A question was like: roll a die until you obtain either a 5 or a 6. If receive a 5 then cash out the sum of all of previous rolls but excluding the 5. If receive a 6, then no payout. Cash out mid-game for the sum is allowed. How to maximize expected payoff.
Quantitative Research Analyst Interview Questions
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Common dice and coin problems
Some typical quant questions, the interviewer was nice and understanding
Why trading and why optiver
Online assignment and spent around 3 hours to finished
*how did you take action to improve your performance based on feedback
The most important question was a mental math problem under strict time pressure, such as: “What is 73 × 87?” — without using a calculator. They really wanted to see how quickly and accurately you could think under pressure, which makes sense given the nature of the role. In addition to that, there were logic puzzles and probability questions, like: “What is the probability of drawing exactly two aces from a shuffled deck of cards?”
find expected value for games
play game to beat them
Predict next number in a sequence
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