Stochastic Processes Interview Questions for Traders
Traders get asked stochastic processes differently from other quant roles - the emphasis shifts with what the job actually does. This is that slice.
13 questions, all free to practise. The split is 2 easy, 11 medium.
- At least two in the windowEasyProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- Profit from a favourable stopping gameEasyExpected ValueStochastic ProcessesView →
- Absorption probability on a lineMediumProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- Buyer count in a thinned arrival streamMediumProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- Dice game, up to three rollsMediumExpected ValueStochastic ProcessesView →
- Dice payoff via WaldMediumExpected ValueStochastic ProcessesView →
- Expected flips for HHTMediumExpected ValueStochastic ProcessesView →
- Expected flips for HTMediumExpected ValueStochastic ProcessesView →
- Gambler's ruinMediumProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- Gambler's ruin (unfair)MediumProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- HT before HH in coin flipsMediumProbabilityStochastic ProcessesView →
- Reaching the target before ruinMediumStochastic ProcessesView →
- Risk-neutral up probabilityMediumStochastic ProcessesFinance & DerivativesView →
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