Quantitative Trader

Status
1st Year Analyst at
Group/Division/Type
Prop Trading
City
Chicago
Interviewed
August 2026
Overall experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

General Interview Information

Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
First round consisted of an online assessment. There were probability, mental math, and other standard mathematical questions.

The first round consisted of a hybrid behavioral and technical interview with a junior trader. We covered some simple math problems, standard quant ev/probability.

The second round of interviews was with a senior trader at the firm. We once again dove into my aspirations for choosing the firm and what I hoped to gain out of a career here. We then did some more difficult quant math problems. These consisted of standard dice, card, and chess style questions as well as a few brainteasers.

The final round of interviews was in-person. You fly out and chat with the senior traders and partners. I shadowed a few trading desks and went through a deep dive of my past experience as well as why I wanted to work at the firm and as a trader.
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