Trading Associate

Status
Group/Division/Type
N/A
City
Chicago
Interviewed
October 2023
Overall experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult

General Interview Information

Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
IQ / Intelligence Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
The first step in the process was to take an IQ test that consisted of everything from "which pattern would come next" to expected value problems to brain teasers. I was made aware that there is no pass or fail on the test, but that it would be used to gauge my problem solving skills. After completing the IQ test I had a first round interview. 30 minutes was technical: Mental math where you have 4min to successfully solve as many of the 30 mental math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and a couple what is xx% of 1200 for example), an expected value problem where I was asked to determine the expected value of 3 scenarios (you should have a good understanding of expected values and risk tolerance and deploying bankroll giving odds of winning.) And then finally I was asked how many pounds of milk cows in the US produce per year. The behavioral interview was straight forward with a few questions regarding collaboration and my personal trading.
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