Conditional Probability & Expectation Interview Questions for Traders
Traders get asked conditional probability & expectation differently from other quant roles - the emphasis shifts with what the job actually does. This is that slice.
36 questions, all free to practise. The split is 19 easy, 15 medium, 2 hard.
- A die with one face decrementedEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- A heart or a king given redEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- A specific sequence given three headsEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- A three given a sum divisible by threeEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- An even sum given a five appearsEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Both red among the top twoEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Both sixes given at least oneEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Even first die given a sum of eightEasyConditional Probability & ExpectationExpected ValueView →
- Even heads with one fair coinEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Exactly one head given at least oneEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Face or ace given a red cardEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Gap between two dice, given they differEasyConditional Probability & ExpectationExpected ValueView →
- Rolling a die to size the next dieEasyConditional Probability & ExpectationExpected ValueView →
- Six heads from a random biased coinEasyConditional Probability & ExpectationRandom VariablesView →
- Streak then a head countEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The added babyEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The first die beats the secondEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The second draw is redEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Three-dice total given the firstEasyProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Bertrand's boxMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Both even given an even sumMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Coin sets the number of dice rollsMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Fair value after an informed buyMediumConditional Probability & ExpectationMarket Making & Betting GamesView →
- Heads given the ends differMediumConditional Probability & ExpectationExpected ValueView →
- Large sum given a sixMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Monty HallMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Monty Hall with 100 doorsMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Russian roulette, re-spunMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The two-headed coinMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Three prisonersMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Two childrenMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Two reds in a row from a shrinking urnMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Which coin produced two heads?MediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- Winning from deuceMediumProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The boy born on a TuesdayHardProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
- The drunk passengerHardProbabilityConditional Probability & ExpectationView →
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