IMC Trading–styleInternSummer InternQuestion #99
You have one coin and your opponent has two. You flip another coin; if it lands on tails, you win one of your opponent's coins. Otherwise, your opponent wins one of your coins. The winner is the first to hold all three coins. What is the probability that you win?
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