Better than any of its competitors in terms of WLB and compensation - Quantitative Trader Optiver Employee Review

5.0
Feb 7, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The compensation growth is much better at Optiver than a place like Citadel and JS although in the beginning, it can be a tad bit lower

Cons

Extremely competitive and very tight view on risk.

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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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