Junior Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions

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Find EV of a painting given probabilities and the payouts in each case. Then a slightly more difficult version of it where you need to find EV[f(X)] where f is just an option payout formula. (Yeah, they do recycle questions from previous years)
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Quantitative Research Intern

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Mar 3, 2024

Find EV of a painting given probabilities and the payouts in each case. Then a slightly more difficult version of it where you need to find EV[f(X)] where f is just an option payout formula. (Yeah, they do recycle questions from previous years)

Mickey and Minnie plan to meet at a cafe, but will each independently show up at a uniformly random time between 9:00 to 10:00. Mickey will only wait 10 minutes for Minnie before leaving, but Minnie will wait 30 minutes for Mickey before leaving. What is the probability they end up meeting each other?
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Mar 29, 2024

Mickey and Minnie plan to meet at a cafe, but will each independently show up at a uniformly random time between 9:00 to 10:00. Mickey will only wait 10 minutes for Minnie before leaving, but Minnie will wait 30 minutes for Mickey before leaving. What is the probability they end up meeting each other?

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