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Citadel Interview Questions

7 real interview questions for Intern roles at Citadel.

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1

Write a function to traverse a binary tree without using recursion.

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2

Calculate the Sharpe ratio of a 60/40 coin toss where each toss results in a gain of $1 or a loss of $1, respectively.

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3

What is a probability density function?

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4

Explain how to use a binomial tree to determine the price of a European call option.

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5

How do you reverse a string using Python?

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6

What is the expected value when rolling two fair six-sided dice?

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7

Write code to compute x raised to the power n (x^n) in O(log n) time.

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