Interactive Brokers Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (78%)

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.

4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (80%)

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.

3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Interactive Brokers

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Year 2018
Job Title Other
Group/Division Brokerage
Location Greenwich
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Operations Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title Operations Analyst
Group/Division Prime Brokerage
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Greenwich
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
1st Year Analyst
Year 2008
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Operations
Location Greenwich
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Interactive Brokers Examples

Professional Customer Rep Interview - Brokerage

Anonymous employee in Greenwich
Interviewed: April 2018
Date Submitted: Jun 28, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
The hiring process was fairly simple, only really needed to practice the essentials such as research the company, and study for the IQ/Knowledge test.
Interview Questions
There was a math/knowledge test that consisted of mental math problems, then probability, followed by sections with questions about options, futures, forex, and then scenario problems. I believe the hardest questions for me personally were the Forex and Futures questions since I never really interacted with those in trading. There were a few questions from easy to hard and picking which questions to answer was definitely tough and somewhat psychological. I felt as though they would potentially judge you on which difficulty you chose.
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Customer Service Interview - Prime Brokerage

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: May 2015
Date Submitted: Feb 08, 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Very straight forward interview with the manager and director of the group. Interview consisted of resume review along with qualification related to position. Had to take a math and market knowledge test as well as personality test. Entire process lasted 1 month. Interview lasted a total of 2 hours including the test.
Interview Questions
The hardest part of the interview was the math and market knowledge test. It was on a wide variety of topics from simple bond questions to detailed questions on risk management. Including everything from simple math calculations to accrued interest calculations on bonds. Personality test was 100 questions and very basic but they require a "good score" in order get called in for a interview. Need a broad knowledge of investing, trading and products in order to do well on the tests. Test was very broad.
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Software Engineer Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Greenwich
Interviewed: October 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 24, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
They start with a set of Math questions and programming questions in C++ and Java. The first interviewer gives you an intro and some behavioral questions. You can ask him whatever. He then organizes other interviewers to come in and ask questions off the cuff and look at the test they give you in the beginning and try to see if you could correct any mistakes. The next guy is also off the cuff and starts just asking you behavioral and math questions.
Interview Questions
Had a local array in the scope of a function that was being used outside of the function in C. You were supposed to recognize that mistake.
You have 8 coins, one with a different weight and a scale. Find the coin with a different weight given you have a scale to compare.
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Financial Control Analyst Interview - Operations

Anonymous employee in Greenwich
Interviewed: October 2008
Date Submitted: May 14, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Background Check
Interview
In order to gain an interview, applicants must take a personality test to determine their "fit" relative to the specific group they plan to interview. If selected after the test, two rounds of interviews typically ensue. The first will be with the actual manager hiring. This will consist of a fit test and may require some basic math calculations. The second will be with the manager's boss and is used to determine whether someone receives an offer.
Interview Questions
Be able to explain options, futures, and stocks in a very basic form. What they are, why they are used, and how they settle. Also be able to explain how you would attack a pile of work on your desk with one day to complete.
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