Squarepoint Interview Questions
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Parse payroll file and answer queries
You are given a payroll "file" as a StringIO (file-like) object in Python. The underlying text represents manually-entered payroll data. Assume the fo...
Maximize revenue from inventory sales
Problem A store has n different products. For each product i (0-indexed), you are given an integer quantity[i] representing how many units of that pro...
Maximize profit from one or many stock trades
You are given an integer array prices where prices[i] is the price of a stock on day i (0-indexed). Answer the following two subproblems: 1. Single tr...
Analyze expectations, correlations, and investment strategies
Consider the following independent quantitative questions. --- 1. Stopping game with three outcomes You play a game consisting of independent rounds. ...
Explain derivatives, YTM, and core statistics
You are interviewing for a quantitative/data role and are asked a mix of markets + statistics fundamentals. Part A — Markets & instruments 1. Derivati...