Optiver is a global market maker founded in Amsterdam, with offices in London, Chicago, Austin, New York, Sydney, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei and Mumbai. Established in 1986, today we are a leading liquidity provider, with close to 2,000 employees in offices around the world, united in our commitment to improve the market through competitive pricing, execution and risk management. By providing liquidity on multiple exchanges across the world in various financial instruments we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets. We provide liquidity to financial markets using our own capital, at our own risk, trading a wide range of products: listed derivatives, cash equities, ETFs, bonds and foreign currencies.

Optiver’s Sydney office is one of the primary players within Asian markets, trading a range of products. Established in 1996, we're an active participant on the Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan exchanges, and act as Optiver’s APAC head office.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Trading and position taking in equity repo and dividends across multiple markets on both an index and single stock level
• Identify new opportunities and areas for growth, and explore these to help grow the business
• Collaborate with different parts of the business to influence trading decisions and projects across the firm
• Externally represent Optiver, working with brokers and direct counterparties to provide liquidity

WHO YOU ARE:

• Have 3+ years experience trading index rolls, dividends, and/or equity repo
• A track record of profitably pricing and trading rolls is essential
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to be clear, assertive and understanding when talking to external parties.
• Have an understanding of the market landscape and industry dynamics, as well as being on top of new developments and flows
• Demonstrate a mature thought process with capacity to challenge the future direction of the business
• A deep knowledge of APAC dividends would be an advantage
• Leadership experience is a significant advantage but not essential

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.
• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au

Optiver is seeking an experienced Fixed Income ETF Trader to join our D1 Trading Team in Sydney, as we expand our ETF coverage to include fixed-income products. You will be part of a high-impact, collaborative team, where you’ll be responsible for establishing and running this new desk.

What you'll do:

• Build and run the Fixed Income ETF desk, extending our existing equity-ETF presence.
• Quote, execute, and manage risk in fixed-income ETFs across APAC - both on-screen and OTC.
• Collaborate with quants, engineers, and other traders to identify and capture trading opportunities.

What you'll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams, and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment.
• The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.
• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
• Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.
• Guided relocation, a competitive relocation package and visa sponsorship where necessary.

Who you are:

• 3+ years trading experience in ETFs and/or Fixed Income within APAC; China Fixed Income exposure highly valued.
• Deep knowledge of bond-market structure and how ETFs interact with the primary market.
• Solid grasp of Fixed Income-ETF valuation, basket construction, liquidity sourcing and creation/redemption mechanics.
• Proficiency in Python (or similar) for data analysis; SQL or C++ a plus.
• Clear, concise communication style; ability to work closely with quants, technologists and external counterparties.

Diversity statement

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

As our Graduate Quantitative Trader, you’ll develop cutting-edge strategies that directly impact and improve the global financial markets. You’ll manage a trading book as part of a team of expert traders and work alongside researchers and engineers to design, develop and enhance trading strategies, fully immersing in the world of market making.  

If you have a pragmatic mindset, logical problem-solving skills and mathematical precision, you are the ideal candidate for this role. Join us and be a part of a dynamic team where you can make a meaningful impact. 

Please note, our formal applications for Graduate opportunities are currently closed. We are seeking expressions of interest for our 2026 campaign and would love to hear from you! Please complete this application to join our 'Talent Community' so that we can keep you up to date with suitable upcoming vacancies. 

What you’ll do 

Your onboarding and training 

Kickstart your training in the Optiver Academy, our four-week global training program in Amsterdam. Here you’ll learn from our dedicated in-house education team and other industry experts through a series of lectures, coursework and collaborative project work.  

Following this, the comprehensive training program in Sydney will equip you with the knowledge needed to make an impact from the moment you join your trading desk. You’ll learn the intricacies of option theory and apply your knowledge in a simulated trading environment, so that you can hit the trading floor with confidence at the end of the nine-week program. We believe a realistic hands-on experience is the best way to learn, and that is exactly what we provide. 

After joining one of the teams on the floor, you’ll trade and gain a deeper insight into the different products and trading strategies within the team. Our education team will continue to provide training through a curated series of lectures over your first 12 months as a graduate trader. 

Your responsibilities  

From your first day on the trading floor, you’ll have the autonomy and responsibility to make decisions that create an immediate impact. Every day will present you with new and interesting challenges to solve, and it’s up to you and your team to drive our success through Optiver’s market-leading technology-stack. Key responsibilities may include: 

• Trading, while constantly looking for creative quantitative solutions to real-world events, ahead of the competition. 

• Developing robust pricing models and algorithms to offer the best price on the products you trade. 

• Building tools, conducting analysis and leading projects that take your team’s trading strategies to the next level. 

• Working collectively with our talented team of traders, engineers and researchers, to solve complex problems and remain at the forefront of the industry. 

• Seeking continuous improvement in everything you do. 

Find your niche in trading 

We offer a range of opportunities in our trading teams. In your application, select the role that appeals to you the most, and we'll work with you to ensure the role is most suitable for you. Below are examples of the different roles available. 

• Read Will’s story to discover how he leverages the data available to make informed trading decisions in the Index Options team. 

• Read Jason’s story to discover how he uses cutting-edge statistical models and machine learning algorithms to optimise our autotraders in the Delta 1 team. 

• Read Matt’s story to discover how he works closely with external counterparties to provide prices, liquidity and negotiate large trades in the Institutional Trading team.  

What you’ll get 

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.  

In addition, you’ll receive: 

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool, fostering a truly collaborative environment. 

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals. 

• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities. 

• Gym membership, plus weekly in-house chair massages. 

• Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista. 

• Regular social events

Who you are 

• Final year university student or recent graduate. 
• An Australian or New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or able to provide evidence of full working rights. 
• Lateral thinker, with a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative, dynamic environments. 
• Holds superior logical reasoning skills. 
• Experience with programming or scripting in Python is a plus. 

Diversity statement  

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. 

Questions? Check out our internship and graduate FAQs or get in touch with the team at careers@optiver.com.au.  

• You will optimise our options trading in onshore commodity markets
• Extensive collaboration with research/quants, developers, corporate strategy, and wider functions to deliver improvement across the trading problems
• Strategically contribute to future direction of the team and challenge the status quo

• Significant experience trading China onshore commodity option markets will be highly preferred, demonstrated understanding of how markets function and the opportunities present
• Track record of strong trading performance
• Strong and responsible risk appetite
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for trading, and a strong desire to continuous improvement
• Familiarity with coding is preferred but not essential

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside best-in-class professionals
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Competitive compensation package, office breakfast, lunch, snacks etc.
• Sponsored gym membership, sports and leisure activities, plus weekly in-house chair massages
• Regular social events, clubs and Friday afternoon drinks

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion, and it is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team at careers@optiver.com.au.

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At Optiver, we seek to continuously improve our approach to pricing, execution, and risk management. We believe that the rigour with which we approach these problems is a source of competitive edge. We have an appetite to diversify and improve and are always looking for great new talent to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to our trading team. We are uniquely placed in the market with a combination of access to great liquidity through our market-making desks and a progressive risk appetite to leverage upon that.

We have an opportunity for an experienced Trader with a technical focus to join the team and improve us further. You will be responsible for building and optimising our trading strategies across APAC.

WHO WE ARE:

Optiver is a proprietary trading firm and leading global market maker. As one of the oldest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 50+ exchanges across the globe. Our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilising force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• You will build and optimise our options trading spots across APAC.
• Extensive collaboration with research/quants, developers, corporate strategy, and wider functions to deliver improvement across the trading problem.
• Strategically contribute to future direction of the team and challenge the status quo.

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a proven track record of driving improvements on a systematic or semi-systematic trading spot - preferably at a top market-making firm
• Holistic understanding of the options trading problem
• Strong and responsible risk appetite
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for trading, and a strong desire to continuously improve
• Whilst we have a strong preference for the role to be based out of Sydney, for the right candidate we can be location agnostic

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

• The chance to work alongside diverse, intelligent and driven peers in a rewarding environment
• Competitive remuneration, including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages
• Daily breakfast and lunch facilities
• Regular social events including an annual company trip
• A work-from-home allowance and support

As an intentionally flat organisation, we believe that great ideas and impact can come from everyone. We are passionate about empowering individuals and creating diverse teams that thrive. Every person at Optiver should feel included, valued and respected, because we believe our best work is done together.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is hardwired through every stage of our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

our hiring process. We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities.

Optiver is expanding its Systematic Options Trading Team and seeking exceptional Quantitative Researchers and Traders to drive its next phase of growth. You’ll join a team at the forefront of designing and optimizing our automated systems that work autonomously or alongside our operational options traders. With significant resources, cutting-edge infrastructure, and a collaborative environment, you'll help shape the direction of our trading systems and execution models.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and refine systematic trading strategies to optimize market reactions, order placement, and execution in order to maximize trading performance
• Utilize modelling, machine learning, and other techniques to gather insights from data in this pursuit

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
• A highly competitive compensation package
• Global profit-sharing pool and performance-based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• 25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who you are

• 3+ years of index options experience focused on systematic trading
• BS, MS, or PhD in a quantitative or technical field
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills, with a track record of applying them to trading problems
• Proficient in programming (Python, C++, or similar)
• Collaborative team player with experience working across departments and partnering closely with development
• A self-starter who identifies opportunities to make an impact

Who we are:
At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Our differences are our edge. Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.

As our Quantitative Trading Intern, you’ll spend your summer or winter break tackling complex, quantitative problems at one of the world’s leading tech-driven trading firms. Under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts, you’ll apply your strong reasoning skills to design, develop and enhance our innovative trading strategies, fully immersing in the world of market making.  

From derivative theory training to hands-on trading experience, you’ll have deepened your understanding of the quantitative trading industry by the end of the 8-week internship. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Graduate Quantitative Trader.

Note: Part of the internship program will be run out of our Sydney office. Optiver will cover your travel and accommodation costs for the duration of the program.

What you’ll do

Requiring a pragmatic mindset, logical problem-solving skills and mathematical precision, our internship is as close as you can get to a real trading experience. Led by our dedicated in-house education team that consists of ex-traders and engineers, our Quantitative Trading Internship offers you the opportunity to:

• Complete our curated series of lectures and coursework on trading fundamentals, covering topics such as options pricing, financial markets, trading strategies and cutting-edge technology.
• Apply your recently acquired knowledge in a simulated trading environment, trading options using live market data for a realistic hands-on experience.
• Analyse real historical data to develop your own algorithmic trading strategy and backtest to see how it performed.
• Learn directly from our team of full-time educators and current traders, gaining exposure to our various trading desks and experience the financial markets first-hand.
• Test your potential and accelerate your growth in a fascinating and high-performing environment.

Read Brent’s story to discover what it’s like to join Optiver as a quantitative trading intern.

What you’ll get

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A highly competitive remuneration package, including an attractive bonus structure and additional leave entitlements.
• Optiver-covered flights and accommodations for the duration of the internship
• Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities
• Daily breakfast, lunch and in-house barista
• Regular social events

Who you are

• Penultimate or pre-penultimate university student, graduating in 2026 or later
• A Taiwan Citizen, Taiwan Permanent Resident, or has a preference to work in Taiwan long term post-graduation
• Lateral thinker, with a passion for quantitative problems and working in collaborative, dynamic environments.
• Holds superior quantitative and logical reasoning skills.
• Interested in strategic games and/or competitive activities.
• Experienced in programming or scripting in Python a plus.
• May have an interest in trading or financial markets.

Diversity statement 

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

We encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. Please let us know if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments by contacting the Recruitment team via taiwancareers@optiver.com.au.  

We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can re-apply when the next recruitment season begins.