Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions

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In the 2nd round, one director ask me about the how the option price changes if the price distribution is skewed. Because it is an electricity company, they do not trade any options, nor there is such kind of business in that company. It is quite unexpected.
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Drax

3.8
Sep 23, 2013

In the 2nd round, one director ask me about the how the option price changes if the price distribution is skewed. Because it is an electricity company, they do not trade any options, nor there is such kind of business in that company. It is quite unexpected.

Well-covered by maths, statistics, finance and programming. Topics include stochastic, calculus, linear algebra, derivatives, numerical analysis and algorithm, Practice is the key. The book "A Practical Guide to Quantitative Interview" was of great help especially for brainteasers. Also be prepared for the algorithm questions.
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Quantitative Trading & Analysis

Interviewed at Citi

3.6
Aug 23, 2016

Well-covered by maths, statistics, finance and programming. Topics include stochastic, calculus, linear algebra, derivatives, numerical analysis and algorithm, Practice is the key. The book "A Practical Guide to Quantitative Interview" was of great help especially for brainteasers. Also be prepared for the algorithm questions.

What is a martingale and why it is the building block in finance. Why the Brownian Motion is so important in finance and what are its characteristics. Write down an algorithm for computing the the square root of a number. Differences between Python and C++
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Citi

3.6
Mar 22, 2021

What is a martingale and why it is the building block in finance. Why the Brownian Motion is so important in finance and what are its characteristics. Write down an algorithm for computing the the square root of a number. Differences between Python and C++

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