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upquark on Dec 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to Get a Quant Job in Finance

I wouldn't describe this as a brainteaser. It's a well-defined math problem, not some BS question about manhole covers or barbers in Chicago.

murbard2 on Dec 9, 2014 [–]

I suppose it depends on the industry then... These are what we tend to call brainteasers in quant finance, and they're the type of problems you'll find in the book "Heard on the street" recommended above.

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