Top 50 Fixed Income Interview Questions
The most frequently asked Fixed Income questions across all roles and companies, ranked by real interview frequency. Updated daily.
Explain the inverse bond price-yield relationship and quantify price sensitivity using duration and discounted cash flows.
Phillip CapitalExplain duration and convexity, then quantify how a 100-basis-point yield move changes a bond’s price.
BankUnited
Nextera Energy Resources
ArcesiumAssess recent market moves across rates, equities, FX, and volatility, then state a tradeable view with quantified risk.
Santander Consumer UsaAAnglo American
CowenExplain duration, quantify a bond-price move from a yield change, and show how traders use it to measure and hedge rate risk.
CHSNNatWest GroupPitch and size a DV01-neutral Treasury curve steepener with explicit entry, target, stop, P&L, catalyst, and risk-reward.
Explain how monetary policy, inflation, and growth affect the yield curve, bond prices, duration risk, and investment positioning.
Piper Sandler
U.S. Bank
BarclaysExplain why bond prices and yields move inversely, then quantify the price impact of a 100 basis point yield move.
U.S. Bank
JefferiesExplain CDS mechanics, settlement, hedging, and the main credit and counterparty risks they introduce.
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