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For the HR questions, all are basic behavioral questions. I will try to list all that I remember: 1. Talk about yourself and why you want to join this program. 2. Tell about a leadership experience. Can be from school, internship, or other projects. 3. Tell about a teamwork experience. 4. Tell about one time you faced extremely stressful situation and how you dealt with it. 5. Tell about your understanding of Optiver. 6. Tell about your understanding of what skills a trader should possess and what you still lack of to become. 7. Have you applied for other trader roles at rival companies? 8. If you're interested in becoming a trader, why you never try to do something relevant, like internship?
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Graduate Trader

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Mar 16, 2023

For the HR questions, all are basic behavioral questions. I will try to list all that I remember: 1. Talk about yourself and why you want to join this program. 2. Tell about a leadership experience. Can be from school, internship, or other projects. 3. Tell about a teamwork experience. 4. Tell about one time you faced extremely stressful situation and how you dealt with it. 5. Tell about your understanding of Optiver. 6. Tell about your understanding of what skills a trader should possess and what you still lack of to become. 7. Have you applied for other trader roles at rival companies? 8. If you're interested in becoming a trader, why you never try to do something relevant, like internship?

Can someone give me an example of how to answer the question "Make a market on the number of streets in Manhattan" (I made it up. I'm not sure about how to make the initial "wide" bid/ask spread and then gradually shrink it, How do you interact with the interviewer with a question like this, specifically? Thanks!!)
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Trader

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Sep 17, 2013

Can someone give me an example of how to answer the question "Make a market on the number of streets in Manhattan" (I made it up. I'm not sure about how to make the initial "wide" bid/ask spread and then gradually shrink it, How do you interact with the interviewer with a question like this, specifically? Thanks!!)

math assessment you should practice on mental math. its simple addition/subtraction and multiply/division but you have to be quiet at solving the problem. - you should be able to score at around 55 out of 80 to move on. trader interview -review probability and stats and practice on brainteasers
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
May 14, 2014

math assessment you should practice on mental math. its simple addition/subtraction and multiply/division but you have to be quiet at solving the problem. - you should be able to score at around 55 out of 80 to move on. trader interview -review probability and stats and practice on brainteasers

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