Citadel Securities·Quantitative Researcher

Citadel Securities Quantitative Researcher interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Oct 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with an online assessment centered on probability, and then I moved into two phone interviews.

Those calls covered motivation and my resume, not just math—so they asked me to talk through my material and why I wanted to be in trading. The technical side leaned on probability topics I associated with “green book” style practice, plus some basics rather than super exotic theory.

I was moving along when scheduling happened quickly through HR, and then I heard back that it was time for a first technical round with a team lead. That interview felt very experience-heavy, with questions about what I’d done before and how I developed or implemented strategies. Even with all that structure, I

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