Job Details

Job Record No: 9BC68118
Company Name: Optiver
WWW-Address: http://www.optiver.com.au
Nature of Job: Graduate Recruitment Program
Disciplines: Finance, Commerce, Economics, Maths, Physics, Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering and Actuarial Studies.
Academic Status: Penultimate year, final year or recent graduate.
Job Title: Graduate Trader
Job Specification: Looking to commence your career with an industry-leader at the top of its game? Does the thought of working with like-minded individuals in an adrenaline-filled, high- performance environment where your success is recognised and rewarded sound like the ideal place to start your career in the financial markets? Take a look at Optiver. As a market maker, Optiver is a key player in the global financial markets. Since establishing itself in Amsterdam in 1986, the company has grown to have a trading presence in twenty countries, spread across five continents and is the largest independent arbitrage firm in the Asia Pacific region today. With plans for further expansion, Optiver is looking for bright, motivated graduates to join its trading teams in Sydney, Amsterdam and Chicago. As a Graduate Trader, you will be trained and mentored by some of the brightest minds in the industry, work with highly advanced systems in a simulated trading environment and be given the support you need to build a career high in satisfaction and success! In return for your engagement, you will be rewarded with a lucrative salary, uncapped bonuses and a unique working environment focused on work-life balance and reward. Optiver's culture is informal and free from unnecessary bureaucracy, so you can be assured that, regardless of how long you've been with the company, your voice will be heard.
Essential Skills:

• A penultimate, final year or recently degree qualified in a quantitative discipline Eg. Finance, Commerce, Economics, Maths, Physics, Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering or Actuarial Studies
• A Distinction-average student
• Passionate about the financial markets
• Extremely numerical with a flair for problem solving
• Excellent communication skills
• Decisive, focused and someone who thrives on challenge