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

Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel Securities with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

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

Candidates applying for Trader roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 19 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?

Quantitative Researcher (41) ; Software Engineer (30) ; Trader (18) ; Intern (8) ; Trading Intern (8) ; Software Engineer(Internship) (7) ; Fundamental Analyst (5) ; Quantitative Developer (5) ; SRE Engineer (5) ; Analyst (4) ; Junior Trader (4) ; Quantitative Trader (4) ; Quantitative Trading Intern (4) ; Software Developer (4) ; Quant Trader Intern (3)

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based on 28 ratings - Updated Jan 11, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

60%
Applied online
Applied online
20%
Recruiter
Recruiter
13%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
7%
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28 interviews

Trader Interview

Feb 5, 2022

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (London, England) in Jan 2020

Interview

Phone interview followed by onsite interview. Onsite interview is four 1 hour interviews. The process took about 2 months from start to finish. Overall the process was pretty smooth and recruiters were responsive.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Brainteasers and market making scenarios

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Trader Interview

Oct 18, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Citadel Securities

Interview

Process was fairly normal for industry, math and probability questions with some brainteasers, also a lot of questions about fit and why you wanted to work in trading etc. On site was more of the same, interviews with a variety of traders

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Horse racing question with minimum races to decide first

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Trader Interview

Sep 15, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel Securities in Aug 2021

Interview

Four rounds of interviews with full time traders at Citadel, they tend to not respond to you if they decide to not give you an offer which is not professional

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Tell me about the project you worked on last summer

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