IMC Trading General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at IMC Trading.
IMC Trading
Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was a mixed interview, covering market making games, mental maths, and some statistics questions like Bayes' theorem. They also asked motivational questions about why I'm interested in trading and IMC.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- How many cats are there in Japan?
- Can you explain Bayes' Theorem?
- What motivates your interest in trading?
IMC Trading
Internship
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral Case
Applied with my CV, then did some online tests. Next was a HireVue video interview where I had to answer 2 questions: one technical and one simple motivation question. After that, I had an interview with HR, which involved a basic HR conversation, followed by a couple of brainteasers and estimation questions. The interviewer was friendly and I got feedback pretty quickly.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- What makes you want to work in trading?
- Technical question
- Simple motivation question
IMC Trading
Summer Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Case Presentation
The application process involves several steps after initial resume and cover letter review. First, there's an online skills assessment with mini-games to gauge strengths, weaknesses, and suitability. This is followed by a short online interview where you solve basic problems quickly and answer questions about your interests and expectations. The next, more challenging part is an online Q&A covering finance knowledge, specifically market maker operations, and logic/math problems. They look for speed, precision, and quick error correction. The process continues with at least two more examiner panels.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- After estimating the number of triangles in a given figure, play a trading game.
- Can you estimate the number of possible triangles in this figure and then play a trading game?
IMC Trading General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from IMC Trading interview reports.
“Julie and Quentin play a game, Julie starts. They each take turns flipping a coin, the first to get two heads wins. Given the game stopped at the 4th turn, what's the probability Quentin won?”
Read reports →“What is the probability of getting a specific number when rolling a dice?”
Read reports →“What's the expected value of a card game involving drawing red or black cards?”
Read reports →“What is the probability that one uniformly selected random variable on [0,1] is greater than another?”
Read reports →“Given symbols and examples of their effects, select the correct symbol or figures to complete a given equation.”
Read report →“If you have one coin and your opponent has two, and you flip a coin where tails means you win one of your opponent's coins and heads means they win yours, what is the probability you win if the first person to have all three coins wins?”
Read report →“Can you approximate the probability of landing on the Broadway street tile in Monopoly after 10 rotations?”
Read report →“What is the next object in this series?”
Read report →“What are the trends shown in these graphs?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 56 IMC Trading interview reports.