Trading Floor Surveillance Analyst
Posted Aug 27, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you had to tell someone something they did not want to hear about their own conduct.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay professional and firm with experienced traders who may push back.
Describe a time you worked in a fast, noisy environment and still kept your focus on the details.
What they are checking: Whether they can stay accurate and alert in the pace of a live trading floor.
How do you keep up with rule changes and new products so your surveillance stays current?
What they are checking: Whether they own their continuing education, which the role expects as rules and products change.
What would you do
You are standing in the SPX and VIX trading crowd and see something that might break a floor rule. What do you do in the moment?
What they are checking: Whether they observe and document carefully without disrupting trading or jumping to conclusions.
A trading permit holder you see every day asks you, casually, whether a certain practice is allowed. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they keep independence and point people to proper channels rather than giving informal rulings.
You notice a pattern that may involve another SRO's market too. Who do you involve and how?
What they are checking: Whether they understand when to escalate and coordinate with internal staff, other SROs or the SEC.
About the work
What kinds of trading floor conduct would you watch for most closely in an open-outcry options pit?
What they are checking: Whether they understand practical floor issues like priority, trade reporting and fair dealing in the crowd.
How would you document a possible violation so the record holds up when management reviews it?
What they are checking: Whether they write factual, time-stamped notes that separate what they saw from what they think.
What does the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 mean for an exchange's regulatory duties?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that Cboe is a self-regulatory organization with real duties to enforce its rules.
How would you research an issue after the fact using trade data and other programs to confirm what you saw on the floor?
What they are checking: Whether they can tie floor observations to data and build an evidence-based recommendation.
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