know your pitch/story well and don't BS about investment/trading experience (ie - if you mention a day-trading account you maintain, you sure as hell better be able to justify your trades). MS traders are great, but as outwardly Type-A as any I've seen.
.....and for brain-teasers, think about how things could be solved recursively with a decision tree; they like to ask questions like this to see if you have some intuition regarding options, even if you don't have any prior experience. examples I remember include probability of there having been a 7th game in a series, at the time of game x, given that Team A wins series, etc. Game theory questions use this too.
of course, if you've taken a derivs course, know the greeks well - MS options theory interview was one of the toughest I had.
they put you in a room with
they put you in a room with office dividers and axe you questions.
know your pitch/story well
know your pitch/story well and don't BS about investment/trading experience (ie - if you mention a day-trading account you maintain, you sure as hell better be able to justify your trades). MS traders are great, but as outwardly Type-A as any I've seen.
.....and for brain-teasers,
.....and for brain-teasers, think about how things could be solved recursively with a decision tree; they like to ask questions like this to see if you have some intuition regarding options, even if you don't have any prior experience. examples I remember include probability of there having been a 7th game in a series, at the time of game x, given that Team A wins series, etc. Game theory questions use this too.
of course, if you've taken a derivs course, know the greeks well - MS options theory interview was one of the toughest I had.
Good luck with pitching an
Good luck with pitching an investment idea in this climate. So much for pitching them short financials.... Dont think that's what they want to hear.
appreciate the input turns
appreciate the input
turns out it is "postponed" anyways...