I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Austin, TX) in Oct 2022
Interview
First round: Online interactive games mostly testing my reaction speed and simple math calculation speed.
Second round: Zoom interview with a trader. We played a horse racing betting game live. They needed me to explain how and why I'd place the bet to maximize my expected return. Finally they asked me to estimate how much I earned or lost.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given two horses with relative strength, place bets on them to maximize return.
OA for Round 1, involves a lot of quick calculations and estimations. Behavioural interview, Technical interviews and final superday. Final superday involves many interviews, but I did not reach that part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why trading? Have you applied to any other places?
Multiple Rounds, first was behavioral and second was technical. They first did a pretty lengthy behavioral and seemed pretty good, but then the technical was mainly all Fermi estimations and market making games.
Online assessment followed by multiple steps of technical and behavioral interviews. Pretty standard process in general, positive experience. Seemed to care a lot about cultural fit more than other firms
