Tower Hill Trading Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (66%)

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3.5
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Interview Difficulty (53%)

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.

2.3
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% Interns - FT Offers (84%)

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 Tower Hill Trading

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Year 2014
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Location Chicago
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Job Title Trader
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Location Chicago
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Interview Questions & Answers - Tower Hill Trading Examples

Equities Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: July 2014
Date Submitted: Sep 09, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Other
Interview
The phone interview consisted of asking me for my prior experience, which was successful retail trading. This seemed to be more than enough, even without evidence and verification of prior trading experience, to invite me to trade for them. Next consisted of an e-mail "interview" to ask me if my schedule would fit with market hours, and telling me that it's a no-salary, commissions only position. They informed me that it's best to only take the position if I did not immediately need money.

There were no unexpected interview questions. I believe that they take anybody on-board who wants to join.
Interview Questions
Do you have prior trading experience?

Yes, I have prior trading experience in equities and commodities markets.
Did you play sports in college?

No, but I was director of the student (instrument ensemble name).
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Trader Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: December 2010
Date Submitted: Jun 02, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Phone interview for the initial screening with operations manager after submitting my resume a few weeks prior. Was asked to come in with a group of 15 interviewees and was given a skills test comprised of 60 questions and we were given 15 minutes to complete the test. Told us they would call back anyone that passed the test. Was asked to come back and interview with owner a week later. Interview consisted of various personality, mathematical and probability questions to understand how one thinks and how quickly one can process information.
Interview Questions
Why are manhole covers round? Answer - so that one person can remove and roll them easily, with one person and a round shape you will not have to worry about the cover falling into the hole.
What is 32 x 32? Answer: 1024

What degree angle would the hands on a clock make at 10:20? Answer 180 degrees.
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Proprietary Trading Trainee Interview - Prop Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2012
Date Submitted: Apr 12, 2013
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
I applied online for a position as a proprietary trader trainee. I had been working as a physical commodity trader for 8 months at that time but knew that I wanted to try something different. After trading e-mails with their recruiter and a couple of phone conversations I came in for a group interview/IQ test. The timing was odd because at the time I was living in Kansas City and scheduling as much as I could for monthly trips to Chicago so my experiences may not have been 100% typical. At the group interview the candidates all had diverse backgrounds. One was a physical trader like me at the time, one was an undergrad student whose brother worked as a trader at a similar group in Chicago, one was a grad student and one was in some sort of sales role. All the candidates sat in a room and did an IQ test because myself and the undergrad student would not be in town the following week we were told that if we scored high enough we would be invited back for the next steps in the afternoon via a phone call. After killing 2 hours on the internet in a Starbucks i was invited back for the second round and when I showed up the undergrad student was there as well. After a short discussion from the recruiter and a very brief hello from a senior member of the team we went and sat with one of the trader's who showed us his positions and answered general questions.
Interview Questions
Are you willing to accept the risk of not making any money for at least 3 months? Even after that we expect some of the trainees will still be earning less than what is required for someone your age, what makes you think you have the competitive drive to succeed in the role?
The IQ test was a little stressful because I had to take it with 5 other guys and had never done one like it before.
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Trader Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: February 2012
Date Submitted: Jun 19, 2012
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
All you do is take an aptitude test that is 15 mins long and consists of 48 questions. If you do well, they call you back in and explain the way the training process works and make you an offer.
Interview Questions
Q: If you have 9 cans of peaches to carry home but you can carry only 2 cans at a time. How many rounds do you need to carry all of them home?

A: 5
Q: Six images of a shape with shadows and a picture of the sun... Based on the position of the sun which shadowing is most appropriate?

A: (need pic)
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