The process started with an online assessment, which included mental math and logic problems under strict time limits; speed and accuracy were key. After passing that, I was invited to a first-round interview with a recruiter, focused on motivation for trading, problem-solving ability, and basic probability questions.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
You’re playing a dice game. You roll a fair six-sided die. If it shows a 6, you win $12. If it shows anything else, you lose $2. Would you play this game? Why or why not?
a very typical intern interview, just ask u some normal question about ur background and why trading why the company
only general behaviour question, nothing about math or tech for the first round interview
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Optiver
Entrevista
There were many different mini games that did not immediately appear relevant to trading. The games during the interview appeared to measure confidence, technical skill, and how risk averse the candidate was.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Rolling a fair die 1-6, probability of getting each number exactly once.
Mental math assessment, rapid fire market making virtual interview mostly on Fermi estimations, virtual aptitude assessment with HR followed by final day of interviews on betting strategies and making markets.
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Pregunta 1
You and N other players are each dealt a number and bet on the average taking turns and going around many times. What is your strategy? How does it change if everyone knows the distributions the numbers were sampled from?