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Financial Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 4 Apr 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. If you were Airbus and plan to start operations in India, how would you go about it?

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: My first round of interview had one case study. The second round of interview was a small case study  along with few guesstimates (estimate the number of bird cages in a city)
Tips: Prior experience/intern in finance is a plusGeneral awareness/ reading ETShow interest in knowing what the firm does, what is private equity / VC etc. most people confuse it with trading profile

College Name: IIT MADRAS

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 25 horses puzzle

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Tips: Concentrate on one topic properly
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: 20

Skills: Basic Coding, Logical Reasoning, Aptitude, Probabiity
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test had 2 parts. 1)Objective (90 mins) 2) Subjective (90 mins). Both the paper were divided into 3 sections 1) Computer Science 2)Math & 3)Data Science .

To get shortlisted you need to do well on only one of the section.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Probability Interview and discussion on projects that I have worked upon on in the institute.

Probability questions were given a quadratic equation whose coefficients are RVs , what is the probability that the roots are real.

College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Questionnaire 

7 Questions

  • Q1. Why DB (2 min)
  • Ans. 

    DB is a crucial component for storing and managing data in various applications.

    • DB stands for Database and is used to store and manage data in various applications.

    • It allows for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.

    • There are various types of databases such as relational, NoSQL, and graph databases.

    • Examples of popular DBMS include MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and Neo4j.

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  • Q2. Can some work you did at Microsoft be used in DB (I wasn’t at all expecting this but thought and found that an algo I designed could be applied to a problem in the stock market domain)?
  • Ans. 

    Yes, an algorithm I designed at Microsoft can be applied to a problem in the stock market domain.

    • I designed an algorithm at Microsoft that can be used in the stock market domain

    • The algorithm can be applied to solve a specific problem in the stock market

    • The work I did at Microsoft has potential applications in the financial industry

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Estimate your quant score. If you add your quant score to the avg finance score would that be highest overall score?
  • Ans. 

    Answering a question about estimating quant score and overall score in finance.

    • I estimate my quant score to be X based on my preparation and practice.

    • Adding my quant score to the avg finance score may or may not result in the highest overall score, as it depends on the scores of other candidates.

    • However, I am confident in my abilities and believe that I can perform well in both areas.

    • I am open to discussing my preparat...

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  • Q4. Asked me to redo the pie chart question. I got it correct I think though I didn’t attempt it. They asked why I didn’t attempt finance (Reply : I wanted to do on thing well and time was a constraint)
  • Q5. Puzzle - express JEE rank as xy + yx (put y=1, x = rank - 1)
  • Q6. Didn’t Microsoft give you a PPO (I said no, which was technically true)? Why not Microsoft(note that they asked this though Microsoft was scheduled on Day 2) (2 min)?
  • Q7. Why not Tower Research (5 min)?
  • Ans. 

    Tower Research does not align with my career goals and interests.

    • I am looking for a company that aligns with my values and interests

    • I have researched Tower Research and do not feel it is the right fit for me

    • I am seeking a company with a strong focus on innovation and collaboration

    • Tower Research may be a great fit for others, but it is not the right fit for me

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: 28 questions, 18 quantative + 10 financial awareness, negative marking. I took one pass through the Quant section, leaving about 5 questions, went on to the financial section, realized I wasn't going to score that well there so went back to Quant eventually attempting all 18, having to guess 1 answer since I ran out of time. I attempted probably 2-3 in financial. The test matters a lot to get shortlisted - some CSE students didn’t get shortlisted apparently because of a low test score. I would suggest that focus should be primarily on the quant section rather than the finance section - a friend in CSE who said he did well in the finance section didn’t get shortlisted.

Quant
1. Find next in sequence : 10,1,.......7,7...11,5 - don't remember the rest of the sequence but it looked random
initially it but if you take the difference between alternate terms an obvious pattern emerges .
2. Probability of two people telling the truth = 0.4,0.6 - what is the chance that they are inconsistent in what they say ?
3. A 3 digit number is a square less than 500, the reverse of the number is also a square. on repeating last digit still a square. What is the difference between the initial square, its reverse.
4. In a 1000m race if x gives y a head start of 40 meter, x wins by 10m. how much will x win by if y gives x a head start of 40m
5. With 16 matches, how many distinct triangles can you make?
6. You row at 7kmph in a calm lake. fisherman drops something 14 km upstream and the river current is 3kmph, how long will it take to reach you (14/7 = 2hrs ).
7. The sum of the multiples of 7 between 200 and 400 is what (trick was instead of calculating, to observe that the answer is odd and of the 5 options, only one was odd)?
8. Sum of consecutive page numbers in a book starting from 1 to n is 1000 - one page was repeated. which page was it? (idea was to subtract each choice from 1000 and see if it was n _ (n + 1)/2)
9. Last digit of 508508
10. 6 men + 4 women. Make a committee of 3 from them - Guy X wont be with Guy Y. Guy Y will be only with Woman Z in committee. How many ways of making the committee?
11. Run in circle of radius r. 1st 30 seconds at r meters/min, then next 1 min at r/2 m per min next 2 min at r/4 and so on. ratio of times taken in round n, previous round
12. |(x ? 11)/2| < 3 what is the range of x?
13. number of integer solutions to 3x + 6y = 13 (take 3 common on LHS and the answer is clear).
14. 5 students give an objective exam (+1 for correct, 0 for wrong) with 5 questions each with 5 choices. Their answers were given in a 5x5 matrix. Given they all got different marks, who got the lowest.
15. A,B,C,D stand in a line in increasing order of height. Given that X was shorter than Y but didnt stand first, and (a few more conditions) , who stood last? (X and Y had been specified as one of A, B, C, D - I don’t remember exactly since I gave the test 10 days back).

Financial
1. Rupee-dollar exchange rate (options were ranges of 1 rupee answer ws 39-40)
2. value of some index (some non-Indian East Asian country’s stock market - I forgot the name)
3. Effect of interest rate cuts on a bond coupon
4. Simple question on call option - which of following is not true about it
5. 1st Indian IT company to be listed on Nasdaq

6. Given a pie chart where it showed that for capital, a company relied 80% on equity and a small fraction on debts, what investment strategy is the company using? Conservative/Aggressive?
Duration: 40 min minutes

Round: HR Interview
Experience: I was the last person DB interviewed that day. Towards the end, the interviewer said “I am sure you are going to join Tower Research and not DB”. They also seemed to have decided before I came in to the interview that I would get an offer with some other company and would not choose DB - kept attacking the answers I gave to ‘Why not Microsoft/Tower’. In hindsight maybe I shouldn't have listed all the 4 tech companies I had interned with.

College Name: IIT KANPUR

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: GS didn't shortlist based on resume. Nevertheless it's good to have a good one.
Tips: Do highlight the important ones and put legit points

Round: Test
Experience: The standard of the test was very good . it was a good experience
Tips: Probability has a heavy weightage among the topics covered
Duration: 90 minutes
Total Questions: GS

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: No gd fire GS

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: GS just had tech interviews and it was rigorous.
Tips: It's important to be strong in concepts of probability and statistics.

General Tips: Don't crack under pressure on the interview.
Skill Tips: Try taking the course offered in the institute.
Skills: Probability
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: GS deals with complex mathematical model which is my prime area of interest.

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. How to create a uniform distribution from 1 to 200 using an ubiased coin?
  • Ans. 

    To create a uniform distribution from 1 to 200 using an unbiased coin, we can use the rejection sampling method.

    • Divide the range into equal parts based on the number of outcomes of the coin toss.

    • Toss the coin and select the corresponding part of the range.

    • If the selected number is outside the desired range, reject it and repeat the process.

    • Repeat until a number within the desired range is obtained.

    • Example: If the coin ...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Talked about probability and programming questions. The same happened in 4 rounds of interviews.
Tips: Prepare probability and quant questions. Be calm. The interviewers are very helpful.

Skills: Probability And Statistics, Programming
College Name: IIT Madras

I was interviewed in Feb 2017.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: They have taken the resume and ask for introduce about your self.
Tips: Don't speak very fast and first say the Thank you for the interviewer for giving that opportunity

Round: Test
Experience: They have asked the questions on all the areas like english, logical reasoning etc.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
Total Questions: 100

Round: Group Discussion
Experience: They have given the topic and asked to speak for 10 minutes.
Tips: Introduction (the person who is starting first) and the conclusion are important
Duration: 10 minutes

College Name: GITAM University, Bangalore

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. What is the expected number of tosses of a fair coin to get 3 consecutive heads?
  • Ans. 

    Expected number of tosses of a fair coin to get 3 consecutive heads.

    • The probability of getting 3 consecutive heads is 1/8

    • The expected number of tosses to get 3 consecutive heads is 14

    • This can be calculated using the formula E(X) = 2^k + 2^(k-1) + 2^(k-2) + ... + 2^2 + 2^1 + 2^0, where k is the number of consecutive heads required

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  • Q2. There is an urn with n red balls and 1 black ball in it. You and your friend play a game where you take turns drawing from the urn. The player who draws the black ball first wins. Should you go first or se...
  • Ans. 

    Go second. The probability of winning is higher when going second.

    • The probability of winning when going first is (1/n+1), while the probability of winning when going second is (n/n+1)

    • This is because the first player has a chance of drawing the black ball on their turn, while the second player has a chance of drawing the black ball on their turn or the first player's turn

    • For example, if there are 10 red balls and 1 blac...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. You roll a die until the sum of all die rolls becomes at least 100. What is the most likely value of the last roll?
  • Ans. 

    What is the most likely value of the last roll in a game where a die is rolled until the sum of all rolls is at least 100?

    • The last roll must be at least 4 to reach a sum of 100

    • The probability of rolling a 4, 5, or 6 is 1/2

    • The most likely value of the last roll is 4 or 5

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  • Q4. You have an n x n matrix in which all the rows and all the columns are sorted. Given an input number, describe an algorithm to search for the number in the matrix
  • Ans. 

    Algorithm to search for a number in an n x n matrix with sorted rows and columns.

    • Start from the top-right corner of the matrix

    • If the current element is greater than the target, move left

    • If the current element is less than the target, move down

    • Repeat until the target is found or the bottom-left corner is reached

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  • Q5. Given two arrays of size n each, describe an algorithm to find the largest common subarray of the two arrays
  • Ans. 

    Algorithm to find largest common subarray of two arrays of size n

    • Create a 2D array to store the lengths of common subarrays

    • Traverse both arrays and fill the 2D array with lengths of common subarrays

    • Find the maximum length and its corresponding ending index in the 2D array

    • Use the ending index to retrieve the largest common subarray from either of the arrays

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  • Q6. Why do you want to join Goldman Sachs?
  • Ans. 

    I am excited to join Goldman Sachs because of its reputation for excellence and the opportunities it offers for professional growth.

    • Goldman Sachs is a leader in the financial industry and has a strong reputation for excellence.

    • I am impressed by the firm's commitment to innovation and its focus on delivering value to clients.

    • I believe that working at Goldman Sachs will provide me with the opportunity to learn from some ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q7. Walk me through your resume
  • Ans. 

    I have experience in marketing and sales, with a focus on digital marketing and lead generation.

    • Started career as a marketing intern at XYZ company

    • Managed social media accounts and email campaigns for ABC company

    • Implemented SEO strategies and increased website traffic by 30%

    • Led a team of 5 sales representatives and exceeded quarterly sales goals by 20%

    • Currently working as a digital marketing specialist at DEF company

  • Answered by AI
  • Q8. There is a 2D plane with infinite parallel, vertical lines with a spacing of 1 unit between them. You drop a rod of length L randomly on the plane, with random position and orientation. What is the probabi...
  • Ans. 

    Probability of a randomly dropped rod of length L intersecting a line on a 2D plane with infinite parallel, vertical lines.

    • The probability depends on the length of the rod L.

    • The probability can be calculated using geometric probability.

    • The probability is 1 - (2L - 1) / infinity.

    • For example, if L = 1, the probability is 0.5.

    • If L = 2, the probability is 0.75.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Puzzles, probability questions
Tips: Brush up on probability problems

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Questions on resume, especially interns.
Tips: Know your resume inside out.

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Puzzles, algorithm questions
Tips: Learn algorithms from geeksforgeeks

Round: Technical + HR Interview
Tips: Be familiar with your resume, prepare for generic HR questions

Skills: Problem Solving Skills, Algorithm, Probability And Statistics, Knowledge Of Your Resume Points
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: Each section had 10 questions, 100 marks, with 45min duration for each. It consisted of Multiple Choice (+10, -3), Fill in the Blanks type(+10,0), and a coding question (+20).
Platform was HackerRank. You had to do good in atleast 2 sections
Tips: CS: DSA, Graph Theory, Time Complexity
Quant: Probability, Probability, Probability.
Machine Learning: Ensemble Methods, Bagging, Boosting, Decision Trees, etc. You need to know the concepts. No mathematical formulation or equations were asked
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: First of all, the GS panelists were really nice, kind and helpful. They provide with several hints, given you are sincere and have that attitude of solving the problem.
There were 6 technical rounds in all, with different teams of GS.
3 rounds consisted of questions from Probability, Expectation, Markov process, etc.
1 round for algorithm puzzles.
1 round for strategy puzzles.
1 round for Finance (discussed on derivatives, call options, etc.)
Tips: Be thorough with the basics. Don't beat around the bush. Given a problem, discuss the solution first and then go about doing it.

Skills: Probability And Statistics, Algorithm, Knowledge Of Your Resume Points, Aptitude, Finance Basics
College Name: IIT Madras

Interview Questionnaire 

15 Questions

  • Q1. Some Basic HR questions like tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Why Deutsche Bank
  • Ans. 

    Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong reputation and diverse range of services.

    • Deutsche Bank has a strong reputation in the financial industry

    • It offers a diverse range of services, including investment banking, asset management, and wealth management

    • The bank has a global presence, with operations in over 70 countries

    • Deutsche Bank has a strong commitment to innovation and technology, which is i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Why not equity/credit research profile?(I told them I wanted structuring profile)
  • Q4. Since I had given CFA they asked me- Why did you give CFA L1, What did you learn from it, Are you planning to give CFA L2 next year
  • Q5. Some work-ex based questions like how is the sector doing
  • Q6. In a 10X10X10 Rubik’s cube…if the outer layer is removed, how many small cubes are left?
  • Q7. What would be the length of the shortest path between two diagonally opposite corners of a solid (10X10X10) cube?
  • Ans. 

    The shortest path between two diagonally opposite corners of a solid (10X10X10) cube is the space diagonal.

    • The space diagonal can be calculated using the Pythagorean theorem.

    • The formula for the space diagonal is √(a² + b² + c²), where a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides of the cube.

    • In this case, a = b = c = 10, so the space diagonal is √(10² + 10² + 10²) = √300 ≈ 17.32 units.

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  • Q8. Fill up numbers from 1-25 in a 5X5 matrix such that each number is average of the adjacent numbers
  • Q9. In a marathon, the each athlete is assigned a number, you see 5 of them with the following numbers: 2, 10, 40, 50, 200, 250……can you guess the total number of runners in the race?
  • Q10. Draw the payoffs
  • Ans. 

    Payoff diagrams show the potential profit or loss of an investment at different prices.

    • Payoff diagrams are used to visualize the potential outcomes of an investment strategy.

    • The x-axis represents the price of the underlying asset, while the y-axis represents the profit or loss.

    • A call option has a positive payoff when the stock price is above the strike price, while a put option has a positive payoff when the stock pric...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q11. CDS based questions like if I go long in a CDS am I going short or long credit
  • Q12. If the interest rate in the market goes up
  • Ans. 

    If the interest rate in the market goes up

    • The cost of borrowing increases

    • Bond prices decrease

    • Stock prices may decrease

    • Inflation may decrease

    • Currency may appreciate

  • Answered by AI
  • Q13. What happens to the value of CDS?
  • Ans. 

    The value of CDS changes based on market conditions and creditworthiness of the underlying entity.

    • CDS value increases when the creditworthiness of the underlying entity deteriorates.

    • CDS value decreases when the creditworthiness of the underlying entity improves.

    • CDS value is also affected by market conditions such as interest rates and liquidity.

    • CDS value can be used as an indicator of market sentiment towards the under...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q14. What is delta? A future on 1000 stocks, what is the delta for this?
  • Ans. 

    Delta is the measure of an option's price sensitivity to changes in the price of the underlying asset.

    • Delta is a Greek letter used to represent the degree of change in an option's price relative to the change in the price of the underlying asset.

    • Delta ranges from 0 to 1 for call options and -1 to 0 for put options.

    • A delta of 0.5 means that for every $1 increase in the underlying asset's price, the option's price will i...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q15. Some Finance related gyan was asked like call and put option

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I read a book on derivatives (John C Hull)….I told the interviewer that I liked derivatives and wanted a structuring profile at DB.They were not expecting such an answer and the rest of the interview was on derivatives. I gave correct answers to most of them and had right approach for the others.

General Tips: Read up options and futures&#44; John Hull and if you somehow put that point across in the interview, you are almost in. However, this approach is risky as reading the book takes lot of time and and also once you mention this, they grill you with questions on advanced concepts.
Skills: Economics, Finance
College Name: NA

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