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Morgan Stanley Quant Interview Prep Guide

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  • Quant Preparation
  • Job Profile
  • Preparation Topics
  • Placement Procedure
  • Written Test
  • Written Test (continued)
  • Interview
  • Important Tips
  • Resources
  • Puzzles
  • Conclusion

Quant Preparation

Morgan Stanley, Tower Research, Goldman Sachs, World Quant.

Job Profile
Building financial models to predict market
behavior Different Profiles Core Quant, Algorithmic Trading, Operations Not a 9 to 5 job (more like 11 to 9) Nice compensation (25+ Lacs)

Preparation Topics
Probability and Statistics, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, C/C++ (OOP) PUZZLES

Placement Procedure
Competitive Around 7 to 8 people from a
batch Resume Shortlist Written Test (Duration 1.5 hrs 2 hrs) Interview (3 - 4 rounds)

Written Test
A lot of focus on written test (Probably Most
Important Criteria in Final Offer). Goldman Sachs 7 Questions (2 hours)

2 Probability, 1 Calculus, 1 Linear Algebra, 1 Algorithms, 1 C++ Coding, 1. 3 Probability, 3 Algorithms, 1 Linear Algebra, 1 Calculus

Morgan Stanley 8 Questions (2 hours)

Written Test
Tower Research 14 Questions (1.5 hours)

50 % C++ coding, rest 50 % Puzzles and Probability

40% in general is good score Shortlist Around 30%

3-4 rounds of interview

Interview

Focus varies from profile to profile Puzzles in general is common in all


interviews

Important Tips

Focus hard on your strengths Focus a lot on basic concepts Start early Preparation is different from other sectors- more exhaustive preparation required No H.R. Interview C.P.I. is not the major criteria

Resources
C/C++ - Herbert Schildt, Kernigham Ritchie
(Online Material [Link]) Algorithms Course Notes, Cormen, Eva Tardos Linear Algebra/ Calculus MTH 101/102 Probability- Focus on Discrete Probability (ESO 209 Recommended but not necessary)

Puzzles

[Link] basic puzzles WROX book (puzzles and coding) Pratik Poddars blog (best) 40 Puzzles in Probability (Library Book) Other Online Resources

Thank You !

Questions ?

Quant Preparation Morgan Stanley, Tower Research, Goldman Sachs, World Quant.
Job Profile • Building financial models to predict market behavior • Different Profiles – Core Quant, Algorithmic Trading
Preparation Topics Probability and Statistics, Algorithms, Linear Algebra, Multivariate Calculus, C/C++ (OOP) PUZZLE
Placement Procedure • Competitive – Around 7 to 8 people from a batch • Resume Shortlist • Written Test (Duration 1.5 hrs
Written Test • A lot of focus on written test (Probably Most Important Criteria in Final Offer). • Goldman Sachs – 7 Quest
Written Test • Tower Research – 14 Questions (1.5 hours) • 50 % C++ coding, rest 50 % Puzzles and Probability • 40% in
Interview • 3-4 rounds of interview • Focus varies from profile to profile • Puzzles in general is common in all inte
Important Tips • Focus hard on your strengths • Focus a lot on basic concepts • Start early • Preparation is different fr
Resources • C/C++ - Herbert Schildt, Kernigham Ritchie (Online Material – geeksforgeeks.com) • Algorithms – Course Notes
Puzzles • Techinterview.org – basic puzzles • WROX book (puzzles and coding) • Pratik Poddar’s blog (best) • 40 Puzzles i

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