I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Optiver (London, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
three stage-cv review, numerical test, and ac. applied through college, took about two weeks before hearing back. got invited to do a test. mainly consist of mental arithmetic test and sequence. the test is sub-divided into three parts, need to pass each stage before progressing to the next one. speed and accuracy is the key to pass the test.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
numerical test- practice practice & practice at tradertest.org. didn prepared well, failed to pass the numerical test. not tough, jus need to be quick
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Mar 2026
Interview
Did the online assement, sequences test, Zap N and lastly beat the odds probability type questions. The Zap N was some working memory, reflexing and planning tests and the beat the odds focused on giving good approximations to probabilities in around 1.5 minute for each question. Then did the technical which focused on market making games. Unfortunately, I was rejected after this round so don't much more than this.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Jan 2025
Interview
first round: assessment with sequences, a variety of games testing memory, reaction speed, then a behavioral interview and finally a technical interview where we played a market-making game. The market making game included cards, you had to decide to buy/sell, what quantities etc. Assesment and behavioral where passable, technical was really difficult.
it almost took more than 2 hours to finish the online assessment, then a hr interview with typical behaviour questions. online assessment is not easy, including mental mathematics and logical reasoning questions. Hr interview is quite relaxed
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
it almost took more than 2 hours to finish the online assessment, then a hr interview with typical behaviour questions. online assessment is not easy, including mental mathematics and logical reasoning questions. Hr interview is quite relaxed