JPMorgan: Sales and trading (internship)*

Question:

Why J.P. Morgan and why sales & trading?

Student's Answer:

Because JP is one of the top global players in commodity traiding, which is my field of special interest. After the Acquisition of RBS' sempra commodities JP could even improve its standing in this area.

Question:

Who is J.P. Morgan's CEO?

Student's Answer:

Jamie Dimon

Question:

Where's J.P's share price?

Student's Answer:

Around $44.

Question:

Tell me about a project where you actively contributed to a group success.

Student's Answer:

I told her about a corporate business challenge where I as a teamleader had to coordinate several parts of an assignment and communicate with team members who were partly abroad.

Question:

Where is the gold price at the moment and what do you predict for the oil price?

Student's Answer:

(I felt I needed to be more up to date about the indices especially commodities).

Question:

Is there any stock you follow in the markets?

Student's Answer:

I told her about an Austrian stock that I had in my portfolio and a fund that I was also following closely

Question:

Who is managing the fund, what is the fund's strategy and why did you pick it?

Question:

Tell me some recent event on the news that caught your interest or is somehow related to you, your hobbies, etc.

Student's Answer:

Here I picked a financial event which I think she liked, I told her I was competing in an investment competiton and therefore had to follow financial news specific to Austria (I invested in Austrian shares) closely.

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