OSTC Group Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (46%)

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 (51%)

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

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Junior Trader
Year 2012
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division Prop Trading
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Trader
Year 2009
Job Title Trader
Group/Division
Location Bromley
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - OSTC Group Examples

Junior Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: 2012
Date Submitted: Jun 08, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
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.
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Graduate Trader Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Bromley
Interviewed: August 2009
Date Submitted: Feb 07, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
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.
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