INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: RBC Capital Markets, sales and trading, internship

Question:

If you were given £10,000 right now how would you invest it?

Student’s answer:

Brent crude futures.

Question:

Why choose to apply to RBC Capital Markets over other investment banks?

Student’s answer:

RBC CM has a reputation for being a trustworthy institution, it is expanding rapidly in London, has a good track-record for retaining and promoting talent, and it's brand is not tarnished in the same way as other bulge bracket investment banks.

Question:

What solution could you offer to the European debt crisis?

Student’s answer:

Constitutionally mandated balanced-budget legislation, limiting the scope for governments to deficit spend in pursuit of short-term electoral gains.

We cannot guarantee the authenticity of these questions nor the accuracy of the answers: they are what one candidate claims to have been asked by RBC Capital Markets and have not been verified by the bank. To visit our long list of all banks’ graduate interview questions in 2012, click here.