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tranquil wagon Sep 2, 2025, 4:42 AM

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Hahaha

low vault Sep 2, 2025, 4:49 AM

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preparing the satanic ritual sacrifices i see

lyric fossil Sep 2, 2025, 6:57 AM

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who up tweaking

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 8:00 AM

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but u can actually do that

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imo

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there is no better firm than js

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all things considered

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best culture

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ctc vs js was like night and day

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js employees

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first the girls were badder

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at js

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and they actually seemed happy

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everything i talk about is from the pov of swe

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for swe i think ctc probs wouldnt be worth it for me

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over what i could get in tech

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uh

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u could

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im sure its been done before

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but i think i also dont really want to be a trader

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ok

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but

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if i oculd land qr anywhere decent

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then i could definitely land swe

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at a headlands,js,etc

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also i think its probably just too late for me to do anything but swe

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max dama said it best

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he goes back to berkeley and speaks and sees 150 people in the berkeley trading club

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there are not 150 spots in this industry

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if ur not elite ur cooked

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so my best bet in becoming elite

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is in swe

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these are students

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hes referring to

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150 is an exaggeration

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but its not an exaggeration to say 90% of them probably just wont make it

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all the way to getting an ro

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ye

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and highest ev for me

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is swe

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i also dont want to learn all the brain teasers and ret*rded shit

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also

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dyk who i am

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i am BANNED

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from ctc

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by the DRW reaper

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if u dont know then ig u dont know

oblique smelt Sep 2, 2025, 12:01 PM

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what's the metric we are comparing? median career salary given u join the firm today as a ng?

tight mural Sep 2, 2025, 12:12 PM

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rose holly first the girls were badder

Js has the baddest girls in the industry?

rough zenith Sep 2, 2025, 12:20 PM

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anybody know anything about the imc ng qt superday?

tribal shuttle Sep 2, 2025, 3:52 PM

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Did anyone hear back from IMC after submitting swe ng OA?

turbid spoke Sep 2, 2025, 4:30 PM

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yeah

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agreed

lethal wave Sep 2, 2025, 5:15 PM

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anyone know how hard hrt swe intern process is?

lyric orchid Sep 2, 2025, 5:38 PM

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rose holly there are not 150 spots in this industry

There's def more lmao

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 5:45 PM

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lyric orchid There's def more lmao

I mean

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This is how I can tell who’s gmi and who’s not

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The autistic people caught on to the literal 150 number

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And missed the actual point he’s making

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Erm it’s actually more like 200 people 🤓

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No it’s actually 186 🤓🤓🤓

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He also mentioned that this is actually a really unique point in time because of Trump being elected

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Heightened volatility

lyric orchid Sep 2, 2025, 5:53 PM

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rose holly And missed the actual point he’s making

No one misses the actual point

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 5:53 PM

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You did

lyric orchid Sep 2, 2025, 5:53 PM

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No I didn't

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I just like being accurate dumbass😂 everyone knows there aren't a lot of spots

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 5:53 PM

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Which is why autistic ppl are annoying because if you’re not super specific about the language you use, they get caught on irrelevant details

lyric orchid Sep 2, 2025, 5:54 PM

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😂 rude ass mf

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this is the type of guy who fails behaviorals

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 5:55 PM

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True

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 6:36 PM

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Ong

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Handsome walleye qr

lost coyote Sep 2, 2025, 9:19 PM

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lyric orchid this is the type of guy who fails behaviorals

😂 😂

harsh cargo Sep 2, 2025, 9:47 PM

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anyone in geneva process rn

low vault Sep 2, 2025, 10:12 PM

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How does TC in NYC and CHI compare

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Chicago is probably better taxation and COL right

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Oh sorry I meant like what would X$ in NYC be in Chicago?

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Like approximately

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Ah fair enough

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Hmm

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I feel like mainly u should assume savings amount

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Ig also taxation

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I heard NYC has high taxes

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Dang

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Guess Chicago money does go really far

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Do I really want to live in NYC

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Yeah Chicago is a better city

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But most of my friends are in NYC

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Maybe can transfer in half a year

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I’m gonna talk to one of the other peeps who wants to transfer NYC

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Onboarding is Chicago

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Idts, it’s like rotations

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Yeah

low vault Sep 2, 2025, 10:17 PM

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low vault Idts, it’s like rotations

Which is why it’s half a year

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Yeah but there’s like 2 teams

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So like

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Pretty flexible

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I heard headlands is 1 team LOL

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Basically this

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Apparently all the SWE are one team

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Oh wow they are really fast

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Good luck O.O

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What’s the TC there hahaha

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Ah true

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They are like that

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And congrats also snuggle snuggle

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Ah fair enough

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Well sounds like it’ll be a fun party for you anyway

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Have fun!

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True

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I heard someone got 385 lol..

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They posted in TQD

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I’m not really sure how I feel about that tbh

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Oh dang

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What is it O.O

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Ok good point

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Tbh idk ours lol

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Yeah

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Ik a number that can be extrapolated from a while ago

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But nothing recent

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It was like they hit XXX milestone some time in the past

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A long time ago based on the size of the firm they were talking about at that point

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Yeah

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I think only a bit larger than you guys

thorn trench Sep 2, 2025, 11:32 PM

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pls dm if youve done imc qt ng technical int

rose holly Sep 2, 2025, 11:49 PM

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low vault I heard NYC has high taxes

richie

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do u know anything aobut headlands swe int

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i remember

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that guy

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berserk

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before he went schizo i think he said he interviewed there

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and it was deep ass cpp trivia

proven salmon Sep 3, 2025, 12:02 AM

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Anyone done the qsd process @ sig ?

midnight scroll Sep 3, 2025, 1:16 AM

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5.5k is reasonable comparatively for something you might get elsewhere

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Maybe not 5.5 but definitely a premium

untold prawn Sep 3, 2025, 1:45 AM

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many ppl are paying this

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often ppl will split tho

thin temple Sep 3, 2025, 2:04 AM

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Me and a lot of my friends are paying near $5.5k

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Manhattan

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Also not true

untold prawn Sep 3, 2025, 2:14 AM

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yeah i meant 5.5k without roommates

thin temple Sep 3, 2025, 2:14 AM

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You can find $3.5k

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But $3.5k in nyc and South Bay are not the same quality

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You’ll get significantly less sq ft and less luxuries

untold prawn Sep 3, 2025, 2:15 AM

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3.5k in south bay will get u smth rlly nice in sunnyvale

thin temple Sep 3, 2025, 2:15 AM

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Like no w/d, no central air, etc

thin temple Sep 3, 2025, 2:15 AM

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untold prawn 3.5k in south bay will get u smth rlly nice in sunnyvale

This

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Median rent may line up but two completely different standards of living

untold prawn Sep 3, 2025, 2:15 AM

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ngl i think in-unit laundry is big not having that reduces qol by so much imo

analog stump Sep 3, 2025, 2:16 AM

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can someone send quant server link

untold prawn Sep 3, 2025, 2:16 AM

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ifl in this case COL not rlly relevant to u bc u can sleep on the floor of somebody's studio p much anywhere for like 1k/mo lol

thin temple Sep 3, 2025, 2:17 AM

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Yeah you can’t just compare cost to cost without taking into account quality

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It’s like comparing wagyu steak to bacon and saying you can eat at the same cost both places

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I’ve lived in both places and rented both places at different price levels, until you have done so idk if you know the market as well

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I mean even look at gym prices

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You can pay $30 a month in nyc and you will be able to go to blink

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You pay same amount in cali you can get a powerlifting gym

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Not the same level

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Who says I’m a quant

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You can, but that’s not my point

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I’m saying when comparing two costs between different cities you have to take into account quality and luxuries

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If you can’t get the same quality and luxuries for the same price then one objectively is a higher cost of living

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If I compare 4 bedroom to 1 bed with same amenities then objectively the 4 bed is a higher cost of living because to get the same 1 bed level it requires a higher cost

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We’re looking at comparing COL, not seeking minimum COL

lost coyote Sep 3, 2025, 2:44 AM

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LeQuant James

stark fulcrum Sep 3, 2025, 2:49 AM

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Anyone done the Citadel NXT loop? Wondering if I could ask about interview structure

low vault Sep 3, 2025, 3:38 AM

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is eqr good

cursive latch Sep 3, 2025, 3:57 AM

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rose holly This is how I can tell who’s gmi and who’s not

Maybe im just ngmi and autistic but i feel like i kinda disagree

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150 ppl doesn't account for the fact that it's across 4 yrs

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My school's quant club is like 80 ppl => 20/yr, like say half of which are swe (i can't speak for trading)

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Which gives u realistically like 10/yr which is pretty doable, especially for companies with question banks

gusty vector Sep 3, 2025, 4:00 AM

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does anyone know topics of qsd interviews?

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have akuna qsd soon, not sure what to review

low vault Sep 3, 2025, 4:54 AM

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hmm

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i assume < cur?

low vault Sep 3, 2025, 5:10 AM

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o damn

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tbh a better question is prolly

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what would be > cur

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this seems unlikely

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but ig we'll find out

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o hmm

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mmm

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seems like a good idea

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thank cat_wow

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yeah i feel like those are like

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just take ur time, assume u wont get them and accept another offer

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then if u do get an offer

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well

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that just means u have good problems

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peepoCirclespin

ruby fog Sep 3, 2025, 6:06 AM

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low vault i assume < cur?

what is cur

rose holly Sep 3, 2025, 6:38 AM

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how reputable is voleon

kindred basin Sep 3, 2025, 1:30 PM

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@vast terrace dm

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https://tenor.com/view/67-gif-8575841764206736991

Tenor

marble hemlock Sep 3, 2025, 1:50 PM

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if u got rejected from reg hrt intern, can u apply for soph one?

shrewd agate Sep 3, 2025, 2:55 PM

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Don't know the official policy for these forms specifically but the rule of thumb is always 1 year. Some firms it's less, some it's more

exotic eagle Sep 3, 2025, 5:07 PM

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anyone know how long drw get back even if you fail

harsh cargo Sep 3, 2025, 8:26 PM

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Anyone whose done black edge qt message me

lament crow Sep 3, 2025, 11:29 PM

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wheres my quant

barren robin Sep 4, 2025, 12:07 AM

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Anyone heard back after aquatic hm?

naive bison Sep 4, 2025, 1:36 AM

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has anyone done blackedge swe intern?

obtuse junco Sep 4, 2025, 5:55 AM

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Hello im interested in quant and im really good at math and decent at programming but i have zero financial knowledge. Can someone please point me in the right direction as to what i should learn in the financial context and from which sources? For reference i am a first year studying comp sci.

upbeat copper Sep 4, 2025, 8:35 AM

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Anyone know of remote grad roles europe time zone?

silent night Sep 4, 2025, 3:57 PM

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anyone did headlands swe 1st technical?

little skiff Sep 4, 2025, 4:20 PM

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Does anyone know about SIG quant strat developer process

silent night Sep 4, 2025, 5:16 PM

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shit that’s crazy

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guess i’ll see what the hype is about for myself

lone idol Sep 4, 2025, 6:26 PM

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rose holly Sep 4, 2025, 6:32 PM

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Headlands

peak egret Sep 4, 2025, 7:16 PM

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What 😂😂

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Did you not beforehand

peak egret Sep 4, 2025, 7:44 PM

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Oh ok

naive bison Sep 4, 2025, 9:28 PM

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did u go through blackedge process

midnight scroll Sep 4, 2025, 10:07 PM

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Last time I asked around when I was looking @ swe was like 250

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Although I heard stuff was in flux

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They just got some optiver guy to change some stuff up

ocean bloom Sep 4, 2025, 11:11 PM

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Anyone interviewed for quant research engineer for cit GQS?

lime zealot Sep 5, 2025, 12:48 AM

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lone idol

Jane street is the correct answer

covert urchin Sep 5, 2025, 1:39 AM

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has anyone heard from Sig since their second round of OA’s

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got OA on 8/13 and did it 8/14

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have yet to hear back

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this is for QT

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 2:10 AM

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rent cant be this high bru

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 2:54 AM

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there is a point

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where

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u shouldnt just be chasing

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the quant title

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50-70k/yr jobs just to be called a qr is not worth it tbh

gusty vector Sep 5, 2025, 3:16 AM

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job is job

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 4:58 AM

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😹

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what is this

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never heard of them

ocean bloom Sep 5, 2025, 5:00 AM

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ocean bloom Anyone interviewed for quant research engineer for cit GQS?

why all the skull reactions? Someone enlighten me

spiral rivet Sep 5, 2025, 5:02 AM

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rose holly

me neither also showed up to our career fair

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apparently they're offering 150-300k base??

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 5:03 AM

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spiral rivet me neither also showed up to our career fair

interesting

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playing cards

ocean bloom Sep 5, 2025, 5:15 AM

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anyone done cit eqr swe?

lethal cape Sep 5, 2025, 5:43 AM

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rose holly never heard of them

Hmm job titles sound very hrt esque. Maybe some ppl from hrt founded? No clue

rare basin Sep 5, 2025, 7:54 AM

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rose holly

can someone get me a job 😭 in a domain where I can predict
I accept quant but I'd like more prediction than charts

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 11:58 AM

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lethal cape Hmm job titles sound very hrt esque. Maybe some ppl from hrt founded? No clue

when i look at their likes

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on linkedin

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i see a bunch of JQ recruiters

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maybe theyre just bots and like everything

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or this is supposed to be like a worldquant-millennium type thing

lament crow Sep 5, 2025, 12:13 PM

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study game theory

shrewd agate Sep 5, 2025, 12:56 PM

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If true very surprised to hear this. He had to be lateral or had competing offers

Fidelity is known in industry to be lower base and lower total comp overall

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Which they make up for with "great benefits" i.e. more 401k match and better health insurance

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"make up for" is using their language btw

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Not my opinion

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Cash is king

shrewd agate Sep 5, 2025, 1:40 PM

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I'm not hating on them

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Did you read any of what I wrote?

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 1:46 PM

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shrewd agate If true very surprised to hear this. He had to be lateral or had competing offer...

im 100k@150k

shrewd agate Sep 5, 2025, 1:52 PM

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dense crater im 100k@150k

Huh?

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What does @ mean?

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Sorry I am boomer, I don't follow gen z syntax

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 2:06 PM

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shrewd agate Sorry I am boomer, I don't follow gen z syntax

id buy 100k, id sell 150k

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 2:19 PM

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🤓

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You forcing it bro

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Ngl

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Quant mfs will do anything to sound smart/cool

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By bringing their lingo into normal convos

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😭

small forum Sep 5, 2025, 4:27 PM

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Has anyone done first round QT intern interview at Citadel and have any tips?

lone idol Sep 5, 2025, 6:26 PM

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lone idol

poll_question_text

SWE (Full-Time)

victor_answer_votes

32

total_votes

47

victor_answer_id

3

victor_answer_text

HRT

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 6:50 PM

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rose holly By bringing their lingo into normal convos

what are you talking about lmfao

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we were talking about a tc

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the actual tc isnt clear

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so u have a range

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its not smart

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 6:51 PM

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ur a cornball gng

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🥀

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 6:51 PM

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u learn this in

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stats101

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CI

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 6:51 PM

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give up bro

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it was cringe

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u forced it

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 6:51 PM

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why are you clicking on this channel then bro

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if u cant handle seeing 2 numbers at the same time

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go back to systems security engineer in test channel

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 6:52 PM

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u know where i stay

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if u have a problem with me

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come spin

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 6:52 PM

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worst bait ever

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got mad at me for 2 numbers

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 6:53 PM

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nobody is mad at u

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ur just cringe

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 6:53 PM

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its two numbers

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most things are described with two numbers

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i hope you can realize this

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 6:54 PM

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ur coping

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i will let you do that.

dense crater Sep 5, 2025, 7:03 PM

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I fall for bad bait

glacial raven Sep 5, 2025, 7:12 PM

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how u got over 4k messages in cscd in two weeks

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genuine question

shrewd agate Sep 5, 2025, 8:06 PM

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How am I insulting anyone? Please point to the exact words I used and explain how it constitutes an insult.

OR, retract your claim.

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 8:10 PM

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glacial raven how u got over 4k messages in cscd in two weeks

got laid off

supple sun Sep 5, 2025, 11:52 PM

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https://tenor.com/view/jalen-hurts-jalen-hurts-meek-mill-i-used-to-pray-for-times-like-this-gif-13709870523385828441

Tenor

rose holly Sep 5, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Leetcode, compilers, cpp trivia

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Could be whatever

supple sun Sep 5, 2025, 11:57 PM

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yea ok go fuck yourself CatStare

lethal wave Sep 6, 2025, 2:23 AM

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did anyone else not get cit qt oa 😭

prime onyx Sep 6, 2025, 3:52 AM

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lol failed optiver recruiter call

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forgot I scheduled it for 12, checked my phone at 11:55

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tried to salvage it but I was not ready for interview 2 mins after hopping out of shower.

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yeah ngl there was a lot of red flags

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Forgot what the position was so I said the wrong grad date

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She was like what other offers do you have, I named them and was like id probably take optiver (was kinda indecisive LOL).

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yeah idk man was not my best moment

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was like a deer in headlights

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I think she could tell I was being a bit disingenuous

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https://tenor.com/view/it-is-what-it-is-it-is-eet-eet-iz-iz-gif-17896182

Tenor

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inshallah the akuna recruiter doesnt ghost me

supple marten Sep 6, 2025, 4:34 AM

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prime onyx She was like what other offers do you have, I named them and was like id *probab...

now why would u say ts

prime onyx Sep 6, 2025, 4:43 AM

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supple marten now why would u say ts

I didn't really prep and just blurted out honestly

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i lowkey might have tism

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whatever, the great lock in starts today. no more fumblingh

prime tree Sep 6, 2025, 5:08 PM

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dense crater im 100k@150k

Ik you thought this was so tuff 😭 😭 😭

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Im actually dying 😭

rose holly Sep 6, 2025, 5:08 PM

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Ong

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Bro thought ts sounded so hard

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“How do you do fellow quants” ahh

prime tree Sep 6, 2025, 5:12 PM

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Nah that market making was so tuff im just playing man 🔥

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Ur him brodigy

dense crater Sep 6, 2025, 5:16 PM

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haha thanks fellow brodigy

granite river Sep 6, 2025, 5:27 PM

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Did anyone take the Walleye OA, and if so do they have the questions?

potent dome Sep 6, 2025, 10:17 PM

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Is optiver at hc?

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Got 100% on OA and all few weeks ago haven’t heard since debating on doing another one rn lol

rose holly Sep 7, 2025, 3:03 AM

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rose holly got laid off

bro think its leetcode or sum

meager lance Sep 7, 2025, 3:32 AM

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hell nah

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ken g >

granite river Sep 7, 2025, 4:20 AM

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Qauntic QR and Central Risk Book. But the coding assessment is called the Summer intern Coding test so I think its general. If anyone has any info it would be much appreciated.

dense crater Sep 7, 2025, 11:33 AM

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potent dome Got 100% on OA and all few weeks ago haven’t heard since debating on doing anoth...

role?

potent dome Sep 7, 2025, 5:05 PM

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dense crater role?

swe ft + intern but my dumbass applied to both with the same email

brisk ingot Sep 7, 2025, 5:25 PM

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technically the return swe offer was 400 yea

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but a big chunk is a bonus that vests after 3 years, and you only get it if you stay that long

brisk ingot Sep 7, 2025, 6:36 PM

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well more like 325 y1

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but yea they’re tryna compete a bit more

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tbf everyone else also raised comp

dire finch Sep 7, 2025, 7:30 PM

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chiraq trading company

late root Sep 7, 2025, 7:47 PM

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Does anyone know about QRT QD Intern process

cursive latch Sep 7, 2025, 10:09 PM

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Imc 435 optiver 500 holy I didn’t realize either went that high

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Thought it was like 380 400 max

magic tinsel Sep 7, 2025, 11:12 PM

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There are n types of coupons, coupon type i has m_i number of coupons in a box. Coupons are drawn uniformly randomly without replacement from the box, what’s the probability that coupon type j is the last to first appear. Example:

11142535

Here, type 3 is last to first appear.

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I liked this problem. Try it out!

hardy marsh Sep 7, 2025, 11:35 PM

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magic tinsel There are n types of coupons, coupon type i has m_i number of coupons in a box. ...

where did u see this?

magic tinsel Sep 7, 2025, 11:48 PM

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hardy marsh where did u see this?

i was doing some reading on a handy trick & order statistics used for probability problems of this type.
hint: ||the trick is called poissonization||.

here's a simpler variant (also on quantable) solvable without the trick:
there are r red balls, g green balls, and b blue balls drawn uniformly at random without replacement from a bag. what's the probability that after the final red ball is drawn, there's still at least 1 blue ball and 1 green ball remaining.

these types of counting-related problems are more menacing than they look ngl

hardy marsh Sep 8, 2025, 1:18 AM

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magic tinsel i was doing some reading on a handy trick & order statistics used for probabilit...

Ah I’ll give this easier variant a shot, was so lost w the last one lol

lime zealot Sep 8, 2025, 2:54 AM

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would you guys rather work as a swe at an ai lab or as a swe at {hrt, js}

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out of curiosity

hardy marsh Sep 8, 2025, 2:54 AM

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what ai lab lmao

lime zealot Sep 8, 2025, 2:54 AM

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openai

hardy marsh Sep 8, 2025, 2:54 AM

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yeahhh oai wins imo

lime zealot Sep 8, 2025, 2:55 AM

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hmm

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how come

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:03 AM

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quant = better wlb / more stability

cursive granite Sep 8, 2025, 3:03 AM

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Openai

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Openai

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Openai

thick stag Sep 8, 2025, 3:03 AM

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low vault quant = better wlb / more stability

ong

cursive granite Sep 8, 2025, 3:03 AM

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Openai

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Openai

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Openai

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:04 AM

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ai lab = better impact / work might be more interesting

cursive granite Sep 8, 2025, 3:04 AM

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low vault quant = better wlb / more stability

Hmm

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Bro’s prev lowk goated asf so he can justify

clear sparrow Sep 8, 2025, 3:05 AM

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xai🤣

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:05 AM

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thick stag ong

oTz

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idk just what ive seen/heard

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most of the top shops have good wlb

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and i heard that ppl get dogged at ai labs

cursive granite Sep 8, 2025, 3:06 AM

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Yeh true

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But not sure how far quant can come

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:12 AM

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zzz afaik

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they go like

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2 days in person lOL

autumn shoal Sep 8, 2025, 3:44 AM

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next year

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:46 AM

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autumn shoal next year

how was summer

autumn shoal Sep 8, 2025, 3:52 AM

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low vault how was summer

good

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ate lots of good food lol

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hbu?

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 4:02 AM

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autumn shoal ate lots of good food lol

same same rooaww

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tho i was hella stressed this summer

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ig it ended up working out

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but im hoping i accept an offer soon im highkey burned out lol

autumn shoal Sep 8, 2025, 4:06 AM

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low vault tho i was hella stressed this summer

why?

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it seems inevitable working out for you 🙇

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 4:08 AM

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autumn shoal it seems inevitable working out for you 🙇

ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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i mean that's easy to say with hindsight

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but you can never really tell during the process

dire finch Sep 8, 2025, 5:18 AM

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@low vault dad if u dont make it none of us are making it

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🫶

spiral rivet Sep 8, 2025, 7:17 AM

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magic tinsel i was doing some reading on a handy trick & order statistics used for probabilit...

whats the solution? gpt gave something super complicated

dire bough Sep 8, 2025, 3:08 PM

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how much do refferals matter for quant

covert urchin Sep 8, 2025, 3:08 PM

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woke up to motion this morning

mellow aurora Sep 8, 2025, 3:10 PM

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covert urchin woke up to motion this morning

https://tenor.com/view/there-is-motion-at-your-door-motion-detected-cat-cat-meme-zabubu-gif-5914111783178335158

Tenor

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 3:11 PM

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thaaaaaaaaaaaank blobheart

granite river Sep 8, 2025, 5:55 PM

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Hello I was wondering if anyone took the Walleye OA, and if so do they have the questions? Qauntic QR and Central Risk Book. But the coding assessment is called the Summer intern Coding test so I think its general. If anyone has any info it would be much appreciated.

untold prawn Sep 8, 2025, 6:27 PM

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granite river Hello I was wondering if anyone took the Walleye OA, and if so do they have the ...

https://tenor.com/view/svr-rank-low-shut-up-rivals-gif-8634496054444038296

Tenor

dire bough Sep 8, 2025, 7:12 PM

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how important is networking to get quant interviews

prime onyx Sep 8, 2025, 7:25 PM

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dire bough how much do refferals matter for quant

Not much

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My first season recruiting for quant and I’ve gotten a couple with cold apps

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& I have friends who’ve done the same

covert urchin Sep 8, 2025, 7:34 PM

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dire bough how important is networking to get quant interviews

depends on the strength of the resume

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if your resume is tuff you'll get motion

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My friends who worked at prev quant strats at a bank got lkke 7 or 8 processes

dire bough Sep 8, 2025, 7:38 PM

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So is it just grinding the interviews and applying early?

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 7:41 PM

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well

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ur alr too late

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on the apply early part

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lol

marble hemlock Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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low vault ig it ended up working out

Loo goat😎

dire bough Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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rose holly on the apply early part

ya i was just asking in general

covert urchin Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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applying early is important for snagging interviews

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i applied to Sig 3 days after it opened, and my friend appleid day of

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he got his OA like 3 weeks before mine

dire bough Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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is quant new grad much harder than internship

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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yea

covert urchin Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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and he got his first round like 1.5 months before mine

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 7:44 PM

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basically impossible

covert urchin Sep 8, 2025, 7:45 PM

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you're unlikely to get newgrad interviews even unless you worked trading internship undergrad

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 7:45 PM

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ye

torpid hatch Sep 8, 2025, 8:15 PM

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low vault thaaaaaaaaaaaank <:blobheart:1027067078164885545>

ORZ ORZ ORZ CANT BE ME

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Omg orz @autumn shoal

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I didn’t know you guys knew each other

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 8:20 PM

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torpid hatch ORZ ORZ ORZ CANT BE ME

??????????

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NOU ORZZZZZZZZZZZZ

torpid hatch Sep 8, 2025, 8:21 PM

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low vault NOU ORZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Imagine having your flight cancelled twice and still making it to cco meetup

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Meanwhile I don’t have any flight

magic tinsel Sep 8, 2025, 8:29 PM

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spiral rivet whats the solution? gpt gave something super complicated

@hardy marsh

SPOILER_Screenshot_2025-09-08_at_1.27.55_PM.png

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 8:36 PM

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bam vs millennium

meager lance Sep 8, 2025, 8:44 PM

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rose holly bam vs millennium

fuh type of question

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mill

rose holly Sep 8, 2025, 8:44 PM

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i know nothing about both

magic tinsel Sep 8, 2025, 8:48 PM

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for the first problem. integral can be made into an alternate sum w binomial theorem but cba

low vault Sep 8, 2025, 9:13 PM

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torpid hatch Meanwhile I don’t have any flight

*more like flight provided by the company that you're going FT with 😩

hardy marsh Sep 8, 2025, 9:35 PM

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magic tinsel <@495367767265116160>

thank you so much wow, yeah wasnt able to get it myself

full granite Sep 9, 2025, 2:14 AM

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http://gcc.gnu.org/cgit/gcc/tree/gcc/cp/mangle.cc

how the fuck is this guys leevl so high? Alex Samuel samuel@codesourcery.com

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this guy is apparently a quant

strange trench Sep 9, 2025, 3:14 AM

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Anyone have any alpha on squarepoint?

cedar sparrow Sep 9, 2025, 3:23 AM

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magic tinsel for the first problem. integral can be made into an alternate sum w binomial the...

absurdly elegant. this is beautiful

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can you share the source for these questions? would love to read more of these kinds of explanations

worldly palm Sep 9, 2025, 3:43 AM

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@opaque quiver can i dm about one of ur procs?

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nws if not

magic tinsel Sep 9, 2025, 4:22 AM

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cedar sparrow absurdly elegant. this is beautiful

ikr, it’s almost stupid that it works.

magic tinsel Sep 9, 2025, 4:23 AM

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cedar sparrow can you share the source for these questions? would love to read more of these k...

i’m trying to make a document w all my class notes from upper div probability/stats courses i took in uni and then i throw some interesting problems from quantable & psets/exams in there

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I’ll send it by when it’s done

cedar sparrow Sep 9, 2025, 4:49 AM

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magic tinsel i’m trying to make a document w all my class notes from upper div probability/st...

would really appreciate

gusty vector Sep 9, 2025, 5:18 AM

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orz with hella arch fr

full granite Sep 9, 2025, 3:02 PM

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Tbh the education idec about I just want to know how to write some code that good

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Like I don’t think I will ever write something as good as that

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Maybe one day

ocean widget Sep 9, 2025, 3:34 PM

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Did anyone hear back from Geneva Trading after oA?

grave night Sep 9, 2025, 4:22 PM

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I’m looking to get a quant internship next fall. I have a decent background in probability theory and python. Where would yall suggest I start?

low vault Sep 9, 2025, 5:26 PM

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she pras prasu

grave night Sep 9, 2025, 5:40 PM

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But I don’t have any projects yet, basically not much experience with finance

hexed obsidian Sep 9, 2025, 5:40 PM

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how long after interview with no response do i accept as rejection😭

grave night Sep 9, 2025, 5:41 PM

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So what kind of projects would stand out

hexed obsidian Sep 9, 2025, 5:42 PM

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any idea for jump?

magic tinsel Sep 9, 2025, 7:33 PM

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grave night So what kind of projects would stand out

i just read a paper on a portfolio construction strat and replicated it on a diff index, then i just changed a few things around and marginally beat their results by sharpe on backtesting. i just put that as a project.

dark rover Sep 9, 2025, 8:20 PM

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Hi!

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does anyone know what the citsec trading process format this year?

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like how many rounds/onsite interview?

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 12:33 AM

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hexed obsidian how long after interview with no response do i accept as rejection😭

Depends on the firm

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e.g. for HRT you probably have to follow up a few times

austere rampart Sep 10, 2025, 12:39 AM

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low vault e.g. for HRT you probably have to follow up a few times

Hrt ghosts instead of flat out rejecting?

rose holly Sep 10, 2025, 1:13 AM

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ocean widget Did anyone hear back from Geneva Trading after oA?

is the oa auto?

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wow didnt get

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 1:18 AM

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austere rampart Hrt ghosts instead of flat out rejecting?

No I think stuff gets lost through the cracks sometimes

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 2:42 AM

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I had to follow up 2x to schedule my onsite shrug

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wait nvm they replied rn

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😳

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oh wait it's for a happy hour

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ah hmm

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yeah they were pretty good with my intern app last yerar

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yeah they run this happy hour thing on campus every year

hardy marsh Sep 10, 2025, 2:53 AM

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has anyone here interviewed for bridgewater?

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 2:58 AM

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eh idt its really advertised anywhere

covert urchin Sep 10, 2025, 3:16 AM

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ocean widget Did anyone hear back from Geneva Trading after oA?

they're done

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went through their process had the first round HR screen aug 5th

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they said they would be looking to give offers around 1-2nd week of sept

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I was ghosted after the guy told me i passed the first round PepeHands

ocean widget Sep 10, 2025, 3:22 AM

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Was this for full time or their in internship?

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@covert urchin

covert urchin Sep 10, 2025, 3:26 AM

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internship

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Did OA, got AI interview, then a few weeks later got first round

lavish tinsel Sep 10, 2025, 3:29 AM

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How long do u guys study in order to get pass OAs often

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 3:35 AM

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5 years

covert urchin Sep 10, 2025, 3:42 AM

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Been studying since the wommb

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 3:43 AM

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(The question is somewhat nonsensical if you’ve done competitive programming)

analog stump Sep 10, 2025, 4:02 AM

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QD vs swe?

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most of the app looks exactly the same

cedar sparrow Sep 10, 2025, 4:47 AM

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analog stump most of the app looks exactly the same

they are different roles

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qd works more on alg dev swe is more infra i think

shadow bough Sep 10, 2025, 5:48 AM

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how long does it take hrt to get back after i finished phone(for swe/cpp)?

magic tinsel Sep 10, 2025, 5:48 AM

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If this is Flow, don’t even bother.

ruby fog Sep 10, 2025, 6:19 AM

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shadow bough how long does it take hrt to get back after i finished phone(for swe/cpp)?

idk

rose holly Sep 10, 2025, 12:29 PM

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has anyone interviewed pdt?

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outside of that bridgewater cp guy

proper lark Sep 10, 2025, 12:42 PM

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rose holly has anyone interviewed pdt?

is this for swe? i got oa on sunday, did on monday, waiting for reply back tho

rose holly Sep 10, 2025, 12:47 PM

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proper lark is this for swe? i got oa on sunday, did on monday, waiting for reply back tho

yes, they only have swe

proper lark Sep 10, 2025, 12:48 PM

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rose holly yes, they only have swe

oh yeah i forgot lol

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how long after oa did u get interview

rose holly Sep 10, 2025, 12:51 PM

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i havent even applied. im about to and was curious about the difficulty

proper lark Sep 10, 2025, 12:52 PM

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rose holly i havent even applied. im about to and was curious about the difficulty

oh damn

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i mean im assuming they would be pretty difficult

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their intern class is tiny

wicked sparrow Sep 10, 2025, 2:55 PM

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any advice for interview process?

full granite Sep 10, 2025, 6:46 PM

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low vault 5 years

How many years should it take to be consistent at passing them?

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I’m on my first year basically now

shadow bough Sep 10, 2025, 7:58 PM

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shadow bough how long does it take hrt to get back after i finished phone(for swe/cpp)?

bump

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 9:34 PM

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???????????????????

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 9:34 PM

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full granite I’m on my first year basically now

tbh i think that's really ahrd to predict

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because it also depends on your background etc.

worn quartz Sep 10, 2025, 9:45 PM

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anyone went thru tower interview process

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how long does it take to schedule second round with tower? they took a month to review my resume for the screen call 💀

full granite Sep 10, 2025, 10:05 PM

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low vault tbh i think that's really ahrd to predict

I think I’m definitely getting there I’m starting to be able to solve mediums fresh

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I thought that would never happen

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But I want to be a higher rank on LC for sure or CF

midnight scroll Sep 10, 2025, 11:43 PM

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wicked sparrow any advice for interview process?

Everyone may or may not get the same questions

low vault Sep 10, 2025, 11:45 PM

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full granite I thought that would never happen

peepoCirclespin

spiral rivet Sep 11, 2025, 3:40 AM

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Does anyone know anything about GroupOne trading?

rose holly Sep 11, 2025, 3:41 AM

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yes

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shit

spiral rivet Sep 11, 2025, 3:48 AM

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is it worth taking for a sophomore internship over FAANG if I want to go into trading?

rose holly Sep 11, 2025, 3:57 AM

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no

spiral rivet Sep 11, 2025, 3:58 AM

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rose holly no

can i dm?

rose holly Sep 11, 2025, 3:58 AM

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yea

analog stump Sep 11, 2025, 5:49 AM

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cedar sparrow qd works more on alg dev swe is more infra i think

oh shoot ok

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ty

floral salmon Sep 11, 2025, 5:44 PM

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yeah getting interviews should be ok unless maybe it's amazon

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tech keeps things a lot more open for next internship and new grad

green crane Sep 11, 2025, 6:08 PM

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has anyone done the HRT r1 for c++

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what was the 30 min phone screen abt?

cursive granite Sep 11, 2025, 11:16 PM

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Good lick

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Did u ace ts?

round salmon Sep 12, 2025, 12:21 AM

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has anyone done the final round for akuna capital python intern swe?

lavish tinsel Sep 12, 2025, 1:42 AM

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Lowkey why are people not getting into quant as much as swe

spiral rivet Sep 12, 2025, 2:49 AM

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does everyone just pass virtu oa if it is 5 LC easy's

strange trench Sep 12, 2025, 6:02 PM

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Have anyone done codepair with Akuna for QR

thin temple Sep 13, 2025, 5:07 AM

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green crane what was the 30 min phone screen abt?

It’s not hard just some light lc questions over the phone walk through solutions and talk about hardware constraints

sleek quartz Sep 13, 2025, 3:11 PM

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Has anyone done the Akuna capital technical round 1 yet for quant research intern?

obtuse nymph Sep 13, 2025, 4:05 PM

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anyone know interview style / what to expect for jump r1 swe tech?

sleek quartz Sep 13, 2025, 5:42 PM

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no the round that comes after all that. so the first technical round with an actual interviewer (codepair)

empty jewel Sep 13, 2025, 7:15 PM

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I know someone who went from dv to 5r

strange trench Sep 13, 2025, 7:18 PM

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sleek quartz no the round that comes after all that. so the first technical round with an act...

i have that round coming up on monday

sleek quartz Sep 13, 2025, 7:25 PM

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would you mind telling me how it goes after ur interview

urban jackal Sep 13, 2025, 7:36 PM

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Anyone know what to expect for SIG QSD onsite?

lilac garden Sep 13, 2025, 8:34 PM

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Anyone know anything about global liquid markets (glmx)

full granite Sep 13, 2025, 8:40 PM

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Has anyone here read this?

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https://blog.zolutal.io/understanding-paging/

zolutal's blog

Understanding x86_64 Paging

I’ve spent quite a lot of time messing with x86_64 page tables, understanding address translation is not easy and when I started learning about it I felt like a lot of the material out there on how it works was hard for me to wrap my head around. So in this blog post I am going to attempt to provide a kind of “what I wish I had when learning...

cursive granite Sep 14, 2025, 12:16 AM

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ninja_blob openai

spiral rivet Sep 14, 2025, 3:09 AM

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why?

spiral garden Sep 15, 2025, 12:03 AM

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however long they want to stack rank u until you make them believe there's a deadline

floral salmon Sep 15, 2025, 12:07 AM

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true

vernal compass Sep 15, 2025, 2:45 AM

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anyone managed to nego optiver ng this cycle?

vernal compass Sep 15, 2025, 2:47 AM

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cursive latch Imc 435 optiver 500 holy I didn’t realize either went that high

original reddit post got wiped

fallow plinth Sep 15, 2025, 7:30 AM

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is optiver at hc

thin temple Sep 15, 2025, 2:50 PM

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Bet! I would love to learn. Tell me more!

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How do I be more like you!

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You must be a billionaire by now!

prime onyx Sep 15, 2025, 7:35 PM

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Tried to schedule HRT int

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Schedule is filled

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Gg got headcounted

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Has anyone here done akuna r1 int how is it?

vague cloak Sep 15, 2025, 7:43 PM

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Hey, what are quant dev interviews like and what do you actually do on the job? Have a final interview for arrowstreet if I choose to take it ^

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Can DM

hexed obsidian Sep 15, 2025, 8:18 PM

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Any insights on jump qr final?

untold prawn Sep 15, 2025, 8:45 PM

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it's a thing for a lot of them i think

low vault Sep 15, 2025, 8:54 PM

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prime onyx Schedule is filled

ask them manually to schedule an interview

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goodtime is just broken

prime onyx Sep 15, 2025, 9:05 PM

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low vault ask them manually to schedule an interview

yeah I emailed, didn't realize it was goodtime

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just assumed they were doing like 500 interviews this week and I was cooked

low vault Sep 15, 2025, 9:08 PM

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prime onyx just assumed they were doing like 500 interviews this week and I was cooked

I think it’s possible that they are at apparent capacity in some sense, but they might just need to free up more people to do interviews

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I don’t think their apparatus for interviewing is as robust as say, Janestreet

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JS can do like 30 onsites a day no problem

prime onyx Sep 15, 2025, 9:14 PM

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low vault I think it’s possible that they are at apparent capacity in some sense, but they...

yeah im late in the process rn so I guess odds of me getting headcounted are high

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just gotta schedule for next day

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no prep

low vault Sep 15, 2025, 9:17 PM

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prime onyx just gotta schedule for next day

Just send it!

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Are you FT or intern?

spiral island Sep 15, 2025, 10:06 PM

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is IMC new grad OA auto?

prime onyx Sep 15, 2025, 10:34 PM

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low vault Are you FT or intern?

Intern

undone estuary Sep 16, 2025, 12:01 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/bellebows-tiktok-dog-funny-silly-gif-26293491

Tenor

shell nymph Sep 16, 2025, 12:04 AM

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How long does js take get back after r1?

wet gate Sep 16, 2025, 1:29 AM

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does anyone know if hrt asks straight leetcode

drifting imp Sep 16, 2025, 2:13 AM

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Has anyone here interviewed kalshi for quant dev

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Any idea what pay looks like

smoky vortex Sep 16, 2025, 3:10 AM

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lilac garden Anyone know anything about global liquid markets (glmx)

got a final for them this weekend

lilac garden Sep 16, 2025, 3:27 AM

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smoky vortex got a final for them this weekend

whats process like

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i have intro call tomorrow

full granite Sep 16, 2025, 6:50 PM

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do you guys think this book is outdated?

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heres the books they also recommend

Effective C++ - Scott Meyers
More Effective C++ - Scott Meyers
Effective Modern C++ - Scott Meyers
C++ Templates - David Vandevoorde
Quantitative Finance : An Object-Oriented approach in C++ - Erik Schlogl

Multithreading
C++ Concurrency in Action - Anthony Williams

Linux
Linux Kernel Development - Robert Love
Linux Programming Interface - Michael Kerrisk

Networks
Understanding Linux Network Internals - Christian Benvenuti
TCP/IP Illustrated - Richard Stevens

Coding Interview
Elements of Programming Interviews - Adnan Aziz et al.
Cracking the Coding Interview - Gayle McDowell

Design Patterns
Head First Design Patterns - Eric Freeman et al.

Quant Interviews
Heard on the Street – Timothy Falcon Crack
Options, Futures, and other Derivatives – John C. Hull”


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worn quartz Sep 16, 2025, 6:57 PM

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anyone done de shaw final round? for experienced

pulsar vector Sep 16, 2025, 8:28 PM

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Anyone know what sig quant strat dev final round looks like?

ocean widget Sep 16, 2025, 9:17 PM

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Do you guys know if Flow Traders are going to release
New Grad USA roles?

tired narwhal Sep 16, 2025, 10:03 PM

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anyone in pptiver see intent process

analog stump Sep 16, 2025, 10:33 PM

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anyone hear back from 5r swe wintern

low vault Sep 17, 2025, 12:04 AM

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??? I did not say this

dark rover Sep 17, 2025, 12:52 AM

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hii

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does anyone know if SIG QT recruiter call is technical?

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how to best prepare for it?

hazy heath Sep 17, 2025, 1:00 AM

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can someone give actual non-troll advice to a beginner

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like i have no experience at all

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how should i aim for faang/quant in the distant future

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i did well in chess and math competitions as a kid but never really got into anythig

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should i be aiming for codeforces?

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projects?

floral salmon Sep 17, 2025, 1:54 AM

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assuming you are in college and no internships and want swe job then apply rn for software internships you are mildly qualified for

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if you have an internship after freshman summer and you go to a pretty good school then you can probably get interviews for big tech for sophomore summer

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if you don't get said interviews at least you buy time to figure out what you like and do projects during the school year

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even if first internship is sophomore summer it would get you more interest for junior summer and new grad

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regarding what specifically to do I would suggest putting your energy into recruiting for the next 1-2 months and maybe joining icpc club or whatever if you think you would like it

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projects would take too long to be helpful this season so do them during the school year

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I realize this kinda assumes that you know what you would like doing which might not be true and if so you just have to try them

hazy heath Sep 17, 2025, 2:41 AM

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floral salmon regarding what specifically to do I would suggest putting your energy into recru...

yes that's what i'm shooting for

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icpc club

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so far in like a month i can do ~1500 rated problems

hazy heath Sep 17, 2025, 2:41 AM

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floral salmon I realize this kinda assumes that you know what you would like doing which might...

i know what project i want

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@floral salmon Is a gap year a good idea

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to catch up on projects

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and shit

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if i am serious

hazy heath Sep 17, 2025, 2:42 AM

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floral salmon assuming you are in college and no internships and want swe job then apply rn fo...

i have absolutly nothing

hazy heath Sep 17, 2025, 2:43 AM

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floral salmon I realize this kinda assumes that you know what you would like doing which might...

do you have to get succcess early to go far

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are there late bloomers in this field

full granite Sep 17, 2025, 3:51 AM

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2200 what

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thats what i thought

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does anyone know about that book i posted btw?

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i actually knew the answers to some of the questions despite never reading it

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really it seems quite good?

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theres some parts of C++ that i'm weak in that it lead me to learn more about

lime zealot Sep 17, 2025, 4:49 AM

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LOL

low vault Sep 17, 2025, 6:50 AM

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SSDKDFJAJAJDJFJDFJLKAJLKDJF

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how are you this fucking dense

loud nova Sep 17, 2025, 2:05 PM

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How hard is it to switch from swe to quant trading

mellow aurora Sep 17, 2025, 2:59 PM

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loud nova How hard is it to switch from swe to quant trading

Tomorrow instead of opening vscode you just open robinhood instead

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Done

real escarp Sep 17, 2025, 4:49 PM

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is belvedere call for next steps an offer

jovial topaz Sep 17, 2025, 5:55 PM

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150/h and 25 sign on

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It’s a lot 😭🙏

drifting imp Sep 17, 2025, 10:35 PM

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Has anyone done the OMC coding challenge

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What is QRT

zinc badger Sep 17, 2025, 11:11 PM

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anyone in old mission swe process

rare basin Sep 18, 2025, 10:38 AM

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simple valve Sep 18, 2025, 2:31 PM

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how is two sigma's new grad interview for QR (master's level). what topics do they focus on? like trad ml, math (linear algebra, stats prob theory), dl, data science, modeling?

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has anyone gotten it without publications?

unborn crystal Sep 18, 2025, 3:35 PM

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zinc badger anyone in old mission swe process

😹

worn quartz Sep 18, 2025, 6:48 PM

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anyone went thru de shaw final round

pulsar vector Sep 18, 2025, 7:43 PM

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Anyone know abt millennium swe intern process?

trim sun Sep 18, 2025, 9:38 PM

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@worn quartz u made it to de shaw final ?

full granite Sep 18, 2025, 9:39 PM

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is the best event to attend Cppcon?

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anyone know cool events that are related to Cpp? or even related to quant trading preferably in the Chicago area.

worn quartz Sep 19, 2025, 12:05 AM

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trim sun <@1142947963140841593> u made it to de shaw final ?

yes

solemn patio Sep 19, 2025, 4:50 AM

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Yes it is always roughly this. Its also roughly the same for internships.

The reason I say roughly is there are sometimes differences.

(ie. I had only 2 interviews in R2 and skipped the leadership round -- but for summer 26)

solemn patio Sep 19, 2025, 1:16 PM

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i was too cracked

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nah i have no idea

warm star Sep 19, 2025, 2:29 PM

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Offer?

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Congrats

dense ravine Sep 19, 2025, 2:30 PM

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I’m looking for participants from the US who want to earn money by completing quick tasks. Payments will be made via PayPal.

lilac garden Sep 19, 2025, 2:57 PM

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what’s hrt python first round like

warm star Sep 19, 2025, 3:43 PM

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Reject or offer?

naive bison Sep 19, 2025, 9:23 PM

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Anyone in blackedge process?

modern bolt Sep 19, 2025, 10:43 PM

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naive bison Anyone in blackedge process?

yes

naive bison Sep 20, 2025, 12:23 AM

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modern bolt yes

How far r u

analog fjord Sep 20, 2025, 12:43 AM

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Hi guys what’s the general perception of Akuna?*

stark fulcrum Sep 20, 2025, 3:39 AM

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Anyone know what citadel quant dev comp is like? Specifically for NXT program with 1-2 YOE

tidal bridge Sep 20, 2025, 3:49 AM

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Has anyone tried delaying graduation to re-try for junior year internships? And then trying to negotiate to return right after internship?

surreal patio Sep 20, 2025, 5:04 PM

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tidal bridge Has anyone tried delaying graduation to re-try for junior year internships? And ...

more common strat is to enroll in a masters and then just drop the masters if you can switch return to start immediately

low vault Sep 20, 2025, 6:27 PM

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s😍 true

hardy marsh Sep 20, 2025, 7:35 PM

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Idk how do u guys wait to hear back abt a decision

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This waiting is agonizing

modern bolt Sep 20, 2025, 9:01 PM

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naive bison How far r u

take-home assignment

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hbu

naive bison Sep 20, 2025, 9:05 PM

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modern bolt take-home assignment

yeah me too

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did you submit yet?

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curious on how long the timeline is supposed to be for it

modern bolt Sep 20, 2025, 9:16 PM

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naive bison did you submit yet?

Nah, they give you 7 days from when they sent it to you

wispy ember Sep 21, 2025, 1:28 AM

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analog fjord Hi guys what’s the general perception of Akuna?*

Akuna is a good firm with great engineers and subpar traders

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Every Akuna engineer at my firm is cracked and well, there’s no Akuna traders at my firm

round bolt Sep 21, 2025, 1:43 AM

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Isnt akuna tc much much lower than other firms?

wispy ember Sep 21, 2025, 2:32 AM

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Much much is a stretch

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Everyone is making more or less a lot once you adjust for cost of living

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Now there’s a reason the New York firms are better

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Sure you might save 100k more a year at citadel

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But it really does not matter, everyone is still putting away 2-300k a year and having 5 mil + networths at 30-35

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They probably pay like 300 to new grads and 800 at 7 yoe

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300 in Chicago is like 450k in ny

hardy marsh Sep 21, 2025, 2:56 AM

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Which ones

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 3:47 AM

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tbh i haven't seen 700s

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id guess like cit?

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 3:56 AM

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wispy ember 300 in Chicago is like 450k in ny

i will say this depends on lifestyle if ur a cheapskate then diff btwn even lcol and vhcol isn't that high

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 3:58 AM

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oic

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idk any rn other than that (that I've actually seen)

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but presumably like tgs?

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*other than cit

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nope

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HRT gets kinda close with nego but it's on signing

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but either way FY TC is kinda a scam anyway if u stay for any nontrivial amount of time

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the place ur going to? 👀

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ohhhhhh

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congrats tho : D

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ig its prob inline w the other firms?

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fair enough haha

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does that mean ur not allowed to negotiate Lol?

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*were

lyric fossil Sep 21, 2025, 4:06 AM

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tf

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wow

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:07 AM

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oic makes sense

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laugh out loud

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:07 AM

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only in cscd is a jit asking what lol is

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:07 AM

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OH LOL

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:07 AM

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we're cooked

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:07 AM

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😭

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:08 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/clash-royale-emotes-laugh-smile-king-gif-8031591666106211573

Tenor

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:08 AM

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Just In Time Compiler asking about what Laugh Out Loud Means

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:09 AM

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wait william are u like rlly high on codeforces?

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:09 AM

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william is just the C++ queen ✨

iron torrent Sep 21, 2025, 4:09 AM

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how do i be like yall

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:10 AM

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oh i heard that place u mentioned asked someone a 3000 level problem 💀 ig that was a lie

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oh icic

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what im trynna be

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:12 AM

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meirl

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tbh i was kinda impressed by akunas engineering

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 4:12 AM

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"this guy lowkey knew nothing but he seemed like a funny guy to have at the office"

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:12 AM

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i heard they all use modern C++20

lyric fossil Sep 21, 2025, 4:12 AM

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do firms have trophy hires

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like u mog so hard

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or have a big bunda

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they have to hire you

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:15 AM

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WATER WATER WATER

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Sutter was born and raised in Oakville, Ontario, and studied computer science at Canada's University of Waterloo.[1][independent source needed]

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sadge

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what school 👀

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uhhhhhh

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Amazon?

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😭

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Berekly?

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asdjfkdskdkdkdkdkd

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wait

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didn't rpeng go to GT

lyric fossil Sep 21, 2025, 4:26 AM

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entirety of gt cs might be in tqd

iron torrent Sep 21, 2025, 4:28 AM

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Whats tqd

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:28 AM

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cp mans orz

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i think he's prof at both uw and cmu?

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https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~yangp/ here's his cmu page

lyric fossil Sep 21, 2025, 4:28 AM

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Oh Richard Peng

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Wait

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Bruh GT

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Has Chris Bosh

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And Calvin Johnson

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Jimmy Carter even went to Gt…

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 4:44 AM

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richard peng is a legend

clear sparrow Sep 21, 2025, 4:59 AM

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low vault https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~yangp/ here's his cmu page

orz

low vault Sep 21, 2025, 5:02 AM

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mans slots filled up

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he used to ask around a lot more for ppl who wnated to research with him

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but it sounds like now that he's famous u have to be like

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3k+ lol

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but even scanning his cv a lot of the ppl he's worked with is like ioi gold+ lol

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like junzhao yang and chenjb

untold prawn Sep 21, 2025, 8:07 AM

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low vault he used to ask around a lot more for ppl who wnated to research with him

ioi rank 9+ 😭

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bro wants generational talent

drifting imp Sep 22, 2025, 11:25 PM

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Anyone do a coding challenge for cubist?

low ermine Sep 23, 2025, 2:55 AM

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Can anyone explain what the QR intern interview process is like? I had some QT processes, and they mostly seem to be about games or betting. What’s QR like and how to prepare for that? TIA.

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can you explain more? like how do you prep for those

dry ravine Sep 23, 2025, 4:20 AM

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Can someone explain what the qr interview is like at akuna?

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what all is asked, and how can I prepare for it

tardy nimbus Sep 23, 2025, 6:20 AM

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anyone wanna practice market making together?

limpid pulsar Sep 23, 2025, 11:19 AM

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one of our ugs got js qr intern next summer

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we up

strange trench Sep 23, 2025, 4:28 PM

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low ermine Can anyone explain what the QR intern interview process is like? I had some QT p...

really depends on the firm

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some firms had v similar q to QT, where they are probability puzzles and such but they throw in a leetcode

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other firms will stare at u while u do a kaggle in real time basically

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that + expect much more theortical statistics like u should be able to derive OLS formulas/logic thru how, when and why to use regularization etc

leaden spoke Sep 23, 2025, 8:35 PM

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any ideas on what the imc new grad quant research assessment is about?

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math heavy or mix of math and LC?

kind inlet Sep 23, 2025, 9:24 PM

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is imc trading assesment auto?

modern bolt Sep 23, 2025, 10:10 PM

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Anyone do QSD final round @ SIG

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I gotta go to fucking bala cwnwyd pennsylvania for this shit

ruby fog Sep 23, 2025, 10:55 PM

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they hire anyone w the resume

hardy marsh Sep 23, 2025, 11:03 PM

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modern bolt I gotta go to fucking bala cwnwyd pennsylvania for this shit

have fun lol

low ermine Sep 23, 2025, 11:07 PM

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strange trench that + expect much more theortical statistics like u should be able to derive OL...

Appreciate it!

low ermine Sep 23, 2025, 11:08 PM

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strange trench some firms had v similar q to QT, where they are probability puzzles and such bu...

Are those like combinatorics/ standard probabilities? Or more like games/betting?

round bolt Sep 23, 2025, 11:15 PM

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Guys would akuna or Databricks open up more doors in the biggger quant(cit,js,hrt) both swe. Also is ft pay similar?

strange trench Sep 23, 2025, 11:54 PM

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low ermine Are those like combinatorics/ standard probabilities? Or more like games/betting...

Both

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Depends firm to firm and interviewer to interviewer

gentle robin Sep 24, 2025, 12:38 AM

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whats the pay gap between new grad quant trader and quan dev at companies like SIG, Optiver, IMC, JS, Citadel

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is it enough to warrant a switch to QT if you are an already established SWE/QD

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for both trading and swe

boreal pelican Sep 24, 2025, 12:50 AM

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The interviews as well? What sorta stuff do they ask in the interview?

limpid pulsar Sep 24, 2025, 1:26 AM

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gentle robin whats the pay gap between new grad quant trader and quan dev at companies like S...

its different for each of those firms
some are 0 some are like 200k

gentle robin Sep 24, 2025, 1:32 AM

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limpid pulsar its different for each of those firms some are 0 some are like 200k

how do you find out the differnce, because qt comp is very hard to find online

limpid pulsar Sep 24, 2025, 1:33 AM

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know ppl w offers

daring wave Sep 24, 2025, 5:39 AM

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just lock in

rapid hatch Sep 24, 2025, 6:02 AM

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Hey, I'm have an optiver interview coming for a trader position. It says that its just about games. Can anyone give me any kind of guidance regarding that! Please!

full granite Sep 24, 2025, 2:19 PM

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is it true citadel or top firms have nepo hires?

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like someone getting paid 400k to lick envelopes

full granite Sep 24, 2025, 2:37 PM

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why the fuck is stuff so unfair like that? also, wouldn't that lower the bar at the company?

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if it was a big enough problem, i feel like people would notice and leave the company no?

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or is it just that the work isn't that demanding and the bar can be low?

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yeah i'm skeptical of this

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it's like also why would they go into quant swe lmfao

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at those companies there would be roles suited for those kinds of ppl i think

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for senior its diff

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as a senior too its like

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it wouldn't be in your interest to cold app if you wanted to work in quant

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like if you're smart enough to get the job you'd probably be going through a network at that stage in your career imo

rapid hatch Sep 24, 2025, 4:28 PM

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Does anyone know what kind of games we have to play for the second round at optiver?

haughty hinge Sep 24, 2025, 4:37 PM

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People who interviewed know

thick bay Sep 24, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Anyone at eqr?

limpid pulsar Sep 24, 2025, 5:09 PM

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full granite why the fuck is stuff so unfair like that? also, wouldn't that lower the bar at ...

its not unfair it objectively makes sense
if some dude is putting 2 billion in ur fund are u not gonna hire his son to fuck around for 400k?

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we literally know nepo hires

limpid pulsar Sep 24, 2025, 5:10 PM

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rapid hatch Does anyone know what kind of games we have to play for the second round at opti...

Yes it involves math

full granite Sep 24, 2025, 5:26 PM

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limpid pulsar its not unfair it objectively makes sense if some dude is putting 2 billion in u...

I never considered that

bold terrace Sep 24, 2025, 6:15 PM

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Is there good data on qt churn rates by firm

analog fjord Sep 24, 2025, 9:10 PM

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Is HRT swe at hc?

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Is it bad if my SuperDay is 2 weeks from now?

deep inlet Sep 24, 2025, 9:10 PM

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for working into qt, is swe worth as previous edxperience

empty jewel Sep 24, 2025, 9:14 PM

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deep inlet for working into qt, is swe worth as previous edxperience

yes

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if faang

deep inlet Sep 24, 2025, 9:14 PM

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what else is good for prev expeirnece