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Interviewed at Optiver

3.8★
Oct 8, 2013

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HR interview: Tell me about a time where you worked in a team Technical interview: Expected value of call option at 30 for the product of 2 dice, what about the put at 4, and lastly what call option has the same expected value as the put at 4. Market making game: Make me a market on the sales revenue of Tesco in 2021. Then we trade and asks stuff like breakeven price and overall position. Probability question: 2doors, behind one there is 1million € behind the other there is nothing, you want to pick the door where the money is. You have a coin which tells you where the money is 60% of the time. What's the probability you get the right door if you are allowed to toss the coin 1 time? What abiut 2times? And 3? (Need to calculate in your mind) How can you improve your accuracy of picking the right door? Lastly, he asked for an approximate probability for 4 coin tosses? (Without calculation) HR final interview: What's a weakness of yours? What did you do in regarding this weakness? Technical interview final round: Using a deck of 52cards picks 3cards at random, you have to quickly add them up and bet on them using call/put options. Standard deviation and expected value questions were also asked together with a probability question later on. Overall an enjoyable interview process and I want to add that I believe that anyone can pass these interviews if he has a good math understand and prepares well. Good luck!
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Graduate Trader

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8★
Sep 15, 2022

HR interview: Tell me about a time where you worked in a team Technical interview: Expected value of call option at 30 for the product of 2 dice, what about the put at 4, and lastly what call option has the same expected value as the put at 4. Market making game: Make me a market on the sales revenue of Tesco in 2021. Then we trade and asks stuff like breakeven price and overall position. Probability question: 2doors, behind one there is 1million € behind the other there is nothing, you want to pick the door where the money is. You have a coin which tells you where the money is 60% of the time. What's the probability you get the right door if you are allowed to toss the coin 1 time? What abiut 2times? And 3? (Need to calculate in your mind) How can you improve your accuracy of picking the right door? Lastly, he asked for an approximate probability for 4 coin tosses? (Without calculation) HR final interview: What's a weakness of yours? What did you do in regarding this weakness? Technical interview final round: Using a deck of 52cards picks 3cards at random, you have to quickly add them up and bet on them using call/put options. Standard deviation and expected value questions were also asked together with a probability question later on. Overall an enjoyable interview process and I want to add that I believe that anyone can pass these interviews if he has a good math understand and prepares well. Good luck!

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