QUANT PREP GUIDES

Everything we know about quant online assessments and interview screening: formats, techniques, and training plans. Free, no signup.

GUIDE 1 · OA PREP★★★☆

HOW TO PREPARE FOR QUANT ONLINE ASSESSMENTS

What quant OAs test, how scoring and timing work, a two-week preparation plan, and the mistakes that cost candidates offers.

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GUIDE 2 · MENTAL MATH★★☆☆

MENTAL MATH FOR QUANT INTERVIEWS

Left-to-right arithmetic, complements, fast multiplication, conversion tables, target speeds, and a four-week training plan.

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GUIDE 3 · PRACTICE★★★★

QUANT INTERVIEW PRACTICE QUESTIONS (WITH ANSWERS)

14 realistic questions across mental math, sequences, probability, and logic, each with a worked answer and the technique behind it.

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GUIDE 4 · FIRMS★★☆☆

WHAT QUANT FIRMS TEST IN INTERVIEWS AND OAs

How market makers, prop shops, and hedge funds weight speed and depth, with practical priorities for each firm type.

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GUIDE 5 · QUICK GUIDE★★☆☆

5 MENTAL MATH TRICKS FOR FASTER MULTIPLICATION

Five worked shortcuts for two-digit multiplication: near-100 numbers, halve and double, difference of squares, rounding, and splitting.

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GUIDE 6 · PROBABILITY★★★☆

5 PROBABILITY SHORTCUTS FOR QUANT INTERVIEWS

Five ways to shorten probability problems using complements, expectation, symmetry, conditioning, and combinations.

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GUIDE 7 · SEQUENCES★★★☆

HOW TO SOLVE NUMBER SEQUENCES FASTER

A fast five-step checklist for differences, ratios, alternating rules, recurrences, familiar families, and digit patterns.

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GUIDE 8 · ESTIMATION★★★☆

HOW TO ANSWER ESTIMATION QUESTIONS IN QUANT INTERVIEWS

A worked method for Fermi questions, including assumptions, a market-sizing example, a cross-check, and common mistakes.

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GUIDE 9 · OPTIVER★★★★

OPTIVER ONLINE ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Commonly reported mental math, numerical logic, probability, and attention sections, with original questions and a seven-day plan.

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GUIDE 10 · IMC★★★★

IMC ONLINE ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Prepare for number sequences, analytical reasoning, mental math, and role-specific tests with worked examples and a focused plan.

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GUIDE 11 · SIG★★★★

SIG ONLINE ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Probability, expected value, combinatorics, and quantitative reasoning preparation with original questions and clear format caveats.

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GUIDE 12 · FIVE RINGS★★★★

FIVE RINGS ONLINE ASSESSMENT GUIDE

Train estimation, probability, expected value, and mental math for a fast quantitative screen without relying on leaked questions.

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