Citadel

Interview Question

Quantitative Researcher (Intern) Interview
Citadel

Given a list of stock prices for consecutive days, determine the optimal strategy to maximize profit from buying and selling stocks. You may complete as many transactions as you like (i.e., buy and sell multiple times), but you must sell the stock before you buy again.

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