Market Risk Associate Interview Questions

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-On the spot given a random portfolio of securities (mine was cash equities, futures, oil commodity, EURIBOR) How would you value it's risk? -If one day VaR is low, next day it has sky rocketed, what could the reason for that be? -You are a *random commodity* producer, who wants to hedge his expected production, how can you hedge? (which type of future/ option would you use) -If you have a long/short position, the values on which part of the normal distribution curve would worry you? -Which party has a(n) (in)finite gain/loss on an option? (think buyer/issuer) -question on liquidity risk -lots of questions on VaR
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Interviewed at Société Générale

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Jun 7, 2018

-On the spot given a random portfolio of securities (mine was cash equities, futures, oil commodity, EURIBOR) How would you value it's risk? -If one day VaR is low, next day it has sky rocketed, what could the reason for that be? -You are a *random commodity* producer, who wants to hedge his expected production, how can you hedge? (which type of future/ option would you use) -If you have a long/short position, the values on which part of the normal distribution curve would worry you? -Which party has a(n) (in)finite gain/loss on an option? (think buyer/issuer) -question on liquidity risk -lots of questions on VaR

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