Citadel-style

Citadel-Style Dual Online Assessment

Modelled on the two screens Citadel candidates report: a general cognitive test of 50 logic, arithmetic and comprehension items at fourteen seconds each, then a 15-item probability OA covering combinatorics, Bayes, Markov chains and hypothesis testing.

Format

• Two sections, ~42 minutes total. The cognitive screen allows ~14 seconds per item - speed IS the test.
• Section 1: 50 items in 12 minutes - mixed arithmetic, logic and short verbal comprehension.
• Section 2: 15 probability items in 30 minutes - the trader-track OA. Deeper, slower, still timed.
• No negative marking on either section, matching candidate reports.
• No going back. Answer or skip, and the next item loads.

Sections

• Cognitive screen - 50 items, 12 minutes, no negative marking. 50 items in 12 minutes: arithmetic, logic, letter series, odd-one-out, and two-sentence comprehension. Fourteen seconds a question.
• Probability OA - 15 items, 30 minutes, no negative marking. 15 items in 30 minutes: extended Bayes, Markov chains, combinatorics, EV, a stopping game, and one hypothesis-testing question.

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