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HSBC Global Banking and Markets Senior Associate Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 10 Jul 2023

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Senior Associate Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 10 Jul 2023

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Group Discussion 

General talk about current situation

Round 3 - Aptitude Test 

Basic English & Maths related questions

Round 4 - HR 

(5 Questions)

  • Q1. Finally discussion about salary
  • Q2. My personal back ground
  • Q3. Discussed about my previous job
  • Q4. Reason why left my previous job
  • Q5. Explained about my process & about my strength

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Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Questions on Kubernetes, AWS, Spring batch, Java threads and Apace Kafka
  • Q2. Questions on Executor service and Reentrant Lock in Java

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Jul 2021. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Be clear with your basics
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Maven basics, Design Patterns

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear with your basics and be confident
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
6-8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain Black and Scholes model in detail
  • Ans. 

    Black-Scholes model is a mathematical model used to calculate the theoretical price of European-style options.

    • Developed by Fischer Black, Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton in 1973

    • Assumes stock prices follow a lognormal distribution

    • Factors in the option's strike price, time to expiration, risk-free interest rate, and volatility of the underlying asset

    • Helps in determining the fair value of options and other derivatives

    • Use...

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Option pricing model- BSM assumptions and explanation
  • Ans. 

    Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) model is a mathematical model used for pricing options.

    • BSM model assumes constant risk-free rate, constant volatility, and lognormal distribution of stock prices.

    • It assumes no dividends are paid during the option's life.

    • The model assumes the option can only be exercised at expiration.

    • The underlying stock follows a geometric Brownian motion.

    • The model is used to calculate the theoretical price ...

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  • Q2. Explain options and it’s pricing
  • Ans. 

    Options are financial instruments that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified price within a specific time period.

    • Options can be call options or put options

    • Call options give the holder the right to buy the underlying asset at a specified price within a specific time period

    • Put options give the holder the right to sell the underlying asset at a specified price...

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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why is ATM option delta 0.5
  • Ans. 

    ATM option delta is 0.5 because it represents a 50% chance of the option expiring in-the-money.

    • ATM option delta is 0.5 because it is at-the-money, meaning the option strike price is equal to the current underlying asset price.

    • Delta measures the sensitivity of an option's price to changes in the underlying asset price.

    • A delta of 0.5 indicates a 50% probability of the option expiring in-the-money.

    • ATM options have the hig...

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  • Q2. Current affairs on interest rate

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Options - pricing in detail
2. BSM model - assumptions and variables
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Implement heap? Question related to Priority Queue

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NA
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Case Study 

Financial Case Study

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioural Skills

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Clear Thought Process
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why do you are looking for Job change?
  • Q2. What are your expectations
Round 2 - Coding Test 

Hacker Rank coding test - Palindrome number

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java 8 questions and Generics in Java
  • Q2. Collections in java
  • Ans. 

    Collections in Java are used to store and manipulate groups of objects.

    • Collections framework provides interfaces (List, Set, Map) and classes (ArrayList, HashSet, HashMap) for storing and manipulating data

    • Collections offer methods for adding, removing, and accessing elements in a collection

    • Collections can be sorted, filtered, and iterated over using various methods

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Duration 1 hour
Medium level questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Architecture and system related questions
  • Q2. Write classes and methods for bookmyshow
  • Ans. 

    Classes and methods for bookmyshow to manage booking and ticketing system.

    • Create a class for Ticket with attributes like ticket ID, showtime, seat number, etc.

    • Create a class for Show with attributes like movie name, theater, showtime, etc.

    • Create a class for Booking with attributes like booking ID, tickets booked, total price, etc.

    • Methods like bookTicket() to book a ticket, cancelTicket() to cancel a ticket, getAvailabl

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Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Had codility assesment which included array and stack questions

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HSBC Global Banking and Markets interview process usually has 4 rounds. The most common rounds in the HSBC Global Banking and Markets interview process are Group Discussion, Aptitude Test and HR.

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