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Sales and trading interview questions
Sales and trading interviews test market curiosity, numerical comfort and the ability to form a view with incomplete information. Candidates should be ready to discuss current market moves and reason through trading scenarios.
How to prepare
- 1Follow markets daily and practise explaining one move in rates, equities, FX or commodities.
- 2Learn the core payoff and risk mechanics of options, bonds and common derivatives.
- 3Give a trade idea with a catalyst, sizing logic and explicit downside risk.
Questions to practise
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What questions are asked in sales and trading interviews?
Expect market views, trade ideas, probability and mental-maths questions, plus technical questions on rates, equities, options and derivatives.
How should I answer a market-view question?
State the move, name the key driver, describe the market implication and explain what evidence would change your view.