Arbitrage Interview Questions

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About my background, why I was considering their company, etc. There are 20 red balls, 30 green balls, 10% of the red balls have candies inside, 20% of the green ones have candies inside. Given that you picked a ball and it has candy, what is the probability that its green? How does the duration of a bond change with changes in the interest rate? How does volatility affect the delta of an option?
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Junior Relative Value Arbitrage Trader

Interviewed at TransMarket Group

4.1
Oct 17, 2016

About my background, why I was considering their company, etc. There are 20 red balls, 30 green balls, 10% of the red balls have candies inside, 20% of the green ones have candies inside. Given that you picked a ball and it has candy, what is the probability that its green? How does the duration of a bond change with changes in the interest rate? How does volatility affect the delta of an option?

A guy goes to the store with just enough money for 30 balloons. When he arrives, he discovers there is a massive balloon sale: buy 1 at regular price, get the second for 2/3 regular price. How many balloons can the guy buy?
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Junior Relative Value Arbitrage Trader

Interviewed at TransMarket Group

4.1
Mar 18, 2015

A guy goes to the store with just enough money for 30 balloons. When he arrives, he discovers there is a massive balloon sale: buy 1 at regular price, get the second for 2/3 regular price. How many balloons can the guy buy?

There are 100 unique cards labeled 1 through 100 that are shuffled. You are dealt 4 random cards. The bet: you get $50 if you can turn over the cards in ascending order. You have to pay $2 if you cannot. Do you take the bet?
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Junior Relative Value Arbitrage Trader

Interviewed at TransMarket Group

4.1
Mar 18, 2015

There are 100 unique cards labeled 1 through 100 that are shuffled. You are dealt 4 random cards. The bet: you get $50 if you can turn over the cards in ascending order. You have to pay $2 if you cannot. Do you take the bet?

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