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      Hire and Fire - Derivatives Trader Optiver Employee Review

      3.0
      Jun 15, 2021
      Derivatives trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Great training and compensation on offer

      Cons

      Quite ruthless in letting go of their new traders. Generally the number is around 40-50% of new traders get fired in the first year. I saw 10-15 traders get fired in the 8 months I was there out of a floor of 100 traders. Also quite a common sight to have senior traders telling off junior traders on the desk The career risk may not be worth taking if you have other options..

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      5.0
      Feb 24, 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      worked on a lot of different areas of the trading stack; often close with researchers learned about technical components for data driven trading saw my impact day to day

      Cons

      constant office renovations were a bit distracting, but was told it should be done in 2026

      3.0
      May 21, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

      Cons

      When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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