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.

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Citadel Securities Quant Trader Intern interview questions

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

Oct 15, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Citadel Securities

Interview

Ask about my previous internship experiences related to quant research and proceed with technical tests consisting of some coding questions and statistical questions. The entire interview last for around an hour.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Describe what have you done in your previous internship

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Quant Trader Intern Interview

Sep 4, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (Chicago, IL)

Interview

Phone call with trader. First, interview asked for a walkthrough of my resume, and then he asked two technical questions, both of which had to do with Markov chains and counting.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Can you describe this experience on your resume

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Quant Trader Intern Interview

Sep 3, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Citadel Securities (New York, NY)

Interview

Needed to pass a math test online with something around 15 questions. Mainly brainteasers and probability questions. Then I had an interview with a junior with market making questions like make a market on square root of ... Then a few probability questions and behavioral questions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What is the square root of x with x a random value

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