IMC Financial Markets Interview Questions

81 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (86%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (100%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (74%)

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 IMC Financial Markets

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Year 2021
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Location Chicago
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Location Chicago
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Interview Questions & Answers - IMC Financial Markets Examples

Graduate Software Engineer Interview - Investment Grade Finance

Anonymous interview candidate in Amsterdam
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Nov 03, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Skills Test
Interview
Two coding challenges in HackerRank, both about data structures. The first one asked for an implementation of a stack with an increment operation in the k bottom elements. The second one was about Knight Path.
Interview Questions
The Knights Path was a bit difficult, but time was the real issue
Sample Answer

Spring week Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Amsterdam
Interviewed: January 2023
Date Submitted: Sep 08, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
IQ / Intelligence Test
Other
Interview
First Resume submissions. Then a Neurolympics IQ test with multiple mini games. Then a Hirevue with one technical probabilities question and 1 behavioral question. Process is smooth but you get no human interaction.
Interview Questions
The technical question is the hardest part. Expected value of a game with two dice and conditional scenarios.
Sample Answer

Trader Interview - Quantitative Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Amsterdam
Interviewed: April 2023
Date Submitted: May 03, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
You have to do a Neurolympcs test, which you can practice using the demo online. Make sure to focus on thinking and processing speed as i think those are the most important things.
Interview Questions
At one point the games will get difficult. Make sure not too stress out and keep calm
Sample Answer

Software Engineer Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: January 2023
Date Submitted: Apr 30, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First a recruiter screen after applying online. Then a hiring manager interview about my background/behavioral questions/and some scenario questions, was pretty detailed and good. Then a very interesting, but long 2 hr coding interview. Then a personality assessment. Then a panel interview with a system design and behavioral interview.

Only advice I can give, follow up with the recruiter as much as you can. I followed up twice with the recruiter on what my final interviews would look like, but I was only told that it would be a technical interview, I did not know I would have a system design interview, so I walked in pretty blindsided and unprepared, which was completely unfair. You should never be walking into interviews without knowing what they’re going to be assessing you on. Make sure you keep pestering the recruiter until they tell you.
Interview Questions
Design stock trading system
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graduate trader Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Sydney
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 18, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
1. HR check CV
2. Neurolympics Test
3. Vieple one way interview
Currently up to the vieple interview which consist of one behavioural question and one probability/math question. The neurolympics test is somewhat difficult since it requires 100% focus throughout the entire 5 minutes. However your able to practice for it on the brainsfirst site that has a demo.
Interview Questions
The profit of traders A, B and C follows a uniform distribution from 0 EUR to 100k EUR and are independent. What is the probability A > B and B > C?
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trader Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Mar 05, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Applied online and passed the first round (online test. Consider it as an IQ test). Subsequently, there was an HR round (one way) where I had to answer pre-recorded questions. Didn't pass after this round.
Interview Questions
A few of HR questions were somewhat unexpected (Tell us about a time when you had a conflict)
Online assessment has numerous quick math questions and some pattern matching/prediction problems.
Sample Answer

Quantitative Trading Intern Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: July 2022
Date Submitted: Feb 15, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Interview process began with online application, then a round of timed online cognition and math tests, then a virtual interview (Hirevue), then an HR interview, then a round of interviews with traders.
Interview Questions
I was asked to analyze an order book of a fictional trading company to determine its trading strategy and the ways in which that strategy could be optimized.
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Graduate Research Analyst Interview - Equity Capital Markets

Anonymous interview candidate in Amsterdam
Interviewed: December 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 11, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
The first round after they accept the CV is an online test, it tests your competences. There are four games, they test cognitive ability. Main abilities tested are working memory, attention, anticipation and impulsivity among other things. There is no way to prepare for this test as your ability wont improve much over a few days. I would suggest practicing on Lumosity for a year - 6 months and getting good at speed, memory and attention games. If you play video games this assessment will be a breeze for you.

I passed that round was invited for a virtual interview. This interview included behavioral and technical questions. Everything was happening through a recording application similar to Hirevue. In total I got two questions, one on behavioral and two technical questions. The questions are not unfair but the time given to think of a proper answer is very limited.
Interview Questions
The technical questions during the interview was unexpected. It was a question about dice and probabilities.
Sample Answer

Quant Trader Intern Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 16, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First, you have an online test of 4 games, then a video interview with 2questions, 1 for motivation 1 for probability, and then HR round with standard behavioral questions and a few brain teasers. The brain teasers are not too difficult but you need to be quick and accurate, one is about number of 8 in a pyramid and another is about telephone button probability stuff.
Interview Questions
Telephone button moving questions
Sample Answer

Quantitative Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 11, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Background Check
Interview
OA test. Online video BQ questions. Phone interview with the HR to talk about my background. Zoom meeting with a Trader to do some brainteasers.
Interview Questions
A board with 4x4 grids. You can put a ship with size 1X3 and a ship with 1X2 on the board. Ask: 1. different ways to put it. 2. if I hit a grid and I hit a ship, what is the probability that the ship is 1X3? ...
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