Arcesium Analyst Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

General aptititude including finance questions , mathematics

Q1. General finance and accounting related questions
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Q1. Same as round 2
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It was a finance test topics covered were bonds corp finance derivatives etc it was on hackerrank

Q1. How is bond prices related to interest rates
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Bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship.
• When interest rates rise, bond prices fall.

• When interest rates fall, bond prices rise.

• This is because existing bonds with lower interest rates become less attractive compared to new bonds with higher rates.

• Investors demand a discount on existing bonds to match the higher rates available on new bonds.
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Q2. Explain option greeks
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Option Greeks are a set of risk measures used in options trading to assess the sensitivity of an option's price to changes in various factors.
• Option Greeks include Delta, Gamma, Theta, Vega, and Rho.

• Delta measures the change in the option price relative to the change in the underlying asset price.

• Gamma measures the rate of change of Delta.

• Theta measures the change in the option price over time.

• Vega measures the change ...read more
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It was relatively easy compared to other rounds

Q1. A discussion around my present role and how I will fit for their role...
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Q2. Financial derivatives, hedge funds, bonds.
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Q1. Discussion around the present round and situation based questions
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Q2. Financial derivatives, bonds and hedge funds.
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Q1. Why a jump from sales role....
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Mix of finance, vocabulary mcqs

A panel of 8 people and a random topic

Q1. 2 separate technical interviews and 1 HR. questions mainly around finance technicals and BQS
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30question 30 mins -LR quant and derivates questions

Q1. General accounting questions derivates questions
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Q2. What are options
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Options are financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specified price before or on a specified date.
• Options can be call options, which give the holder the right to buy an asset at a specified price, or put options, which give the holder the right to sell an asset at a specified price.

• The specified price at which the asset can be bought or sold is known as...read more
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Q3. Different options strategies
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Options strategies involve buying or selling options contracts to achieve a specific investment goal.
• Some common options strategies include covered calls, protective puts, straddles, and strangles.

• Each options strategy has its own risk and reward profile, and is used based on market conditions and investor objectives.

• Options strategies can be used for speculation, hedging, income generation, or risk management.

• Understa...read more
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Q1. Salary discussion
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Q2. Why Arcesium for you next company
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Topics include Quantitative aptitude, Accountancy, Economics, and General knowledge

Q1. Difference b/w Bonus issue and stock split
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Bonus issue is free shares given to existing shareholders while stock split is dividing existing shares into multiple shares.
• Bonus issue increases the number of shares outstanding while stock split does not

• Bonus issue is usually done to reward shareholders while stock split is done to make shares more affordable

• Bonus issue does not affect the market capitalization while stock split does

• Example of bonus issue: Infosys g...read more
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Q1. What is the duration of the bond & explain its use?
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The duration of a bond is the time until it reaches maturity. It is used to determine the bond's sensitivity to interest rate changes.
• Duration is measured in years and can range from a few months to several decades

• Longer duration bonds are more sensitive to interest rate changes than shorter duration bonds

• Duration is an important factor to consider when investing in bonds

• For example, a 10-year bond with a duration of 8...read more
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Q1. The interaction mostly was focused on the knowledge about the company
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