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Quant Online Assessment Simulator

Timed, role-based OA simulations for Trading, Quant Research, and Quant Developer interviews. Modeled on candidate-reported assessment structures with section clocks, penalty scoring where the format specifies it, and no pause button. Coding attempts are timed but not scored without a judge verdict.

How a simulation works

1.Pick your role

Trading, Quant Research, or Quant Developer. Each sim is modeled on candidate-reported structures for that role.

2.Race the section clocks

Section clocks run continuously, with a fixed 30-second break between sections. There is no pause button.

3.Manage your skips

Forward-only navigation, and some sections use penalty scoring. Knowing when to skip is part of the score.

4.Get a scored report

Scored-question accuracy, pace against the section budget, and the categories to drill. Coding attempts are not scored without a judge verdict.

What real quant OAs look like

The simulations above are shaped by screening rounds sourced in our firm guides. These are the receipts, with their source labels:

DE ShawOnline coding assessment (reported)95 min in cited campus reportsCandidate-reported
OptiverArithmetic assessment~8 min (reported)Candidate-reported
AkunaTimed math and sequences assessment~20-22 min in public reportsCandidate + third-party reports
SIGQuantitative assessment20 or 60 min in reported variantsCandidate-reported
Five RingsQuantitative assessment (reported)Short timed assessmentCandidate-reported
WorldQuantTechnical assessment (reported)30 min in one reportCandidate-reported

Our sims are role-generic and not affiliated with or endorsed by any firm. Real formats vary by role, office, and year. How we source and label claims

Questions

What is a quant online assessment?

A timed screening test firms send before interviews: mental math or numerical reasoning for trading roles, statistics and probability for research roles, and C++/systems questions plus coding for developer roles. Candidate-reported formats run roughly 30 to 100 minutes.

Is this a real firm's assessment?

No. These are role-generic simulations modeled on candidate-reported OA structures, built and reviewed by us. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any firm, and we never claim to reproduce any firm's actual test.

Is there a free version?

Yes. Every simulator has a free sample at the full format's pace, with no sign-up required. Premium unlocks the full-length formats with saved reports.

Sit one before a firm makes you sit one

Every simulator has a free sample at real pace. No sign-up required.

Looking for firm-specific interview prep instead? See the firm guides and multi-round mock interviews.