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      Optiver

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      Optiver reviews

      3.8

      62% would recommend to a friend

      (103 total reviews)

      62% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

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      5.0
      Aug 21, 2015

      Overall satisfying place to work.

      Derivative trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Working with really smart and sharp people in the industry. Also everybody is friendly and willing to help. - Highly competitive pay as both junior and senior level, benefits(5 weeks vacation!), and free catered lunch - Intellectually challenging. You are on the production desk in only 3 months and start making trading decisions. - Transparent bonus structure and management. Unlike other firms, we normally have the rough idea of how much we(and others) would get paid at the end of the year. - If you are good, you can advance pretty quickly.

      Cons

      - Trading is not for everyone; sometimes it could be pretty stressful. - Not sure the management fires people as its last resort. Its not good to see people voluntarily leaving/fired while we seem understaffed.

      5.0
      Aug 11, 2015

      Always improving

      Trader team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Optiver is relentless in its quest to be the best market maker in the world, all the while maintaining a commitment to better financial markets for everyone. 2. There is a strong culture for self-assessment and critique. Everyone is always pushing to be better. Overall, it's a very ambitious bunch of people. 3. Compensation is very attractive.

      Cons

      1. Although the compensation is extremely attractive, it is variable. That bothers some folks who would prefer to receive their compensation in a steady stream.

      5.0
      Apr 11, 2015

      Great company to work for

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In no particular order: - very friendly and supportive atmosphere - the people are knowledgeable in their area of expertise and always seeking to improve - very little red tape/formal process to get things done - management that has a clear goal and has a plan to get there - management is very transparent with their decisions/rationale behind them, and is willing and actively seeking feedback - free good quality food - a very good work/life balance - overtime is never expected (but sometimes has to be put in, mostly due to deadlines imposed by 3rd parties) - very good salary and benefits - clean, light and roomy work space

      Cons

      Not many, really. - At least right now, it feels like there is not enough people to accomplish all the things we have plans for. While plans are being scaled back, and we are hiring aggressively, it still feels that we are stretched somewhat thin and need more working hands. - With recent restructuring, a few things are still up in the air as to who owns them and whose responsibility it is. Until those are hashed out completely, it takes time and effort for non-related people to have to switch their attention to address any issues with those.

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