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Tell me about past projects Challenges faced and how you solved them Basic interview brainteasers such as the king's wine cellar (where you have 1000 prisoners and poisoned wine) Walk me through how you would implement XYZ strategy
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Quant Developer

Interviewed at Virtu Financial

4
Oct 30, 2021

Tell me about past projects Challenges faced and how you solved them Basic interview brainteasers such as the king's wine cellar (where you have 1000 prisoners and poisoned wine) Walk me through how you would implement XYZ strategy

None of the questions were difficult. One stat question using Var(X+Y)=Var(X)+Var(Y)+2Cov(X,Y); One question about finding duplicates in a list; One question about volatility among (Corporate Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Inflation Adj T Bonds)
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Quant Researcher

Interviewed at Wealthfront

4.2
Dec 13, 2014

None of the questions were difficult. One stat question using Var(X+Y)=Var(X)+Var(Y)+2Cov(X,Y); One question about finding duplicates in a list; One question about volatility among (Corporate Bonds, Treasury Bonds, Inflation Adj T Bonds)

Don't bother applying here. They never reply to your applications. I applied for multiple job roles here, and sent multiple follow up emails asking about any updates. You'll get no reply from them. Been over 6 months now, I've applied to 3 roles and received no communcation.
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Junior Quant Analyst

Interviewed at EDF Trading

4
Jan 23, 2024

Don't bother applying here. They never reply to your applications. I applied for multiple job roles here, and sent multiple follow up emails asking about any updates. You'll get no reply from them. Been over 6 months now, I've applied to 3 roles and received no communcation.

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