I applied through university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Peregrine Traders (Amsterdam) in Feb 2018
Interview
Step 1: 0verview of CV
Step 2: Questions regarding programming skills.
Step 3: Questions related to finance and macroeconomic topics (co-integration, options, hedging etc..)
Step 4: Brief introduction in a case to be solved within a week (max.) Case regarded to come up with ideas detecting (intraday) patterns, modelling high-frequency movements etc..
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a project you have been recently working on. Competencies related to programming languages.
I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Peregrine Traders (Amsterdam) in Feb 2018
Interview
The interview took place at Peregrine Trading office in Amsterdam. I got interviewed by the two partners and the CTO of the company. The interview lasted an hour and a half approximately and was a mix of personal questions, technical questions and competency questions.
Explain in lay terms the fundamental concept of Bayesian Econometrics and explain how Bayesian methods differ from Frequentist methods when new information is available.
I applied online. I interviewed at Peregrine Traders (Amsterdam)
Interview
The interview process was extremely efficient and concise: the company owners know exactly what they need and how to get that. So the whole process is streamlined and every step is stick to the point.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The whole process constituted of several steps including technical interview, personal assessment, followed by the final face-to-face interview with a mixture of questions regarding personal ambitions, motivation, plans, technological vision, business insights, etc.