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Virtu Financial interviews FAQs
Trading Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Virtu Financial with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 13% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading Analyst roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Virtu Financial overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Virtu Financial as a Trading Analyst according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 58%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
One on one interview: 8%
Presentation: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
the interview process consisted of an online assessment of probability questions and coding as well as some rounds of phone screens and an in person super day with multiple technical and behavioral rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how many flips of fair coin needed on expectation to get 2 heads in a row
The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Virtu Financial (London, England) in Feb 2012
Interview
Was given an IQ style test with 60 questions. Pass mark was 53/60.
After this I had a 1:1 interview with a senior trader, who asked some background information, asked about the cv, and then asked 3 quantitative questions
After answering the questions, the interviewer was occupied in trading, and could not give feedback immediately, so the interview was postponed. I was later given feedback that although my problem solving skills were impressive, I was apparently nervous and had showed too much interest in software development to be considered for what was a purely trading oriented position.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
1) What is the angle between the hands of a clock at 5:15pm
2) Given a 100 floor building, and 2 identical eggs (with an unknown capacity to survive a fall from any floor up to floor "x" of the building), how would you minimize the number of drops you need to make in order to determine the highest floor the eggs can be safely dropped from?
3) Imagine you are out playing golf with 2 friends. You need to decide randomly, and fairly, the player to go first. You have a fair coin with you, which you can flip. How do you use the coin to decide who goes first, with an emphasis on minimizing the number of flips you need to make?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Virtu Financial (Dublin, Dublin) in Oct 2020
Interview
The first round is a coding test administered via Codility (75 minutes, 5 questions). Second round is a phone screen with HR. Third round is a technical interview with a trader. Final round is an IQ test followed by a sequence of interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Lots of brain teasers: 1000 pirates in a ring / weighing balls of different weights on scales
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Virtu Financial (Dublin, Dublin) in Aug 2020
Interview
They will get back to you very quickly with a coding challenge. The coding challenge is fairly difficult due to the time pressure. Great questions though. You can use whatever language you want
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked fun brainteasers and asked for optimal solutions.