Good place to - Trader Optiver Employee Review

4.0
Oct 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You’re surrounded by sharp, driven people, and there’s always something to learn from the traders around you. People value initiative and encourage an entrepreneurial mindset.

Cons

Noticeable amount of politics and ego within management or desk leads. Decisions can sometimes be driven by appearances or internal agendas rather than open communication or genuine business priorities. This occasionally shifts focus away from the trading activities and very foundation of how the firm has been growing in the last years.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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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