If you ain't Dutch you ain't much - Senior Financial Analyst Optiver Employee Review

1.0
Jul 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good compensation for trading staff (only). Young informal vibe (you can literally walk around barefoot at work). Free food. Brand new office. Lots of in office romance between managers and subordinates/direct reports.

Cons

Firm is run from Amsterdam by Dutch leadership who remote controls every move and doesn't empower local American staff to make decisions. Very few industry veterans work here, limited learning upside or opportunity to network for the future. Limited diversity and inclusion efforts.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
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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
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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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