I applied through university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Jan 2017
Interview
1) Mental math online test. 80 questions, 8 minutes. Need ~55 to pass. Just be fast. I practiced with tradertest.org and caseinterview.com/math
2) Behavioral phone interview w/ HR -- 15 mins
3) Sequences online test. 30 mins, 26 questions. Not sure what the cutoff was. Practiced with tradertest.org
4) Technical phone interview w/ trader -- 1 hr
5) On-site. Sequences test followed by a bunch of technical and a behavioral interview back-to-back
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They give a city & #. You say if you think the actual population is over/under that #. How confident are you? + how much would you put on it
online interview on zoom and online platform. Was in front of a trader and they asked questions to do with market making. The questions were about market making and used probability and statistics
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Mar 2023
Interview
Had to first complete and pass 5 online quizzes, mostly relating to math (e.g. mental math and pattern recognition) Then the final round interview consists of 3 back-to-back zoom interviews. Progression to subsequent round depends upon performance in previous round. First and second interviews were 1 hour long each and were simulated games that emulated the stock market. After the second interview I got a call that I will not be progressing to the last interview.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Optiver
Interview
It was very fast paced. And they expect you to be quick with mental math and good at grasping information. The questions were very interesting and real-life. The communication was also well done. There were 2 days of assesment, then a GD, then a personal interview with a trader for 45 minutes, then the final on campus day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the number of shoes sold in london last year
