 -> Cognitive 2 -> Final Round (1 HR Interview, 1 Technical). Behavioural interview quite standard but trading games played for Cognitive 1 and 2 rely on quick mental calculation of odds and implied probabilities
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What traits make a good Quantitative Trader and which don't you have?
The interview process starts with a timed online assessment covering probability / statistics knowledge; if the candidate is successful, they will be invited to participate in virtual interviews over Zoom, followed by onsite rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coin flip and card draw games, place wagers to maximize PnL
- Online-Tests (Sequences, Brain games)
- 1st Behavioural
- 1st Technical (Trading-adjacent game)
- 2nd Technical (Trading-adjacent game)
- Final round (Behavioural + Technical)
Everyone was always super nice and helpful during the interview, even if I made some calculation mistake.