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There is a hat containing 100 one-dollar bills, 10 ten-dollar bills, and 1 one-hundred-dollar bill. You draw bills one by one at random without replacement. At any moment, you may choose to say "stop"—either right from the start or immediately after seeing the last drawn bill. Once you say stop, the next bill drawn will be yours. Question: What is the optimal strategy? And how much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

Quant Trader

Interviewed at Wincent Capital Management

4.1
Sep 24, 2025

There is a hat containing 100 one-dollar bills, 10 ten-dollar bills, and 1 one-hundred-dollar bill. You draw bills one by one at random without replacement. At any moment, you may choose to say "stop"—either right from the start or immediately after seeing the last drawn bill. Once you say stop, the next bill drawn will be yours. Question: What is the optimal strategy? And how much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

You guess a number "n" from 1-6 and I roll a dice. If the dice is more than or equal to your number you get paid n$, otherwise you don't get paid anything. How much would you be willing to pay to play this game?
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Quant Trading Intern

Interviewed at Susquehanna International Group

3.8
Oct 3, 2024

You guess a number "n" from 1-6 and I roll a dice. If the dice is more than or equal to your number you get paid n$, otherwise you don't get paid anything. How much would you be willing to pay to play this game?

If you are playing a game where you are consecutively flipping a coin. I win if 4 heads shows up and you win if 4 tails shows up. They don’t need to be in a row. What is the maximum number of turns this game can take.
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Quant Trader Intern

Interviewed at Jane Street

4.4
Nov 27, 2025

If you are playing a game where you are consecutively flipping a coin. I win if 4 heads shows up and you win if 4 tails shows up. They don’t need to be in a row. What is the maximum number of turns this game can take.

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