quantitative brokers Interview Questions

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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.

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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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Interview Questions & Answers - quantitative brokers Examples

Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 27, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
Note that the following is for an associate level quantitative position. There were almost no "soft" questions asked beyond "why do you want to work in banking?". Maybe 10% soft, 30% computer science/programming questions, and 30% maths/brain-teasters, and 30% finance. A number of interview rounds, overall felt quite comfortable, and discussions with interviewers were positive.
Interview Questions
How do you weigh a jet aeroplane without using scales?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 24, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
My resume was picked up from campus recruiting for a first-round on-campus interview with 2 interviewers and I. The next day I received a call that I got a superday. Superday was a few weeks later, and was in NY office.
Interview Questions
Suppose the two of us go into a pub and order a pint of beer. I drink half the pint. You drink half of the remainder. I drink half of what's left after this, and we continue. How much of the pint do I drink, and how much do you?
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Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2022
Date Submitted: Nov 14, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
I got the opportunity to interview for S&T in Atlanta after connecting with some MDs in New York (through networking). Interview process was fairly simple. Phone screen, then a 2 on 1 interview with standard questions. Finally, a super day consisting of 5 interviews.
Interview Questions
You are given two equal jugs; one's filled with alcohol and one's filled with water. A quantity of water, Q, is poured from the water jug into the alcohol jug, and is thoroughly mixed. The same quantity, Q, of (now diluted) alcohol is then poured back into the water jug to equalize the volume of jugs at their initial levels. Is there more alcohol in the water jug or more water in the alcohol jug?
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 28, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Recruiting process was simple, interview was only technicals and largely based on specific coverage group.
Interview Questions
Let's play a game with 100 balls: 50 white and 50 black and two sacks. You can arrange the balls within the two sacks in any way you want. I then come into the room and pick a ball from one of the sacks. If I pick a black, I win; a white, you win. How do you arrange the balls such that you have the highest chance of winning?
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Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 22, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
Initial campus contact through resume drop for OCR. Invite for a video interview was extended about a week later. The video interview consisted followed by a superday focusing on market and fit questions.
Interview Questions
How would you move Mount Fuji?
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Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2022
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
Applied on the website with CV and some open questions. Then finished an automatically sent VI consisting of 5 questions and 2 coding challenges(I skipped them.) Got phone interview invitation abt 3 weeks after VI.
Interview Questions
If a cannonball is dropped in the deepest part of the Earth's oceans, how long will it take to reach the ocean floor?
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Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 10, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
1st Round - On campus

Interviewed by 2 bankers - 1 associate and 1 VP. Asked standard behavioral questions and a math question (e.g. 27 * 89)

2nd Round - On site

Had 5 30 min interviews - mixed between 1-2 bankers each time. Asked about financial statements, M&A and behavioral questions. Couldn't convince the senior bankers I deserved the job
Interview Questions
Your bedroom sock drawer contains eight red socks and 11 blue socks that are otherwise identical. The light is broken in your bedroom, and you must select your socks in the dark. What is the minimum number of socks you need to take out of your drawer and carry into your (well􀇒lit) living room to guarantee that you have with you at least a matching pair to choose from?
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Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Oct 09, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
First we started with a one on one interview at my University to see if I fit, and then the next day did a skills test.
Interview Questions
There are two motorcyclists on a single lane road. They are 25 miles apart. At a signal, they start moving toward each other with constant speeds. The first motorcyclist rides at 20 mph; the second rides at 30 mph.
When the signal goes off, a fly on the helmet of the first motorcyclist is startled and starts flying toward the second motorcyclist at 40 mph. When the fly reaches the second motorcyclist (now moving toward the first), he immediately reverses course and flies back to the first motorcyclist. When the fly gets back to the first motorcyclist, he reverses course again. The fly continues to fly backwards and forwards b etween the two motorcyclists until they all collide. How many miles will the fly have traveled b efore his life is extinguished?
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Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 24, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Interview
Very slow process. Started with campus interview, followed by phone screens, and then onsite. Good experience overall, but could have been faster.
Interview Questions
Why are images in a mirror flipped horizontally and not vertically? For example, although I wear my wristwatch on my left wrist, and my reflection wears his on his right wrist, my reflection is not standing on his head.
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Summer Associate Intern Interview

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 21, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Interview
Phone interview, very easy, asked me stuff about my resume, why sales and trading, what my hobbies were and what my experiences were
Interview Questions
Estimate the annual demand for car batteries.
Sample Answer