Portfolio Manager
Posted Aug 5, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Show me how your track record would hold up if we looked at it month by month.
What they are checking: Whether their results are consistent and verifiable, since the role is built on proven performance.
Tell me about your worst drawdown. What happened and what did you change?
What they are checking: Honesty about losses and whether they learned or just waited for a rebound.
Why do you want to trade on a proprietary platform instead of a traditional fund?
What they are checking: Whether they truly value autonomy and fit a prop trading model.
What would you do
What support would you need from our quant research, engineering or execution teams?
What they are checking: Whether they know their gaps and can use firm resources well, as the posting describes.
How would you handle a period when your strategy loses money for several weeks in a row?
What they are checking: Emotional discipline and whether they stick to process under stress.
About the work
Walk me through your strategy and where its edge comes from.
What they are checking: Whether they can explain a real, repeatable source of alpha in plain terms.
How much capital can your strategy take before returns start to fall?
What they are checking: Whether they understand capacity, which decides how far the firm can scale them.
What is your risk framework, including drawdown limits and position sizing?
What they are checking: Whether they manage risk with clear rules rather than gut feel.
How do you know when a strategy has stopped working?
What they are checking: Discipline to detect decay and act, which protects the firm's capital.
How do transaction costs and execution quality affect your returns?
What they are checking: Whether they measure slippage and costs instead of trusting gross backtest numbers.
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