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A Practical Guide To Quantitative Finance Interviews Paperback – April 9, 2008

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This book will prepare you for quantitative finance interviews by helping you zero in on the key concepts that are frequently tested in such interviews. In this book we analyze solutions to more than 200 real interview problems and provide valuable insights into how to ace quantitative interviews. The book covers a variety of topics that you are likely to encounter in quantitative interviews: brain teasers, calculus, linear algebra, probability, stochastic processes and stochastic calculus, finance and programming.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; First Edition (April 9, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 209 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1438236662
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1438236667
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.99 x 0.44 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Xinfeng Zhou manages a global long/short equity portfolio at Point72 Asset Management. He has designed and implemented trading strategies by integrating fundamental long/short ideas, quantitative stock selection signals, portfolio optimization, risk management, and algorithmic trading. Formerly with Goldman Sachs, Barclays Global Investors, and Cambridge Alternative Investments, he employs financial engineering methodologies, investment theory, and applied mathematics to trading signal development, trading cost analysis, derivative trading, securities lending, and asset allocation.

Mr. Zhou is a CFA charterholder, Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and has a Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Paul Staadecker
5.0 out of 5 stars I found this helpful for interviews
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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Broadly covers a wide range of material.
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Yinglun Cui
5.0 out of 5 stars Good quant interview book, especially for non-native speakers
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2015
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What Zhou has done better is his answers have very clear logics and easy-to-follow reasoning, which from what I understand is the very thing that quant interviews are meant for. They interview you not just to test your familiarity with the topics, but to see how you work through the problems, analyze the information and find a reasonable solution. That's why this is a great book. It is extremely helpful to candidates who are not native speakers. The writer's explanation, again (sorry I am repeating myself), can teach you how to think out loud during the interviews, and similarly how to tackle new problems.
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5.0 out of 5 stars well-organized for quant interviews
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023
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It covers topics frequently asked during quant interviews like probability & stat, linear algebra, brain teasers, etc. Each chapter contains a brief recap of relevant materials with a set of interview questions with detailed answers. It helps with my preparation a lot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing to complain about.
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Rebecca Calinsky
4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and fun
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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A comprehensive book that has many enjoyable math problems with elegant solutions, as well as a few gems that really defied intuition. My only complaint is that the book is littered with careless errors that should be corrected in an addendum. For example, the last bit of the proof on page 28 should be the following: f(N) = x(N-x)+f(x)+f(N-x) = x(N-x)+x(x-1)/2+(N-x)(N-x-1)/2 = N(N-1)/2
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and easy to follow
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023
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I used it to prepare for my quant trading interviews. Its brain teaser and probability questions are very helpful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing print and book
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2021
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We all know this book is top3. Had this book printed before in a bad quality, gave it to a friend of a friend. Recently decided to buy one for myself again and was surprised by the quality of this print. Just plain awesome!
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hesj21c
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book to start, but far from enough to get a job.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015
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Perfect book to START interview preparations for quant positions. Covers most popular topics in quant interviews.

However, the problems in this book might be too easy if you are looking for a quant position in large investment banks or buy side companies. Further materials should be necessary.
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Corinne huet
1.0 out of 5 stars Format illisible
Reviewed in France on September 5, 2022
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L’affichage du livre est terrible, une qualité déplorable, bref la lecture est impossible.
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Ming Ming Yu
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for people preparing for quant interviews
Reviewed in Canada on August 7, 2020
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Book is good quality. If you are preparing for quant interviews, then this is a must read.
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Andrea Caleo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great content, lacking design
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2016
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I have read 4 or 5 books on quant interviews and I have done well when interview time came. This book is my favourite in terms of its content. The problems range from easy to very difficult but the solutions are clear and it's possible to learn a lot from it. Many problems are beatiful.

Unfortunately the design is lacking - poor quality overall, solutions presented right after the problems so it's hard to not have a glimpse, no index at the end. I have opted for 5 stars anyway because the content is what matters most.
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dhv1010
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-have Summary
Reviewed in Germany on July 6, 2015
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Great Book for interview preparation,but also amazing for review from time to time. In combination with two other books you are well prepared. I want to stress one important point about this book: it is a little different, it rather focuses on the technical part (probability etc.) but does not come short of the others. Therefore, I think, for any technically focused job a very good review of the material (just to check if you are able to solve it or not, such that you can look it up in other books).
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1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2017
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The backbone of the book is broken, not sure if it is due to delivery. Content ok though.
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