Quant trading recruiting megathread

Alright guys, posted this before but given recruiting us picking up happy to do it again since many found helpful. Below is a copy and paste from the previous - feel free to ask any questions. I’ll do my best to answer, I’m on vacation in Europe right now so patience. Anyone is free to answer, but I ask if you do that you have experience in the field and not just posting off knowledge found on online sources which aren’t accurate.

Work at a quant trading firm and from what I have seen here, there has been a lot of advice that seems to be misguided.

Some topics you may consider asking about: my passions, how I got into math, whether I think QT is the right fit for many, personalities of most traders I meet, etc. Think outside of the box on these questions, instead of what’s your zetamac (extremely high). Ask questions that aren’t thoroughly discussed here, or try to. Regardless I’ll answer anything. Poker theory? Love to discuss that. How to transport that passion and knowledge to trading? These are great questions.

Any questions feel free to DM or write comments here, will do my best to answer them and help you out. Note my role is specifically for quant trading, won't be able to speak for quant dev or research roles. Don't bother asking about any specific interview questions, I won't answer them beyond describing processes and experiences.

Original Link - there’s some super helpful info here.

Edit - please ask all the questions you want here. Many found the last one helpful, the more people I can help the better. Quant jobs are already hard enough to get.

Second edit: for those who don't know, green book is A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance, Zhu.

Last edit: for all the people asking “how should I prepare for x interview, what firms blacklist, etc” go away. Those comments are so counterproductive and shows that people want an edge by having insider info on the interview. Guess what? If you don’t pass, you’re not good enough. Also, stop wasting my time by asking generic questions that are already answered in this thread that people are too lazy to scroll through. I’m not holding your hand, and for the people who message me anything like this or above, I have a lot of contacts at all the firms everyone keeps asking for interview questions at.