diff --git a/quant_interview_questions.myco b/quant_interview_questions.myco index cfcee7d..902a70a 100644 --- a/quant_interview_questions.myco +++ b/quant_interview_questions.myco @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ * In a poker game, players read opponents’ hands with 50% accuracy. Model the equilibrium bluffing frequency when raising all-in on a flush draw. Assume pot odds are 2:1. * Why might two bonds issued by the same company with the same coupon/maturity be trading at different prices? * The probability you'll see a falling star in the sky over the course of one hour is 0.44. What's the probability you'll see one over half an hour? -* We are playing Russian roulette, with a standard 6-chamber revolver. I put two bullets in adjacent chambers, spin, point the gun at my head, and pull the trigger. Click. I'm still alive. It's now your turn, and I hand the gun to you, and give you two choices.Would you rather, assuming you want to live, a) Re-spin, aim at your own head and pull the trigger. b) Do not spin, aim at your own head, and pull the trigger. +* We are playing Russian roulette, with a standard 6-chamber revolver. I put two bullets in adjacent chambers, spin, point the gun at my head, and pull the trigger. Click. I'm still alive. It's now your turn, and I hand the gun to you, and give you two choices. Would you rather, assuming you want to live, a) Re-spin, aim at your own head and pull the trigger. b) Do not spin, aim at your own head, and pull the trigger. * You are given two ropes that when lit burn in one hour. Which one of the following time periods CANNOT be measured with your ropes? a) 50 min b) 30 min c) 25 min d) 35 min. * You have three cards, each labeled n, n+1, n+2, and you don't know n. All cards start facing down so you can see them. You flip one card. If you choose to "stay", you get that card's value. If you don't "stay", then you flip another card. Again, choose to "stay" (and keep the 2nd card's value) or flip the final card and keep the final card's value. Design the optimal strategy to maximize the value of the card that you choose and find the expectation of that value. * Calculate 119^2 no pen and no paper, in 1 minute.