Is it hard to get hired as a Quant Trader Intern at Citadel Securities?

Quant Trader Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel Securities with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Quant Trader Intern at Citadel Securities?

Candidates applying for Quant Trader Intern roles take an average of 38 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel Securities overall takes an average of 25 days.

Where can I find Citadel Securities interview experiences by job title?

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based on 19 ratings - Updated May 15, 2026

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How others got an interview

82%
Applied online
Applied online
9%
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Employee Referral
9%
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19 interviews

Quant Trader Intern Interview

Jan 16, 2026

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (New York, NY)

Interview

Heavily focused on expected value, game theory, and market making. Testing intuition rather than heavy finance or coding/algorithm knowledge. Interview process is well structured and everyone is nice, ensuring that you understand everything you need to about citadel.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Group market marking game with expected value and different informational fields.

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Quant Trader Intern Interview

Sep 4, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (Hong Kong) in Oct 2024

Interview

1 Online assessment (math and probability), 2 phone interviews, then superday Phone interview starts with self introduction, then questions on trading experience, then a market making question with multiple parts

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Make market on dice rolls

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Quant Trader Intern Interview

Aug 28, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (Miami, FL) in Aug 2025

Interview

Standard online asseseemnt with basic probability and statistics questions. Then moved to first round interview. Interviewer was nice and helped me work through problems. Second round was similar to the first round. Didnt get to final round

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Asked about a resume project

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