Trader Interview Questions

Trader Interview Questions

La personne chargée du recrutement cherchera à évaluer vos connaissances des marchés financiers et à s’assurer que vous avez un avis argumenté sur le sujet. Vous devrez aussi probablement répondre à des questions sur votre personnalité et sur vos compétences de vendeur. Montrez que vous êtes au fait des dernières nouvelles des marchés boursiers et exprimez-vous avec assurance et conviction.

Questions d'entretien d'embauche fréquentes pour un trader (H/F) et comment y répondre

Question 1

Question 1 : Parlez-moi d’une action que vous vendriez ou achèteriez maintenant.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Voici l’occasion de mettre en avant vos compétences de vendeur et de vous montrer convaincant. Choisissez une entreprise que vous connaissez bien et soyez prêt à répondre à des questions complémentaires. Argumentez votre réponse sans hésitation.
Question 2

Question 2 : Quelle est la décision la plus risquée que vous ayez prise ?

How to answer
Comment répondre : Si la prise de risque fait partie intrinsèque du métier de trader, cette question vous permet aussi de montrer que vous évaluez les risques de manière réfléchie et bien informée. Expliquez votre cheminement, pourquoi prendre ce risque vous a paru opportun et quel a été le résultat. Cette question vise également à évaluer l’assurance avec laquelle vous justifiez vos décisions.
Question 3

Question 3 : Parlez-moi d’un événement qui s’est produit récemment sur les marchés financiers et dites ce que vous en pensez.

How to answer
Comment répondre : Cette question a un double objectif. D’une part, montrer votre réel intérêt dans les marchés financiers et votre capacité à rester informé dans un contexte qui change quotidiennement (lisez pour cela régulièrement les sites/journaux financiers réputés). D’autre part, exprimer votre point de vue personnel, et tenter de vous démarquer des autres candidats.

11,675 trader interview questions shared by candidates

I flip a coin three times, and then another three times. If the number of heads is the same the first and second time, I win. If the number of heads is different, then I win. If I win, you pay me one dollar. If you win, I give you 3 dollars. Is this game worth playing?
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Feb 15, 2011

I flip a coin three times, and then another three times. If the number of heads is the same the first and second time, I win. If the number of heads is different, then I win. If I win, you pay me one dollar. If you win, I give you 3 dollars. Is this game worth playing?

If we play a game in which Player 1 picks a number 1-11, and then player 2 can add 1-11 to that (i.e. player 1 picks 5, player 2 can add to make it 6-16), what is the strategy to win this game if Player 1 wants to make 60?
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
May 4, 2011

If we play a game in which Player 1 picks a number 1-11, and then player 2 can add 1-11 to that (i.e. player 1 picks 5, player 2 can add to make it 6-16), what is the strategy to win this game if Player 1 wants to make 60?

You know there are 2 boys and an unknown number of girls in a nursery at a hospital. Then a woman gives birth a baby, but you dont know its gender, and it is placed in the nursery. Then a nurse comes in a picks up a baby and it is a boy. Given that the nurse picks up a boy, what is the probability that the woman gave birth to a boy? (Hint, it does not matter how many girls are in the nursery to begin with)
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Assistant Trader

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
May 4, 2011

You know there are 2 boys and an unknown number of girls in a nursery at a hospital. Then a woman gives birth a baby, but you dont know its gender, and it is placed in the nursery. Then a nurse comes in a picks up a baby and it is a boy. Given that the nurse picks up a boy, what is the probability that the woman gave birth to a boy? (Hint, it does not matter how many girls are in the nursery to begin with)

You are playing a game in which four fair coins are flipped and the amount of money you receive in dollars is equal to the number of heads that appear in total. If you do not like the outcome of the first four flips, you have the option to re-flip the four coins, but you are obligated to take the second outcome. Determine a fair value fr the game.
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Trader Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Jan 30, 2012

You are playing a game in which four fair coins are flipped and the amount of money you receive in dollars is equal to the number of heads that appear in total. If you do not like the outcome of the first four flips, you have the option to re-flip the four coins, but you are obligated to take the second outcome. Determine a fair value fr the game.

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