Jane Street

Interview Question

Quant Trading Intern Interview
Jane Street

You play a 100-round game: in each round, you can either roll a fair 20-sided die (with outcomes 1 to 20) or 'lock in' the current face value and collect that same reward for all remaining rounds. You must roll in the first round. What is your optimal stopping or locking strategy, and what is your expected value?

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