Cantor Fitzgerald Interview Questions

37 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (92%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.8
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  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (86%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

2.7
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% Interns - FT Offers (86%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Cantor Fitzgerald

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology
Location New York
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2009
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Prime Brokerage
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy
2nd Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Tokyo
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Healthcare
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division N/A
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Corporate Banking
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Very Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Cantor Fitzgerald Examples

Technology Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Technology

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
15-Min phone screen; was unexpectedly grilled hard on technicals during the screen by a current analyst there, did not make it past the phone screen
Interview Questions
How would a $10 increase in deferred revenue affect the 3 statements?
What is WACC and how would you calculate it?
How would you calculate the cost of debt?
What are some valuation multiples that you would use to value a semiconductor company?
What are the line items you would see on the cash flow from operating activities section of the cash flow statement?
How would you sensitize a DCF?
Why technology investment banking instead of equity research?
What is deferred revenue and why is it a liability?
Why would you multiply cost of debt by (1-corporate tax rate) in WACC calculation?
Walk me through your resume.

Intern Interview - Prime Brokerage

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: April 2009
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
It was good, couple of normal questions, tell me about yourself etc. Just prepare like tis a normal interview you know what I mean.
Interview Questions
How is your day to day life

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Met with 2 analysts back to back, then 2 associates back to back. Superday was with a VP. Easy and straightforward process, mostly focused on fit and less on technicals.
Interview Questions
Why is net working capital important?

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Tokyo
Interviewed: December 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
Submitted resume and profile through a recruiter. First round with an capital markets MD. Mainly behavioral questions to get to know the candidate better--minor technical to confirm candidate had fundamental understanding of financial analysis. Second round was with junior members of the team who the candidate would be working with closely. Relatively straightforward conversation-style interview to confirm personalities wouldn't clash. For third round, was asked to create a presentation relating to a hot field at the time--no data sets provided, everything was to be done from scratch. (roughly a week to prepare). Final round was with regional head, same MD from the first round, and a bit of face-to-face with HR who would take over the process. Final + 1 round was a dinner with the team, but no offer had been provided at that point--dinner was essentially the final round of the entire process and get candidates oral confirmation that he would join if offer was made.
Interview Questions
Questions were very straightforward. The presentation for the third round was a bit tricky as no structure was provided and the Q&A during and after the presentation was difficult to prepare.

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Nice people. Phone screen, then two interviews in first round. Expect regular questions. Very nice people.
Interview Questions
DCF

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The whole process went smoothly. Applied on June and got my first round invite on July. Had two 30min back to back interviews with two analysts. Then around a month later got the superday invite, which was the same format as the first round with more experienced bankers instead. Heard back the final decision a week later.
Interview Questions
How to calculate WACC

Summer IB Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Interviewed by two associates back to back. Was asked a mixture of technical and the classic why ib, why our firm etc
Interview Questions
Walk me through a sell-side M&A deal

Investment Banking Summer Analyst (HC) Interview - Healthcare

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied online at the end of April. I had my first round on May 10th with two back-to-back interviews (one A2, one ASO). My superday was on May 25th with three back-to-back interviews (two A1s, one ASO3). I then received a verbal offer on the morning of May 27th and my offer letter on June 1st.
Interview Questions
The associate I spoke to during the superday asked me my opinion on work from home., For technicals one of the harder questions I was asked was why do we calculate levered beta in a DCF.

Summer Analyst Investment Banking Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied on LinkedIn. Got first round (consisted of two interviews with analysts), second round was 1 interview with an associate. final found was 10 minute phone call with 1 MD. Didn't hear back until few days later (didn't get offer). Technicals in first and second round only (DCF, accounting technicals, valuation questions were pretty easy).
Interview Questions
Accounting technicals had pretty unusual line items

1st Year Analyst Interview - Corporate Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Overall, pretty easy. Need to know current market conditions and trends. Mostly behavioral and fit.
Interview Questions
How do you hedge credit risk on a syndicated loan?