Eldorado Trading Group Interview Questions

3 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (81%)

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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.

4.3
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (74%)

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.

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

Interviews at Eldorado Trading Group

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Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Junior Trader
Year 2008
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division Trading
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Eldorado Trading Group Examples

Commodity Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: December 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I got an email scheduled for a quick phone interview. Things went well so I got invited to an onsite. On the onsite, it was a 2 day interview process, the first day a 1 on 1 interview.

It started very casually, just getting to know more about me (pretty much behavioral questions), except it felt very informal and the guy went out of his way to make sure we learned each other a lot. Then there was a mental math portion. A lot of basic arithmetic including addition/multiplication. I'd say I got roughly 18/20 right if I were to guess. This was followed by a brain teaser.

2nd day was more interesting. I got timed to do another mental math test, but slightly more difficult and under pressure (it was to check for poise I presume). Afterwards another interviewer joined in and asked me more behavioral questions. He had to go back to his computer due to lot of trade opportunities so the guy from yesterday continued to interview me. He asked a probability question and then one more brain teaser. After that, it was honestly just chatting again, learning more about each others' philosophies. This was one interview I didn't feel too stressed but felt genuinely was enjoying. That concluded the entire interview process.
Interview Questions
There were not any difficult or unexpected interview questions. If you take your time preparing, it should not be bad. Some of the brainteasers asked are often recycled throughout many trading interviews (e.g. 2x2 mental math, Russian Roulette, expected value of die, etc).
There was one variation of the problem I mentioned above but it was honestly very doable if you just thought about it.

Junior Trader Interview - Trading

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: August 2008
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
I applied online by submitting a resume and cover letter. Three months later, I got a response to come into the office for an interview. The timing is based on their recruiting cycle. It varies, but typically Eldo will recruit 1-2 junior trader classes in a year.

There are 2-3 rounds of interviews. I got three rounds. The interviews themselves were more like an oral exam than anything else. There are four major components that they were testing for. 1) Mental math, 2) Problem solving (brain teasers), 3) Poise under pressure, and 4) Motivation. Each round consisted of some varying mix of the four components mentioned above.

Interview Questions
A simple mental math test application. The purpose is to add and subtract numbers accurately and quickly.
Brain teasers that revolve around conditional probability, expected value, and risk taking. Speed is always and element for these questions

Trader Trainee Interview -

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: 2012
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
First you take an online timed math test (addition, subtraction, multiplication). The first round interview is over the phone and was another timed math test, followed by a few logic/estimation problems, then a long discussion/description of the company, the role, how the pay works, etc.

First in-person interview consists of yet another timed math test, more logic problems, description of role/company, and also much more about your background and interest. Final interview is again very similar to the first in person interview just with different people - more logic, background, timed addition/subtraction.

Examples: 1186 - 294; 15.5 - (-16); How long would it take you to bike from Las Vegas to Chicago assuming you had unlimited access to supplies/shelter?; How many blue eyes are there in the United States?
Interview Questions
Why should we hire you?

What is the diameter of the earth in Miles?

If you run half of a race at 5 mph, and half at 10 mph, what is your average speed?