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1. 2 players, 30 sided die. A choose the number first and B then choose a different number. The one who choose the number which is closer to the number the die rolls wins the amount (the die rolls) of money. For example, A choose 9, B choose 10, if die rolls 7 then B pay A 7 dollars. Would you like to be A or B? What number would you choose? What is your expected return? Does your strategy depend on you opponent?
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Quantitative Researcher

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Dec 21, 2016

1. 2 players, 30 sided die. A choose the number first and B then choose a different number. The one who choose the number which is closer to the number the die rolls wins the amount (the die rolls) of money. For example, A choose 9, B choose 10, if die rolls 7 then B pay A 7 dollars. Would you like to be A or B? What number would you choose? What is your expected return? Does your strategy depend on you opponent?

Many types. First round: an algo in poker kind, exotic pricing, order book, internship Second round: linear regression, LASSO, ridge, PCA, VIF, an algo of prime number, brain teaser. Third round: linear regression, logistic regression, validation, some strange questions of matrix (forget most of them), many questions about internship. Introduction to the group. Forth round: English + Chinese, VaR, prob, option, class, etc. Fifth round: English + Chinese, career preference, internship, portfolio-related, index-related, etc. I guess last 2 rounds are from different teams and just try to allocate me. (But they may find it is so hard because I am not so qualified)
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Quantitative Analyst

Interviewed at UBS

3.7
Apr 27, 2018

Many types. First round: an algo in poker kind, exotic pricing, order book, internship Second round: linear regression, LASSO, ridge, PCA, VIF, an algo of prime number, brain teaser. Third round: linear regression, logistic regression, validation, some strange questions of matrix (forget most of them), many questions about internship. Introduction to the group. Forth round: English + Chinese, VaR, prob, option, class, etc. Fifth round: English + Chinese, career preference, internship, portfolio-related, index-related, etc. I guess last 2 rounds are from different teams and just try to allocate me. (But they may find it is so hard because I am not so qualified)

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