Da Vinci

Role: Junior Trader

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: November 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: No Offer

Difficulty: Hard

Rounds: 4 rounds

Topics Asked: Mental Math, Coding, HR/Behavioral, Option Theory, Brain Teasers

Experience:

This candidate applied online for a Grad Trader position (Junior Trader) at Da Vinci Derivatives in Amsterdam, with the process lasting 1-2 months.

Round 1: Initial Mental Math Test
The process began with an "initial mental math test." No specific questions were detailed, but it is a common first step for trading roles at Da Vinci.

Round 2: Coding Test
Following the mental math test, there was a coding test. The specifics of the coding challenge were not provided.

Round 3: HR Interview
The HR interview included "rapid fire questions such as 'What's your favorite color?', 'What's 6 * 76?', more rapid fire questions and then 'What's the product you got minus 263?'"

Round 4: Technical Interview
This round "consisted of option theory, followed by a brain teaser that kept on going with many follow up questions." A specific question mentioned was: "What's your intuition about delta of an ATM option if the implied volatility to becomes very, very, very large?" The candidate did not progress past this technical round.

Overall Experience: The interview process was described as "good," but the technical depth, especially with follow-up brain teasers, proved challenging.