Quantitative Trading Interview Questions

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Fit: why trading, what interests you about the market, describe your views, what do you want to do Coding: basic data science, free to use packages Resume: know your projects well, be able to extend discussion beyond what you did, prepare for twists Technical: lots of conditional probability, series, markov chains, machine learning, mental math
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Quantitative Trading Analyst

Interviewed at DRW

4.3
Jun 25, 2020

Fit: why trading, what interests you about the market, describe your views, what do you want to do Coding: basic data science, free to use packages Resume: know your projects well, be able to extend discussion beyond what you did, prepare for twists Technical: lots of conditional probability, series, markov chains, machine learning, mental math

A middle point between the top hedge funds and market-making firms. You will still be expected to solve a lot of brain teasers and display clear and intuitive thought processes to answer stressful and difficult questions. However, there is no need to be concerned about speed or mental math. They may ask questions from the green book, so go through the questions in it thoroughly. Also, be prepared to answer questions on linear algebra, probability, and market-making.
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Quantitative Trading Analyst Intern

Interviewed at DRW

4.3
Sep 15, 2021

A middle point between the top hedge funds and market-making firms. You will still be expected to solve a lot of brain teasers and display clear and intuitive thought processes to answer stressful and difficult questions. However, there is no need to be concerned about speed or mental math. They may ask questions from the green book, so go through the questions in it thoroughly. Also, be prepared to answer questions on linear algebra, probability, and market-making.

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