Virtu Financial·Quantitative Researcher

Virtu Financial Quantitative Researcher interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a sequence that emphasized probability and statistics pretty heavily.

The online assessment came first, and then I was moved into a run of probability-focused rounds, including more probability and stats after the first set. It felt competitive in the sense that correctness mattered a lot.

On my side, I got through until discussions that included firm-relevant and trading-style thinking with more probability questions mixed in. One question in that stretch was a brainteaser involving an odd “squid game” probability scenario, and it completely threw off my balance for a moment.

I didn’t make it to the final stage at the end of the process, which included a

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