Markets turn data and uncertainty into a live problem set. You don’t need experience in trading or finance to get started. What matters is how you think, how quickly you learn and the kinds of problems you’re drawn to. Our student pathways put you close to the work early, from practical training to internships where your academic strengths are applied to problems our teams are solving now.
Our programs provide a structured pathway into trading, technology, and research opportunities. Across multiple days, you'll explore real challenges, learn how we work, and gain hands-on experience that could lead to an internship or full-time role.
Our internship program is built to prepare you for a full-time role. You’ll learn trading fundamentals, work on problems our teams face every day, and receive feedback that is grounded in how we operate. It’s the straightest path to deciding if Optiver is the right fit for you.
Join us on campus, online or at one of our global offices to understand the work, how we think and what to expect before you apply. Ask specific questions, meet our teams and see how your STEM background can translate into an impactful career.
Our in-house education team is made up of former traders, researchers, and engineers. They design and lead multi-day programs, the internship, and our structured onboarding, the Global Optiver Academy, based on how systems behave in production, not theory.
Learning is woven into how our teams operate through shared codebases, internal documentation, reviews, and cross-desk collaboration. You see how changes move through systems, how decisions get made, and how trading, research, and engineering interact in practice.
A structured onboarding program for graduates. It gives new joiners a shared foundation in how Optiver trades, builds systems, and manages risk before they move into their teams.
We partner with universities to bring real trading, research, and engineering problems into academic settings through simulations, technical sessions, and coursework based on how the work is actually done.
