Applications are now open!

Whether you’re just starting to explore your career options or already intrigued in the financial markets, this is your chance to gain a competitive edge and take the first step towards a rewarding career with one of the world’s leading trading firms.

Graduating in 2028 or beyond? Ready to launch your career in one of the world’s leading tech-driven trading firms?

Join our FutureFocus program in Shanghai, an all-expenses-paid program, to ignite your potential as a future trader, researcher or software developer.

Guided by our renowned in-house education team of former traders and engineers, you’ll dive into the intricacies of market making through a mix of practical and classroom learning. This immersive experience will deepen your understanding of the industry and provide you with an unique inside lens into Optiver’s cutting-edge trading systems.

Beyond the average insights program, this is your chance to elevate your skills, collaborate on real-world challenges, and demonstrate your potential in a tech-driven quantitative trading firm. Plus, if you’ve excelled during the program, you could secure an offer for our 2027 Summer Internship program.

Why join FutureFocus?

As part of the five-day program, you’ll experience Optiver’s incredible culture and benefits (such as daily breakfast, lunch and coffee), as well as have the opportunity to:

• Kickstart your career in trading, research or tech: Learn the fundamentals of trading theory and discover how to build trading strategies for deployment in a virtual market.
• Gain hands-on experience: Immerse in Optiver’s dynamic trading floor and see the firm’s cutting-edge systems in action to understand how Optiver remains at the forefront of the global financial markets.
• Learn from industry experts: Receive mentorship and support from Optiver’s in-house education team and senior traders or software developers, who are committed to ensuring you have the guidance and support needed to succeed.
• Build valuable connections: Connect with recent graduates as well as your cohort of future traders and software developers.

Discover life at Optiver

FutureFocus to intern: Steph’s journey into the trading industry

From key learnings to tips for future participants, Steph details her experience and explains how the program has transformed her perception of the trading industry, reinforcing her decision to kickstart her career at Optiver.

Read Steph’s story