The quant trader interview guide

In this video, I invited back Worthan Kwan, our favourite quant trader! Worthan explains step by step the quant trading interview process and the resources he used to prepare for his interviews - including an in depth explanation on how to do well in the mock trading that is usually in final round and messes up a lot of people.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:44 What's a quant trader?
01:10 Where do quant traders work?
01:41 Interview process
02:09 Round 1
02:49 Round 1 & 2
03:24 Final round
07:19 How to prepare - resources
10:45 Summary
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  • @stephenkramer4760
    @stephenkramer47603 жыл бұрын

    Me watching this despite only having 3 brain cells and never having to worry about a quant interview 💛

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @kaif8037
    @kaif80373 жыл бұрын

    By far one the most interesting and thought provoking channels I'v come across, Thank you Tina.

  • @LukeBarousse
    @LukeBarousse3 жыл бұрын

    Such a great job example of the application of data science; thanks for sharing Tina! ALSO congrats on flying by 50K!! 🍾👯‍♀️🎉 Holy smokes you are growing so fast!!

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Luke!!

  • @tobiassteindl7792
    @tobiassteindl77923 жыл бұрын

    Love the video! Would like to see more about quants, seems as if youre interested in the topic as well

  • @aniketbanginwar
    @aniketbanginwar3 жыл бұрын

    Awesomee Worthan is backkk! Wow 50k already!?

  • @Julia-xl7pr
    @Julia-xl7pr3 жыл бұрын

    Really nice stuff! Been struggling thinking about how I can prepare for next year’s quant trading interviews.

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yay so glad you found it helpful :)

  • @aakashtrivedi7508
    @aakashtrivedi75082 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thankyou tina !!🙌🙌

  • @lenora_v1366
    @lenora_v13663 жыл бұрын

    Wow congrats on 50k!!

  • @nishad4368
    @nishad43683 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tina!! Was hoping you'd post something like this

  • @tanmayjuneja6128
    @tanmayjuneja61282 ай бұрын

    I got 50! Yay.

  • @uttamsingh6705
    @uttamsingh67053 жыл бұрын

    Really well structured loved it 🌻, I'm going to check recourse now ...

  • @kkoonnradd1381
    @kkoonnradd1381 Жыл бұрын

    thank you for this guide. ~I'm just preparing for the first round of my Quant trading interview process.. Im sick of being an engineer and believe that this job is finally one that is mentally stimulating enough to stick with for the long term

  • @psibarpsi

    @psibarpsi

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey! Did you make it yet?

  • @namansanghi

    @namansanghi

    10 ай бұрын

    Wanna know

  • @finchdoge3312

    @finchdoge3312

    7 ай бұрын

    based

  • @suyashjaiswal2782
    @suyashjaiswal27823 жыл бұрын

    Just commenting for reach and to tell you that that thumbnail is *chef's kiss* !!

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahah thank you!! I thought I was being funny with the cat 😅

  • @sebisamuel2605
    @sebisamuel26053 жыл бұрын

    HAPPY 50K TINA 🥳🥳🥳😭😭🥳🥳🥳 STAY AWESOME 😎😎

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! 🥳🥳🥳 Think of more ways to make things chaotic xD

  • @weiyuwang3413
    @weiyuwang34132 жыл бұрын

    very helpful video!!!!

  • @FullMetalBrownies
    @FullMetalBrownies Жыл бұрын

    Did zetamac, as a dual major with a major in applied math i got a 6 😂 i guess i can probably work on this.

  • @alexanderkononov1862
    @alexanderkononov18622 жыл бұрын

    Great and very informative video, but i didnt understand the mock trading part at all: can someone explain to me the example with the heights of people, what are you trading, selling and buying, what does "you have to buy below 5"7 mean" etc? Thanks in advance

  • @arthurmuller8759

    @arthurmuller8759

    Жыл бұрын

    I think is just an analogy to stocks price range

  • @UnixBro
    @UnixBro3 жыл бұрын

    What are the resources ? Please send some website to prepare. Thank you

  • @rogermejia316
    @rogermejia3162 жыл бұрын

    I took an interview recently. and I did really wrong even though I took classes before the online exam. I would like to prepare myself more to be able to accomplish success. Please I need help.

  • @Septumsempra8818
    @Septumsempra88183 жыл бұрын

    Top vid

  • @Happy-ej4eb
    @Happy-ej4eb Жыл бұрын

    great video! would be even better if you normalise the audio

  • @AzureCz
    @AzureCz3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! !watching your videos these days is making me want to be your friend omg > Happy 50k! You deserve it! :*

  • @PepeTostado
    @PepeTostado2 жыл бұрын

    Did he say glassdoor?

  • @amanpatel4888
    @amanpatel48882 жыл бұрын

    The zetamac score 75, what was the time duration?

  • @robalexnat

    @robalexnat

    2 жыл бұрын

    120 seconds

  • @amandaj3742
    @amandaj37423 жыл бұрын

    So handsome

  • @lars3467
    @lars34673 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone have a source to practice the market making simulating? I can't seem to find anything online for my MM interview.

  • @RedSky8

    @RedSky8

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd say use trading view, once you find a stock and go to the chart. Click on the replay button in the top right and you can go back in the past on a stock and replay how that stock was trading either a few days, weeks, months or years ago. Then I say use TraderSync to journal your trade strategy and it's success rate.

  • @chancellorpalpatine3352
    @chancellorpalpatine33523 жыл бұрын

    I can't do arithmetic at all. Guess I'll stick to my normal ds job.

  • @ignacio2641
    @ignacio26413 жыл бұрын

    i literally can't break 20 in that zetamac test. why god did you make me this dumb? 😭

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol how long have you tried?? This takes time and effort too

  • @shubhojoysinha6603

    @shubhojoysinha6603

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@goldeternal tbh 20 after multiple attempts is not a great score, I reached 42 in a day. After a months practice I reached 78. But yes practice makes better , trying to reach 100.

  • @ShubhamSinghYoutube

    @ShubhamSinghYoutube

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@shubhojoysinha6603 stop discouraging him

  • @lindaliu1484
    @lindaliu14842 жыл бұрын

    after 3 or 4 zetamac attempts, got 53

  • @TraderEd-mr6br

    @TraderEd-mr6br

    8 ай бұрын

    wtf like thats crazy

  • @zack2415
    @zack24152 жыл бұрын

    Is there no programming involved at all ? Since you have to make mathematical models, aren't you expected to devise those models with some financial knowledge + programming abiliites.

  • @merkonerko2

    @merkonerko2

    2 жыл бұрын

    In reading about the way the industry works and talking to some people who are in it, my understanding is that the traders aren’t usually making the actual theoretical models themselves, I believe that’s what the quant analysts do, and then you have the quant developers actually building the software to implement the analysts’ models. My understanding is that the traders will need to know how to code so they can test models and variations of models, maybe pull data etc. most of the job ads I’ve seen for entry level quant traders will look for knowledge of Python and maybe SQL but I doubt you’d be expected to actually develop the models, develop them in C++/C# and then implement them on the exchange all on your own. But I could be wrong, like I said I’m not in the industry (yet) but from what I’ve learned and from the online assessments I’ve done so far, there hasn’t been any programming

  • @rickyliuna9376
    @rickyliuna9376 Жыл бұрын

    No coding questions?

  • @nithin3476
    @nithin3476 Жыл бұрын

    Dude is it a software eng job

  • @kbisht3680
    @kbisht36803 жыл бұрын

    Hi I got a few quant trader offers at prop shops (optiver type). What’s the turnover like for this industry? Ty

  • @robbiestefani
    @robbiestefani2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I left a comment on another one of your videos. I am interested in using modeling to trade. My education is in mathematics and economics, but I have struggled with probability, linear algebra and other math subjects for years. I can grasp the concept of market strategies but when it comes to modeling the mathematical techniques go over my head. Could you do more videos like this. Thank you.

  • @leonmozambique533

    @leonmozambique533

    2 жыл бұрын

    what did you learn in undergrad mathematics if you’re struggling with math concepts?

  • @nikhilgarg5-yeariddmathema350
    @nikhilgarg5-yeariddmathema3502 жыл бұрын

    I broke his score in my first attempt. Gave three tries , first attempt : 82, second attempt : 84 and third attempt : 90. Can you please share some resources for market making questions in Quant Interviews? For example, in Optiver, I have heard that they ask questions such as make a market on the number of Eiffel Towers required to reach from Earth to Moon, number of corner kicks in FIFA World Cup 2018, so how to calculate the expected values of these quantities without having any prior knowledge about them?

  • @wsniper-dark154

    @wsniper-dark154

    6 ай бұрын

    you have to clear IIT to be eligible for quant brother

  • @nikhilgarg5-yeariddmathema350

    @nikhilgarg5-yeariddmathema350

    6 ай бұрын

    I had secured AIR 1388 in JEE Advanced 2020. I am AIR-1 @Derivatives Modelling, JPMC Quant Challenge 2023.@@wsniper-dark154

  • @psibarpsi
    @psibarpsi Жыл бұрын

    Can a lower-tier college student also make it to these quant trader roles? I've heard they pay a lot of attention to educational pedigree.

  • @die.l.x.5281

    @die.l.x.5281

    11 ай бұрын

    I have a interview at one. Community College here. So at least you can get a chance

  • @psibarpsi

    @psibarpsi

    11 ай бұрын

    @@die.l.x.5281 Oh, great! Which one?

  • @SmoothCode
    @SmoothCode3 жыл бұрын

    What undergrad degree is required for quant trader position? Or can all majors apply?

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not Worthan but from what I gather it seems like if you have cs, math background it is the most common but they also definitely take people from other backgrounds as well. However it does seem like knowing how to code makes your life after working a lot easier and profitable too.

  • @SmoothCode

    @SmoothCode

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TinaHuang1 Thanks for the clarification Tina! I am a CS major but I was like "but uh is this relevant to me?". 😅

  • @izza526
    @izza5262 жыл бұрын

    Does he say Glassdoor as the resource?

  • @eddiehillergrand8882

    @eddiehillergrand8882

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes he did.

  • @xiaoyuchen3112
    @xiaoyuchen31122 жыл бұрын

    This guy is definitely a poker player when he said ev

  • @gorillaman6827
    @gorillaman68272 жыл бұрын

    homeboy got drip where he get his shirt at

  • @TheLambo123254
    @TheLambo1232542 жыл бұрын

    coool

  • @redhidinghood9337
    @redhidinghood93372 жыл бұрын

    Everything aside can we like talk about how cute the guy is?? Watched the whole video even though I don't intend to study or work in anything even related to this lol. Good job to Tina tho as well, the interviews are always well structured and interesting.

  • @chuifongtam4703
    @chuifongtam47033 жыл бұрын

    Wow watching this video made me realize how stupid I am. All I know about trading is buy low sell high. Xd

  • @ThomasFoolery8

    @ThomasFoolery8

    2 жыл бұрын

    Then you don’t actually know anything because “low” and “high” are relative terms. Nobody knows whether the price is low or high.

  • @encapsule2220
    @encapsule22202 жыл бұрын

    lmao i scored 10 on the mental math thing, goes to show you dont need to be a math god to be a profitable trader

  • @cigdemturkmen
    @cigdemturkmen3 жыл бұрын

    Music volume is too high. Pff

  • @christopherjamesdy8197
    @christopherjamesdy81973 жыл бұрын

    Are there tricks to get a high score on arithmetic zetamac or is it just practice? I am an Economics graduate but I can't seem to get higher than 10 lol (I've only attempted maybe 6/7 times)

  • @Sam-yu4ve

    @Sam-yu4ve

    3 жыл бұрын

    Learn the correct way to approach each type of question e.g. addition, multiplication. Once you have the best method then just keep practising every day. I went from 15/20 to 60 in a month

  • @youtubeaccount1718

    @youtubeaccount1718

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jesus christ 10 im sorry i could probably do better than you at age 7

  • @robalexnat

    @robalexnat

    2 жыл бұрын

    The JustQuant KZread channel/app has a good resource to learn how to do these quickly. The rest is practice, I'm saying this as someone who recently hit 71 and average around the 60s which is good enough for interviews, altho you will need another site for decimal/fraction questions.

  • @nedimgaied1634

    @nedimgaied1634

    Жыл бұрын

    ⁠@@robalexnatcan you please give an example of sites we could use for practice?

  • @MangoFlamingo
    @MangoFlamingo3 жыл бұрын

    I see adderall in him

  • @TinaHuang1

    @TinaHuang1

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL really? He seems quite calm doesn’t he?

  • @Hasaber8
    @Hasaber83 жыл бұрын

    A score of 75😶 , bro.

  • @youtubeaccount1718

    @youtubeaccount1718

    2 жыл бұрын

    i got 64 im catching up just practice bro

  • @drewkavi6327

    @drewkavi6327

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@youtubeaccount1718what did you get on your first zetamac try if you don’t mind me asking

  • @youtubeaccount1718

    @youtubeaccount1718

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@drewkavi6327 like 20-30 or smthing lmao i think 30 seriously on normal settings

  • @j.s.42822

    @j.s.42822

    Жыл бұрын

    @@drewkavi6327 I got 61. But dropped to 48 on my second try LOL. Some tips are to use tricks like 67*98 = 67*(100-2). Also, there's potential for input delay between looking at the problem and typing it in. I think it helps to look at the problem and solve it while looking down at the keys to save a bit of time.

  • @sofianhanifeh4602

    @sofianhanifeh4602

    Ай бұрын

    I got 78 and started around 25, it's definitely a lot more within your purview than you might think just grind for 1hr every day and in a few months times you'll be there. When I first watched the video I was barely around the 40 mark to give you an idea

  • @6lackwatermagic707
    @6lackwatermagic7073 жыл бұрын

    When he said six inch wide range, your expression . Lol

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    3 жыл бұрын

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    @iancampion6979

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @alejandroj5249
    @alejandroj52493 жыл бұрын

    my god it was hard to understand for a non native speaker lol

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    @aquda66512 жыл бұрын

    I cant think of anything when i see Tina's legs)) I am going crazy right now