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Morgan Stanley Financial Analyst Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Morgan Stanley Financial Analyst interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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StrategyStart here. 17 questions · ~136 min
Tell Me About YourselfEasy
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Tests your ability to deliver a clear, relevant introduction tailored to the role at Aqr.

Competitive AnalysisGo-to-MarketMorgan Stanley
Interest Rates and WACCMedium
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Tests your understanding of discount rates and how rate changes flow into valuation.

ValuationMorgan Stanley
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SQL & Data Manipulation4 questions + 3 drills · ~62 min
Depreciation Through Financial StatementsMedium
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Tests your understanding of financial statement linkages and how non-cash items affect each statement.

financial dataReconciliationdata integrityMorgan Stanley
Traverse Outside Nodes of a TreeMedium

Tests algorithmic thinking and ability to design a traversal approach.

AlgorithmsMorgan Stanley
Monthly Fusion Team Adoption SummaryMedium
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Use joins, a CTE, CASE, and date functions to summarize monthly Autodesk Fusion team activity and paid-seat adoption.

Data ManipulationExcelFinancial AnalysisAutodesk
Sum From 1 to 1,000,000Easy
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Calculate the sum of integers from 1 to 1,000,000 using PostgreSQL aggregation and filtering.

AlgorithmsVirtu Financial
Flag Suspicious Driver Signup ClustersHard
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Use CTEs, joins, aggregations, and CASE logic to flag Lyft driver accounts with suspicious early activity patterns.

fraud detectionData AnalysisRisk ManagementLyft
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Statistics & Probability4 questions · ~32 min
Credit Risk Law of Large NumbersEasy
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Tests your grasp of probability fundamentals and how they translate into risk modeling intuition.

probabilityRisk ManagementMorgan Stanley
Broken Clock RiddleMedium

Evaluates logical reasoning and ability to solve structured puzzles.

Morgan Stanley
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Finance & Accounting20 questions · ~160 min
Link Between Income Statement and Cash FlowMedium

Evaluates ability to connect accrual accounting to cash flows and interpret EBITDA.

Financial StatementsMorgan Stanley
Riddles and Market StatsMedium

Tests composure, structured thinking, and ability to reason under uncertainty.

Morgan Stanley
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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~40 min
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