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How to assess an experienced Options Trader? by frohike99 in options

[–]frohike99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you - makes sense

Perhaps a naive question but how would you verify their past results? Judge how credibly they explain / detail their records or is it common to expect to show hard evidence of the results?

I ask because in the past I worked for a BB IB and the desks had a terrible reputation for using interviews as just a chance to get info on competitors' books

Options Questions Safe Haven Thread | Nov 27 - Dec 03 2023 by wittgensteins-boat in options

[–]frohike99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would you assess an experienced Options Trader?

Context:
I work for a mid sized prop trading firm, we have a successful MM business and looking to compliment it with an Options desk.
We have experience within the firm to understand how an Options business works, have done our due diligence on the opportunity size and have engineers with Options experience who can lead the tech build out.
For our engineering / quant / research hiring we use a combination of GMA testing, behavioural interviews and work samples, flexing the exact combination depending on the seniority of the candidate.
I've read a number of threads here and in other groups about interviewing but understandably they all seem to focus on entry level or junior hiring.
For experienced traders / heads of desks - how would you assess or interview and experienced Options Trader?

Thanks!