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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.
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Oct 13, 2025

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.

Lots of fast probability and expectation estimations. They make you play a lot of their games. Have to also be fairly familiar with options and futures, at least the basics. Be familiar with market making fundamentals too.
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Quantitative Trader Intern

Interviewed at Optiver

3.8
Nov 12, 2025

Lots of fast probability and expectation estimations. They make you play a lot of their games. Have to also be fairly familiar with options and futures, at least the basics. Be familiar with market making fundamentals too.

Using an excel spreadsheet, calculate the number of flips of an unbiased coin to reject the null hypothesis with a 10% significance. (You have 10 mins to work it out then record your screen and explain your answer in 3 mins)
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Quantitative Trader

Interviewed at bp

3.8
May 10, 2021

Using an excel spreadsheet, calculate the number of flips of an unbiased coin to reject the null hypothesis with a 10% significance. (You have 10 mins to work it out then record your screen and explain your answer in 3 mins)

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