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Trading games. Maths problems. Make sure you come very prepared for probability questions. Trading games based on cards or dice are common. You have to be accurate and quick, and always remember to be consistent in risk aversion (if you buy a game with +5 expected value and 20% vol, next game with 30% vol you should only buy it if expected value is over +5). No matter how good you are you will get it wrong somtimes, they have two guys who will make it as quick as needed so that you make mistakes. Keep calm and don't get into a vicious circle, they really look into that to see if you have the potential to be a good trader when things go west.
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Derivatives Market Maker

Interviewed at Optiver

3.7
Oct 30, 2015

Trading games. Maths problems. Make sure you come very prepared for probability questions. Trading games based on cards or dice are common. You have to be accurate and quick, and always remember to be consistent in risk aversion (if you buy a game with +5 expected value and 20% vol, next game with 30% vol you should only buy it if expected value is over +5). No matter how good you are you will get it wrong somtimes, they have two guys who will make it as quick as needed so that you make mistakes. Keep calm and don't get into a vicious circle, they really look into that to see if you have the potential to be a good trader when things go west.

Phone Interview: to confirm your information indicated in Resume and what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position and also some basic technical question such as what do you know about the global market, what do you know about the asset classes etc. (Call from English native speaker and interviewed with English) First Round Interview: reconfirm your education and working experience. Self Introduction. How much you know about this position. Some more specific and advanced technical questions regarding financial products. And again what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position. And why you don't apply for other companies / Commercial banks / I-Banks / Big 4. (Interviewed with English + Cantonese + Mandarin). Second Round Interview: Again what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position. And why you don't apply for other companies / Commercial banks / I-Banks / Big 4. And talk about the next step of the recruitment procedures compensations but not salary (you will know until the offer approved by HQ). (Interviewed with English)
Oct 6, 2015

Phone Interview: to confirm your information indicated in Resume and what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position and also some basic technical question such as what do you know about the global market, what do you know about the asset classes etc. (Call from English native speaker and interviewed with English) First Round Interview: reconfirm your education and working experience. Self Introduction. How much you know about this position. Some more specific and advanced technical questions regarding financial products. And again what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position. And why you don't apply for other companies / Commercial banks / I-Banks / Big 4. (Interviewed with English + Cantonese + Mandarin). Second Round Interview: Again what's your interests, why you're interested in this company and this position. And why you don't apply for other companies / Commercial banks / I-Banks / Big 4. And talk about the next step of the recruitment procedures compensations but not salary (you will know until the offer approved by HQ). (Interviewed with English)

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