Futures First Research Analyst interview experience

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Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced an interview flow that mixed HR-style pressure checks with technical questions on markets, puzzles, and math, and felt moderately hard overall in early February.

HR round — questions meant to measure confidence and communication under pressure, plus speed-math and guesstimate-style questioning.
Technical round(s) — puzzles and market/finance fundamentals; they probed whether I understood key drivers and could reason through quantitative questions.
Online assessment → technical + role fit — I also saw a path where the process started with an online test, then moved into technical rounds that checked how well I was exposed to markets and whether I was genuinely interested. Outcome: I wasn’t offered the role, and the main takeaway

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