Interview practice
Practice guides by firm
What each firm’s candidates report being screened on, and the timed drills here that train it. Outcry is not affiliated with any firm listed - these guides describe publicly reported assessment formats, not the firms’ own questions.
Optiver
A global market maker headquartered in Amsterdam, trading options, ETFs and futures on major exchanges.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making · Quant developer coding
Jane Street
A quantitative trading firm active across equities, ETFs, bonds, options and currencies, known for OCaml and a strong internship pipeline.
Probability & estimation · Market making · Stochastic processes · Quant developer coding
Citadel Securities
A market maker quoting across equities, options, fixed income and ETFs globally.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making · Quant developer coding · Stochastic processes
Hudson River Trading
An automated trading firm known for research-driven strategies and a heavy C++ and algorithms bar.
Probability & estimation · Quant developer coding · Stochastic processes
Susquehanna (SIG)
A global quantitative trading firm famous for teaching decision-making through poker.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making · Stochastic processes
Flow Traders
A liquidity provider specialising in ETFs, with offices in Amsterdam, New York, Cluj, Hong Kong and Singapore.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making
IMC Trading
A market maker founded in Amsterdam, trading on exchanges worldwide with desks in Chicago, Sydney and Mumbai.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making · Quant developer coding
Akuna Capital
A Chicago options market maker with a strong C++ and derivatives-pricing focus.
Probability & estimation · Market making · Quant developer coding
Two Sigma
A quantitative investment manager applying machine learning and distributed computing to markets.
Probability & estimation · Quant developer coding · Stochastic processes
Five Rings
A proprietary trading firm in New York known for a heavily games- and puzzle-based interview style.
Probability & estimation · Market making · Stochastic processes · Quant developer coding
Jump Trading
A quantitative trading firm known for low-latency infrastructure and research across futures, equities and crypto.
Probability & estimation · Quant developer coding · Stochastic processes
Da Vinci
A derivatives market maker in Amsterdam trading options across European and Asian markets.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making
Maven Securities
A London-based proprietary trading group active in derivatives market making and systematic strategies.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making
DRW
A Chicago-based principal trading firm covering fixed income, energy, crypto and real estate alongside its core trading business.
80-in-8 mental math · Number sequences · Probability & estimation · Market making · Quant developer coding
Cornerstone Research
An economic and financial consulting firm supporting expert testimony in litigation and regulatory proceedings.
Analysis Group
One of the largest private economic consulting firms, working on litigation, healthcare and finance engagements.