Nomura Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 11 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Nomura.
Nomura
Quantitative Researcher
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical
It was a ridiculous process. Even with a PhD and 2 years of relevant experience, the interviews felt like high-school brainteasers. They seemed to test rote memorization of common problems rather than actual skills relevant to the job. This was for 3 consecutive rounds. Then, I got ghosted by HR after asking for an update. I was aware there were at least 2 more rounds planned, which isn't surprising given the low quality of the initial ones. To add to the frustration, the interviewer was 15 minutes late for the first round with hardly an apology. Also, for 2 out of the 3 rounds, the interview coordinator forgot to send the invite, and I had to chase them the day before. Total chaos.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Regarding the dice game where you have the option to re-throw or accept the result, what's the strategy to maximize expected winnings?
Nomura
Quantitative Analyst
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The interview had two people asking questions back and forth. They asked about small things on my cv. Then they asked a couple of technical questions. The interview was about 30 minutes.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you estimate the value of pi using a random number generator within the range of 0 to 1?
Nomura
Quantitative Researcher
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Group Onsite Offer
Interview formats
Group Behavioral
So, we started with a group discussion where we had 3 rounds. It was all about recent news and market trends. The goal was to pick the finalists. After that, the top 3 people moved on to personal interviews and got job offers.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What impact would JP Morgan's GB suite adding Indian Government bonds have on the country?
Nomura Quantitative Analyst Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Nomura interview reports.
“Are tuples eligible to be used as keys in Python dictionaries?”
Read reports →“What's the price of a call under the Black-Scholes model?”
Read reports →“Is W_t^2 - t a martingale?”
Read reports →“What impact would JP Morgan's GB suite adding Indian Government bonds have on the country?”
Read reports →“What properties does the distribution of a cumulative random variable have?”
Read report →“Describe how to generate a normal random variable starting from a uniform normal variable.”
Read report →“What is a martingale?”
Read report →“What is the current trading direction for DJI?”
Read report →“Could you define Brownian motion?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Nomura interview reports.