Arcesium Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Questions regarding algebra, the stock market, and general financial knowledge.

Q1. What is future, options and situational questions about stock market
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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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Finance and derivates

Q1. Why mba elaborate?
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An MBA provides a well-rounded business education, networking opportunities, and career advancement potential.
• An MBA helps develop a strong foundation in business principles and practices.

• It offers opportunities to network with industry professionals and alumni.

• Having an MBA can lead to higher earning potential and career advancement.

• Specializations in areas like finance, marketing, or entrepreneurship can provide focu...read more
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Q2. Why are you passionate about finance and CV related questions
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Q1. Strengths and weaknesses
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Q2. Why do you think we should hire you
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I am a dedicated and motivated individual with a strong background in finance and a proven track record of success.
• I have a solid understanding of financial principles and have excelled in relevant coursework

• I have previous internship experience in finance where I successfully completed projects and contributed to the team

• I am a quick learner and eager to expand my knowledge and skills in the finance industry
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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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Q1. General questions then what is slide master
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Q2. Subtotal function in excel
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The subtotal function in Excel allows you to perform calculations on a filtered range of data.
• The subtotal function can perform various calculations such as sum, average, count, etc. on a filtered range of data.

• It ignores other subtotal functions within the range, preventing double counting.

• You can specify which type of calculation to perform by using different function numbers.

• For example, =SUBTOTAL(9, A1:A10) will ca
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Coding round with just one medium question. Not much complexity but, too much coding.

A two pointer question with medium level complexity like find distance to nearest 1 in an array of 1s and zeroes

Q1. System design scenarios using sqs
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Using SQS for system design scenarios
• Implementing a message queue system for decoupling components

• Scaling the system by adding more SQS queues for different functionalities

• Using SQS to handle asynchronous processing of tasks

• Integrating SQS with other AWS services like Lambda for serverless architecture
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Q2. System design scenarios for enough monitoring and alarming
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Implementing system design scenarios for monitoring and alarming
• Utilize monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Nagios to collect and visualize data

• Set up alerts based on predefined thresholds for key metrics

• Implement a centralized logging system like ELK stack to track system behavior

• Utilize distributed tracing tools like Jaeger or Zipkin to monitor request flows

• Implement health checks for services to ensure the
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