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Trading games. Maths problems. Make sure you come very prepared for probability questions. Trading games based on cards or dice are common. You have to be accurate and quick, and always remember to be consistent in risk aversion (if you buy a game with +5 expected value and 20% vol, next game with 30% vol you should only buy it if expected value is over +5). No matter how good you are you will get it wrong somtimes, they have two guys who will make it as quick as needed so that you make mistakes. Keep calm and don't get into a vicious circle, they really look into that to see if you have the potential to be a good trader when things go west.
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Derivatives Market Maker

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8★
Oct 30, 2015

Trading games. Maths problems. Make sure you come very prepared for probability questions. Trading games based on cards or dice are common. You have to be accurate and quick, and always remember to be consistent in risk aversion (if you buy a game with +5 expected value and 20% vol, next game with 30% vol you should only buy it if expected value is over +5). No matter how good you are you will get it wrong somtimes, they have two guys who will make it as quick as needed so that you make mistakes. Keep calm and don't get into a vicious circle, they really look into that to see if you have the potential to be a good trader when things go west.

Main interview, where questions towards the resume but focused on what I did besides my academic and professional career. They were really going for the soft skills. The random questions were really random: How do you put a giraffe into a fridge? Name three noble price winners (non of which won the category peace) HR interview (classic): Why UBS? Why banking? What was your last huge accomplishment? Concerning your personality, anything you would like to change - skill acquire? HR interview also changed languages in-between. Overall the question were easy to answer, if you know where you from and just talk about what you actually experienced in your life. Also if your quick and can keep the conversation alive by making sense out of your answer and respond. I would rate the interview difficult, as there is no real way to prepare for such an interview. I prepared for technical stuff needed to switch within seconds to the above described process.
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Intern Equity & Derivatives

Interviewed at UBS

3.7★
May 6, 2016

Main interview, where questions towards the resume but focused on what I did besides my academic and professional career. They were really going for the soft skills. The random questions were really random: How do you put a giraffe into a fridge? Name three noble price winners (non of which won the category peace) HR interview (classic): Why UBS? Why banking? What was your last huge accomplishment? Concerning your personality, anything you would like to change - skill acquire? HR interview also changed languages in-between. Overall the question were easy to answer, if you know where you from and just talk about what you actually experienced in your life. Also if your quick and can keep the conversation alive by making sense out of your answer and respond. I would rate the interview difficult, as there is no real way to prepare for such an interview. I prepared for technical stuff needed to switch within seconds to the above described process.

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