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Quant Careers & Interview Process
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Intro
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What is a Quant?
3
The Three Roles
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Prop Shops vs Hedge Funds
5
Compensation Reality
6
Quiz: Quant Roles
7
The Brutal Statistics
8
Geographic Hotspots
9
The Trader Profile
10
The Researcher Profile
11
Quiz: Firm Types
12
The Developer Profile
13
Education Requirements
14
The Underrated Path
15
Online Assessment
16
Quiz: Interview Process
17
Phone Screens
18
Coding Rounds
19
The Superday
20
Trading Games
21
Quiz: Career Paths
22
Common Rejection Reasons
23
Daily Life of a Quant
24
Career Progression
25
Quant vs Traditional Finance
26
Skills That Transfer
27
Red Flags in Job Postings
28
Building Your Narrative
29
Section Recap
Probability & Statistics
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Intro
2
Basic Probability Rules
3
Conditional Probability
4
Bayes' Theorem
5
Expected Value
6
Quiz: Bayes' Theorem
7
Variance and Standard Deviation
8
The Monty Hall Problem
9
The Birthday Problem
10
Dice and Coin Problems
11
Quiz: Expected Value
12
Common Distributions
13
Central Limit Theorem
14
Markov Chains
15
Hypothesis Testing
16
Quiz: Distributions
17
Linear Regression Basics
18
Correlation and Covariance
19
Overfitting and Cross-Validation
20
Permutations and Combinations
21
Quiz: Random Walks
22
Counting Principles
23
Random Variables
24
Cumulative Distribution Functions
25
Poisson Distribution
26
Quiz: Conditional Probability
27
Exponential Distribution
28
Normal Distribution Deep Dive
29
Covariance Properties
30
Conditional Expectation
31
Quiz: Central Limit Theorem
32
Law of Large Numbers
33
Random Walks
34
Martingales Basics
35
Order Statistics
36
The Coupon Collector Problem
37
Geometric Distribution
38
Negative Binomial
39
Maximum Likelihood Estimation
40
Confidence Intervals
41
Section Recap
Mental Math
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1
Intro
2
Benchmark Targets
3
Addition Shortcuts
4
Subtraction Shortcuts
5
Quiz: Multiplication Tricks
6
Multiplication Tricks
7
Division Techniques
8
Percentages and Fractions
9
Quiz: Powers of 2
10
Daily Practice Routine
11
Squaring Numbers
12
Square Root Estimation
13
Quiz: Fraction Conversions
14
Fraction Conversions
15
Powers of 2
16
Compound Interest Shortcuts
17
Quiz: Compound Interest
18
Currency Conversion Tricks
19
Approximation Strategies
20
Speed Drills Format
21
Quiz: Speed Strategies
22
Common Patterns in Interviews
23
Mistakes to Avoid
24
Building Mental Stamina
25
Section Recap
Brain Teasers & Logic
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Intro
2
The Meta-Skill
3
Fermi Estimation
4
Logic Puzzles
5
Quiz: Fermi Estimation
6
Game Theory Problems
7
Classic Interview Puzzles
8
Thinking Out Loud
9
Quiz: Weighing Problems
10
Resources for Practice
11
Probability Puzzles
12
Weighing Problems
13
Quiz: Game Theory
14
Prisoners and Hats
15
River Crossing Problems
16
Expected Value Puzzles
17
Quiz: Probability Puzzles
18
Infinite Series Problems
19
Coin Flip Sequences
20
Dice Game Strategies
21
Quiz: Interview Technique
22
Auction Theory Basics
23
Adversarial Thinking
24
When You Are Stuck
25
Section Recap
Programming for Quants
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Intro
2
NumPy Fundamentals
3
Pandas for Time Series
4
SciPy for Optimization
5
Scikit-learn Basics
6
Quiz: Python Libraries
7
Vectorization Over Loops
8
Common Interview Patterns
9
Memory Management
10
Move Semantics
11
Quiz: C++ Performance
12
Templates and Compile-Time
13
STL Containers
14
Lock-Free Programming
15
Cache and Latency
16
Quiz: Data Structures
17
Arrays and Hashing
18
Binary Search
19
Dynamic Programming
20
Trees and Graphs
21
Quiz: Algorithm Patterns
22
Numerical Problems
23
Coding Interview Tips
24
Python Standard Library
25
Implementing Data Structures
26
Quiz: Testing
27
Matrix Operations
28
Time Series Analysis
29
Backtesting Basics
30
SQL for Quants
31
Quiz: Backtesting
32
Git and Version Control
33
Unit Testing
34
Profiling and Debugging
35
Object-Oriented Design
36
Functional Programming
37
Concurrency in Python
38
Network Programming Basics
39
API Integration
40
Clean Code Practices
41
Section Recap
Machine Learning
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Intro
2
Supervised vs Unsupervised
3
Linear and Logistic Regression
4
Bias-Variance Tradeoff
5
Quiz: Bias-Variance
6
Regularization
7
Cross-Validation
8
Feature Engineering
9
Quiz: Regularization
10
Decision Trees
11
Random Forests
12
Gradient Boosting
13
Quiz: Cross-Validation
14
Support Vector Machines
15
K-Nearest Neighbors
16
Clustering Methods
17
Quiz: Feature Engineering
18
Dimensionality Reduction
19
PCA Deep Dive
20
Neural Network Basics
21
Quiz: Model Selection
22
Time Series Forecasting
23
Model Selection
24
Hyperparameter Tuning
25
Ensemble Methods
26
Imbalanced Data
27
Feature Importance
28
Model Interpretability
29
ML in Trading Applications
30
Section Recap
Markets & Trading
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Intro
2
The Order Book
3
Market Orders vs Limit Orders
4
The Bid-Ask Spread
5
Quiz: Order Book
6
Adverse Selection
7
Inventory Risk
8
Price Discovery
9
Quiz: Market Making
10
Make Me a Market
11
Setting Your Spread
12
Adjusting to Information
13
Quiz: Trading Strategies
14
Position Management
15
Figgie and Card Games
16
Practice Resources
17
Quiz: Risk Management
18
Market Structure Overview
19
Exchange Types
20
HFT Basics
21
Quiz: Execution
22
Latency Arbitrage
23
Statistical Arbitrage
24
Pairs Trading
25
Mean Reversion Strategies
26
Momentum Strategies
27
Risk Management
28
Portfolio Construction
29
Execution Algorithms
30
Section Recap
Applications & Interview Day
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Intro
2
Jane Street
3
Citadel and Citadel Securities
4
Two Sigma
5
HRT (Hudson River Trading)
6
Optiver
7
Quiz: Resume Tips
8
SIG (Susquehanna)
9
DE Shaw
10
Timing Your Applications
11
Quant Resume Basics
12
Cold Emailing That Works
13
Quiz: Networking
14
Using Referrals
15
Conferences and Meetups
16
Headhunters and Recruiters
17
The Night Before
18
Managing Pressure
19
Quiz: Interview Day
20
Think-Aloud Technique
21
Taking Hints
22
Salary Negotiation
23
Evaluating Offers
24
Your First 90 Days
25
Quiz: Offer Evaluation
26
Mental Resilience
27
Online Presence
28
Portfolio Projects
29
Mock Interview Strategy
30
Rejection Recovery
31
Second Attempts
32
Timeline Planning
33
International Applicants
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