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Deal Desk Analyst Interview Questionnaire

The document contains an 11-question questionnaire for a deals desk analyst candidate. It asks about the candidate's passport and experience, flexibility to work different time zones, education background, Excel skills, suitability for a fast-paced environment, impacts of crude oil price changes, risks associated with a counterparty failing to lift contracted barrels, and how to value barrels stranded in a physically illiquid location after a counterparty default. The final question asks what key information a physical broker would need to provide an indicative price for barrels in that situation.

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Deal Desk Analyst Interview Questionnaire

The document contains an 11-question questionnaire for a deals desk analyst candidate. It asks about the candidate's passport and experience, flexibility to work different time zones, education background, Excel skills, suitability for a fast-paced environment, impacts of crude oil price changes, risks associated with a counterparty failing to lift contracted barrels, and how to value barrels stranded in a physically illiquid location after a counterparty default. The final question asks what key information a physical broker would need to provide an indicative price for barrels in that situation.

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  • Questionnaire Exercise

QUESTIONNAIRE EXERCISE : DEALS DESK ANALYST

Please answer below questions and email your responses before first technical round of interview

1. Does the candidate hold a current valid passport? Yes

2. Please list all passport/nationalities held : India Only

3. Please confirm years of (relevant industry) post graduation work experience


☐Less than one year
☐1-2 years
☐2-4 years
☐4-6 years
☐6-10 years
☐More than 10 years

4. Given the globalized nature of the work we do at Trafigura, working to different time zones is paramount to
providing the most accurate and relevant information possible. Is the candidate flexible working in shifts
(APAC/EMEA/Americas):
Yes/No :

5. Does the candidate hold a degree in Engineering /Commerce/Accounting/Economics/Finance:


Yes/No :

6. Rate the candidates Excel skills on a scale of 1-10 (10 being highest) :
☐1
☐2
☐3
☐4
☐5
☐6
☐7
☐8
☐9
☐10

7. Trafigura is a fast paced, high energy environment where attention to detail and commitment to deliver work
ahead of schedule is paramount. Some individuals may find this stressful, whilst others find this type of environment
highly stimulating. Is this a type of environment where the candidate will thrive?
Yes/No :

8. What are the main impacts across all business divisions of a physical commodity trading house when prompt
month crude contracts are trading $50/bbl vs $100/bbl?
1. Hedging will become difficult in $100/bbl, as the margin requirements will be higher for futures
contract.
9.A counterparty has contractually agreed to buy barrels from you vs. current month average of a daily futures
settlement which you
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4. Other than this, I will also have counter party risk, as I am not sure that if the counterparty will pick up
the crude.

10. Trader confirms a deal with a counterparty (CP) for fuel oil delivery into South Africa, 1 cargo/month for 1 year,
the quality is very specific and no standard benchmark exists via major publications. The agreed disport has a very
shallow draft so we also fix a floating storage unit (FSU) offshore for 1 year which we will discharge product into and
the CP will lift via small barges. After the first cargo is blended and discharged into the FSU the CP defaults leaving us
with overvalued oil (we had marked it to the contractual pricing terms) in a physically illiquid part of the world. How
would you come up with fair value market justification for these barrels keeping in mind deals desk are an
independent function from trading? (Max. 200 words)

11. If a physical broker is to assist in valuing product, what key information will they need in order to give you an
indicative FOB number? (Max. 200 words)
(Max. 200 words): It would require –

QUESTIONNAIRE EXERCISE : DEALS DESK ANALYST Please answer below questions and email your responses before first technical rou
9.A counterparty has contractually agreed to buy barrels from you vs. current month average of a daily futures settlemen

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