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Optiver is a global market maker whose trader interviews lean hard on fast mental math, expected value and options intuition under time pressure. Below are 34 quant interview questions of the kind asked at Optiver, spanning Brain Teasers, Probability, Stochastic Processes, Calculus & Linear Algebra, Algorithms & Numerical, Finance, Options & Greeks, Market Making & Games. Each comes with a full worked solution — sign in to check your answers and track your progress.

Brain Teasers 3Probability 9Algorithms & Numerical 3Options & Greeks 10Market Making & Games 6

Preparing for Optiver? Read the guide: Optiver Interview Questions: Mental Math, Options Intuition and Market Making

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Screwy Pirates
Brain TeasersJane StreetOptiver
51%Hard10
Mislabeled Jars
Brain TeasersJane StreetOptiver
59%Medium15
Ants on a Triangle
Brain TeasersGoldman SachsOptiver
84%Medium25
Flips Until First Head
ProbabilityOptiverIMC Trading
69%Easy27
Two Dice Sum to 7
ProbabilityOptiverIMC Trading
85%Easy30
Top Two Aces
ProbabilitySIG / SusquehannaOptiver
63%Medium33
Expected Max of Two Dice
ProbabilityOptiverIMC Trading
41%Medium35
Expected Min of Two Dice
ProbabilityOptiverSIG / Susquehanna
71%Medium38
Expected Rolls for a Six
ProbabilityOptiverIMC Trading
79%Easy39
At Least One Six
ProbabilitySIG / SusquehannaOptiver
60%Easy43
The Shorter Piece
ProbabilityOptiverMorgan Stanley
52%Medium45
Galileo’s Three Dice
ProbabilityOptiverIMC Trading
58%Medium59
How Long Until Ruin or Riches
Stochastic ProcessesOptiverSIG / Susquehanna
57%Medium77
Approximate cos(0.1)
Calculus & Linear AlgebraJane StreetOptiver
84%Easy89
Rand10() from Rand7()LeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalJane StreetOptiver
Medium94
Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock IILeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalOptiverJane Street
Medium98
Predict the WinnerLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalJane StreetOptiver
Medium108
Futures Fair Value
FinanceGoldman SachsOptiver
63%Easy121
Delta of an ATM Call
Options & GreeksOptiverIMC Trading
61%Easy122
Delta of a Forward
Options & GreeksOptiverIMC Trading
73%Easy123
Gamma Near Expiry
Options & GreeksOptiverIMC Trading
66%Medium124
Most Negative Put Delta
Options & GreeksGoldman SachsOptiver
66%Easy125
Sign of Theta
Options & GreeksOptiverSIG / Susquehanna
71%Medium126
Sign & Peak of Vega
Options & GreeksOptiverIMC Trading
74%Easy127
Delta Hedging
Options & GreeksOptiverCitadel Securities
76%Easy129
Delta of an ATM Straddle
Options & GreeksOptiverIMC TradingSIG / Susquehanna
73%Medium131
Value of a Box Spread
Options & GreeksOptiverCitadel Securities
69%Medium133
Delta of a Deep ITM Call
Options & GreeksIMC TradingOptiver
74%Easy137
Make a Market on Two Dice
Market Making & GamesOptiverSIG / Susquehanna
87%Easy138
Fair Value of a Loaded Die
Market Making & GamesOptiverIMC Trading
68%Medium143
Odds to Probability
Market Making & GamesFlow TradersOptiver
39%Easy146
Two-Thirds of the Average
Market Making & GamesJane StreetOptiver
65%Medium150
Piano Tuners in Chicago
Market Making & GamesOptiverIMC Trading
65%Easy151
Skewing Off an Inventory
Market Making & GamesOptiverFlow Traders
76%Easy

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