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There were some puzzles like the shortest path for moving from one corner of a cube to its diagonal corner and minimum cuts to equally divided cake into 8 pieces. Also some general questions related to finance and risk taking ability was assessed.
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Trainee Trader

Interviewed at Futures First

4.2★
Nov 29, 2018

There were some puzzles like the shortest path for moving from one corner of a cube to its diagonal corner and minimum cuts to equally divided cake into 8 pieces. Also some general questions related to finance and risk taking ability was assessed.

some basic math calculation and clock stuff (angle of 3.15 and first minute and hour hand overlap after 3.00), write report about impact of electrification of transport in UK, what's balancing settlement, what is cobblestone doing, and then some question about the electricity market (would u bid or not whats ur strategy given a certain scenario) and some other stuff i forgot
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at Cobblestone Energy

4.1★
Oct 27, 2024

some basic math calculation and clock stuff (angle of 3.15 and first minute and hour hand overlap after 3.00), write report about impact of electrification of transport in UK, what's balancing settlement, what is cobblestone doing, and then some question about the electricity market (would u bid or not whats ur strategy given a certain scenario) and some other stuff i forgot

30-Min Interview – Junior Trader at Deutsche Bank Intro & CV (5 mins): Quick intro, walk through your background, why trading, why Deutsche. Market Questions (10 mins): Market views, recent news, trade idea, maybe a brainteaser or mental math. Technical/Quant (5–7 mins): Basic stats/probability, PnL scenarios, risk concepts. Q&A & Wrap-Up (3–5 mins): Your questions, next steps.
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Junior Trader

Interviewed at Deutsche Bank

3.8★
Jul 23, 2025

30-Min Interview – Junior Trader at Deutsche Bank Intro & CV (5 mins): Quick intro, walk through your background, why trading, why Deutsche. Market Questions (10 mins): Market views, recent news, trade idea, maybe a brainteaser or mental math. Technical/Quant (5–7 mins): Basic stats/probability, PnL scenarios, risk concepts. Q&A & Wrap-Up (3–5 mins): Your questions, next steps.

There were some very primitive online tests, followed by an interview with someone asking logical reasoning and numerical reasoning questions. Following this, there was an interview with the CEO and a chance to go to Dubai for further interviews. I decided to withdraw after the interview with the CEO.
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at Cobblestone Energy

4.1★
Sep 21, 2021

There were some very primitive online tests, followed by an interview with someone asking logical reasoning and numerical reasoning questions. Following this, there was an interview with the CEO and a chance to go to Dubai for further interviews. I decided to withdraw after the interview with the CEO.

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