Jane Street

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Quantitative Trader Interview
Jane Street

You are bidding on a coin with a price uniformly distributed between 0 and 100. If your bid is greater than the price, you acquire the coin and can sell it to your friend at 1.5 times the price. What bid should you make to maximize your expected profit?

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