Quant interview questions
1,322 questions in the style trading and research firms ask, from probability and brainteasers to options, statistics and coding. Every question is open to read; the 50 in the free sample show their worked solutions here.
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- What is a market maker fundamentally selling?Markets and products · Foundation
- A corporate bond yields 250 basis points more than the matched Treasury.Markets and products · Foundation
- The ten-year nominal Treasury yields 4.2% and the ten-year inflation-protected…Markets and products · Foundation
- The E-mini S&P 500 future has a multiplier of $50 per index point.Markets and products · Foundation
- A stock closes at $80 the day before it goes ex-dividend on a $2 cash dividend.Markets and products · Foundation
- A parent company trading at $100 spins off a subsidiary, distributing one…Markets and products · Foundation
- US payrolls come in far stronger than expected, with no change in inflation data.Markets and products · Foundation
- You pitch a long at $50 with a target of $60 and a stop at $45.Markets and products · Foundation
- You risk 1% of a $1,000,000 account on each idea.Markets and products · Foundation
- Reading the curve, part 1 of 3Markets and products · Foundation
- An ETF trading rich, part 1 of 3Markets and products · Foundation
- A leveraged ETF in a choppy market, part 1 of 3Markets and products · Foundation
- Pricing a deal spread, part 1 of 3Markets and products · Foundation
- An index rises 10% then falls 10%.Markets and products · Applied · Free solution
- What keeps a liquid equity ETF trading close to the value of its basket?Markets and products · Applied · Free solution
- A stock is announced for inclusion in a major index, effective in two weeks.Markets and products · Applied
- The two-year yield exceeds the ten-year. What is the market saying?Markets and products · Applied
- You pitch a long position because a company looks cheap on earnings.Markets and products · Applied
- An index fund charges 0.09% a year and earns 0.03% from securities lending.Markets and products · Applied
- A stock at $60 declares a three-for-two split. What happens to the strike of a $60 call?Markets and products · Applied
- A target trades at $47 against a $50 all-cash offer, and would fall to $38 if…Markets and products · Applied
- Why would a fund express a broad equity view with an index future rather than…Markets and products · Applied
- You have pitched a long with a thesis, a catalyst and a target.Markets and products · Applied
- A company has a constant default intensity of 2% a year and bondholders expect…Markets and products · Applied
- Front-month crude trades at $70 and the next month at $72.Markets and products · Applied
- A crypto perpetual future is trading well above the spot index.Markets and products · Applied
- An equity ETF trades at a 0.6% premium to the value of its underlying basket.Markets and products · Applied
- Why do equity ETFs usually distribute fewer capital gains to holders than…Markets and products · Applied
- An acquirer offers 0.5 of its own shares for each target share.Markets and products · Applied
- A company’s shares trade at $10.Markets and products · Applied
- How are listed equity options typically adjusted for dividends?Markets and products · Applied
- Using the original Taylor rule, i = r*+π+0.5(π−π*)+0.5 y, with a neutral real…Markets and products · Applied
- The policy rate is 4.50%.Markets and products · Applied
- What is the main channel through which quantitative easing lowers long-term…Markets and products · Applied
- Long-Term Capital Management collapsed in 1998. What best describes why?Markets and products · Applied
- On 6 May 2010 US equities fell several percent and recovered within minutes.Markets and products · Applied
- In January 2015 the Swiss franc rose by around a fifth against the euro within minutes.Markets and products · Applied
- Reading the curve, part 2 of 3Markets and products · Applied
- An ETF trading rich, part 2 of 3Markets and products · Applied
- A leveraged ETF in a choppy market, part 2 of 3Markets and products · Applied