Quantitative Research Associate Interview Questions

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The position was a managerial level role so as well as questions on past work experience there were also questions on ideas for trading models, leading teams and how to convince traders to adopt new trading models. There was a focus on what the candidate would bring to the position and how they would integrate into the existing set up and work with other technical and business teams.
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Quantitative Researcher

Interviewed at Anglo American

4.2
Jan 3, 2024

The position was a managerial level role so as well as questions on past work experience there were also questions on ideas for trading models, leading teams and how to convince traders to adopt new trading models. There was a focus on what the candidate would bring to the position and how they would integrate into the existing set up and work with other technical and business teams.

2 Medium programming questions and 1 Easy; probability multiple-choice problems for the closest number with time limit 90 seconds each; find the next element in a sequence of numbers; mini-games testing reaction time and logical thinking.
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Quantitative Researcher, PhD Intern

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Jul 23, 2025

2 Medium programming questions and 1 Easy; probability multiple-choice problems for the closest number with time limit 90 seconds each; find the next element in a sequence of numbers; mini-games testing reaction time and logical thinking.

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