Intro level probability questions were asked.
Quant Trading Interview Questions
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Probability that a card is of a given colors/suit given some other 5 already extracted cards, robot game
Questions about probability and games, often involving betting
Game Theory. EV of symmetric game. Pick optimal strategy/strategies
You play a 100-round game: each round you can either roll a fair 20-sided die (uniform 1 to 20) or “lock in” the current face and collect that same reward for all remaining rounds. You must roll in the first round. What is your optimal stopping / locking strategy and expected value?
You are playing a game where you flip a coin 5 times. You win if three heads come up in the 5 coin tosses. You lose if three tails come up in the 5 coin tosses. If you win you get £1. If you lose you lose £1. Before each flip you can choose to either double the stakes from their previous value (if you win you get £2n and if you lose you lose £2n where n is the amount you get if you win beforehand) or keep them the same. Are you willing to pay £0.50 to play this game?
What behavioural and technical skills do you have that make you a great fit for HSBC and how would you use them in your day-to-day role?
General Probability, expected value, and statistics
Can you talk about an interesting project you have done?
A trading simulation game (aims to test intuition and fast responses)
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