Intercontinental Exchange Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Intercontinental Exchange.
Intercontinental Exchange
Quantitative Researcher
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The first part was a 30-minute chat about my background, basically checking my basic understanding of stochastic processes and quantitative finance. Then, there was a second interview, lasting about 45 minutes to an hour, where they hit me with brainteasers and coding questions. There were two interviewers for this part.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How many ways can a fly reach the top of a staircase if it can hop one or two steps at a time?
Intercontinental Exchange
Quantitative Analyst
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I was asked several typical brainteaser and statistical questions, and a few behavioral questions. Unfortunately, I failed on the technical questions. I should prepare more on these topics through interview books.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Questions about comparing two exponential distributions
Intercontinental Exchange
Quantitative Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
I applied on LinkedIn, and after about a week, I received a video interview that I had to complete within three days. I had some technical issues during the test, but the support staff were very helpful and seemed to be available around the clock. There were likely around 10 questions in total. Although it was scheduled for about 20 minutes, it actually took longer to complete. The essay questions were unexpected.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Were there any behavioral questions asked?
- Did you have to answer any essay questions?
Intercontinental Exchange Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Intercontinental Exchange interview reports.
“Write a C++ program to calculate the factorial of n.”
Read reports →“How many ways can a fly reach the top of a staircase if it can hop one or two steps at a time?”
Read reports →“Can you develop the Black-Scholes equation?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the binomial pricing model?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what Value at Risk (VaR) is?”
Read report →“Can you explain linear regression?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on probability theory?”
Read report →“How would you approach a quant coding problem?”
Read report →“Did you have to answer any essay questions?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Intercontinental Exchange interview reports.