OSTC Group Interview Questions

2 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (46%)

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3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (52%)

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.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at OSTC Group

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2012Junior TraderLondonProp TradingPositiveEasy
2009Graduate TraderBromleyNeutralAverage

Junior Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous employee in London

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

College / University / On Campus Recruiting

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: 2012 Date Submitted: Jun 08, 2014

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

Pretty straight forward, sent and email and got invited to a 1 on 1 meeting with a partner. Started with a simple math tests 25 questions in 5 mins, all very simple addition or subtraction. Pretty relaxed interview, I was asked questions about my knowledge of financial markets, prices of commodities and my views on interest rates. I also got to ask questions about specific strategies the company executes.

I was invited back for a 2nd interview a month later with the head of trading. It was a pretty short interview, I was asked similar questions and more personal questions e.g. hobbies, what i do to relax etc. 3 days later got an email saying i had the job.

Interview Questions

Where will interest rates be in 6 months and 1 year? Need to give reasons why you will believe and what could change to stop your prediction from happening.
Sample Answer

Graduate Trader Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Bromley

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: August 2009 Date Submitted: Feb 07, 2012

Application

1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test

Interview

Initially applied online and had a first stage interview. Interviewed by 2 people, with a maths test. The maths test was roughly 5minutes, involving doubling the first column and adding it to the second. Say 50 rows. You are unable to complete all calculations but its to see how you dealt with pressure. Then usual interview questions, what interests you about trading. The basic was 12K + profit share at end of 12 months.
Had a final interview with a different guy and same lady. The guy was reasonably rude, said I answered questions well but my maths was pretty average> I offered to resit the maths as it might have been nerves. They liked that, gave me maths results and said they were much better. Interview went well, but obviously fluffed it at some point as they never called. That was the only that p**sed me off, as they said they would call either way and just didn't bother.

The best advice I can pass on to anyone interviewing for any trading/sales/brokering etc is to read the FT and open a demo trading account and have an understanding of price movement.


In hindsight my knowledge at the time was poor, I lacked understanding in some areas areas.

I'm now VP of Trading at a small brokerage in under 3 years... Their loss ;) - I interview people for my desk and cringe at answers as they don't bother to prepare, I also see what I must have been like.

Interview Questions

In my second interview the guy asked me about if I gambled... he wanted me to explain I understood risk and reward.
Sample Answer