Hudson River Trading Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Hudson River Trading.
Hudson River Trading
Quantitative Researcher
Mid Easy Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
If you're an experienced candidate, I'd suggest not wasting your time with this firm. Their interview priority seems to be gathering information and using your knowledge for their own benefit. The interviewer directly asked me to go through my strategies and was clearly poaching info. They mentioned the interview was exploratory and that the firm didn't get back with any next steps. HRT doesn't sound like a very inspiring firm; it seems like they recycle people who have failed elsewhere. If you want to succeed in this industry, you want to work with the A players, and they certainly don't fit that criteria.
Confirmed questions1 question
- The questions were purely for collecting information, not intellectual or meaningful discussions.
Hudson River Trading
Quantitative Researcher
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Background check Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding Technical
The interview process for the Quant Researcher role was onsite and consisted of up to five rounds. The initial two rounds were focused on coding and data analysis. Unfortunately, I didn't advance past these, so I didn't get to the stats, open-ended questions, or HR rounds. The coding challenges were fairly straightforward, primarily involving code comprehension and modification. The data analysis section wasn't overly difficult but did necessitate a good understanding of relevant packages. The interviewers were not very interactive.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Some coding questions were asked, and there was a prediction task.
Hudson River Trading
Quantitative Researcher
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Phone screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
First I did the OA on codesignal, then I had a phone interview. They asked me some questions about Processes and Threads, and also some medium level leetcode problems. It was quite difficult and I didn't pass.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Questions about Processes and Threads
- Some medium level leetcode problems
Hudson River Trading Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Hudson River Trading interview reports.
“About how many rolls of a die would you anticipate it taking until a 1 appears on top?”
Read reports →“What's the probability of drawing a blue ball from a specific bowl, given you've already drawn a blue ball from it, considering three bowls: one with two blue, one with two red, and one with one red and one blue?”
Read reports →“Analyze a dataset using python jupyter notebook”
Read reports →“Optimize your dice design to achieve a higher value than your opponent.”
Read reports →“The questions were purely for collecting information, not intellectual or meaningful discussions.”
Read report →“Could you solve the Ants on a stick problem?”
Read report →“He questioned my PnL track record, doubting my use of normal distribution assumptions.”
Read report →“Basic coding (not algo)”
Read report →“He questioned my PnL track record, mentioning normal distribution assumptions.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Hudson River Trading interview reports.