Jane Street

Interview Question

Quantitative Trader Interview
Jane Street

You have all the clubs from a standard deck (13 cards). You can choose 2 cards and receive a payout equal to their product, where all face cards are valued at 0. You may pay $1 to reveal the difference between any two cards of your choice. What is the expected value you should be willing to pay to play this game?

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