I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver in Oct 2020
Interview
I applied online through Optiver website. The first round is OT. Followed it is a short HR interview about motivation. The last round had three interview, one with case study, one on motivation and one with two equity analysts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to be an equity reserach?
What are the big financial news in the past year?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2025
Interview
Okay process, no feedback post rejection. Had to work on a stock pitch, and create a financial model after games and online assessment, which was then the main topic of the first round interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Why Optiver/Why Equity Research/What do Equity researchers do in a market making firm
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (London, England) in Nov 2023
Interview
Incredibly technical accounting and finance questions for a role that supposedly required very little experience beforehand. Tough but doable, if you've studied advanced accounting/finance at university. Incredibly Long aptitude tests, some really easy, some really hard
Receive the online test next day after submitting the application. The test is divided into three sections, the first one is to assess knowledge of equity research. The second and thrid are Zap-N and Zap-Q questions, which can not be well-prepared ahead.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions like how to calculate EV, inflation rate, and concepts like inverted yield curve.
