Overview

Optiver is a market maker using quantitative research and technology to trade financial products. Its Sydney graduate quantitative-research pathway develops statistical models, examines market data and tests methods for pricing and trading. Training begins with four weeks at the Optiver Academy in Amsterdam, followed by Sydney training and continuing lectures during the first year. Applicants should be final-year students or recent graduates in a quantitative or technical discipline and have programming experience. The official page invites expressions of interest while stating formal graduate recruitment is closed. Its heading identifies 2027, but the body refers to a 2026 campaign, leaving the intake unresolved.