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Jane Street interview preparation

Proprietary trading · New York, USA

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Reviewed November 2026

Trading phone interviews
Phone screen, stated by the firm
live interview
- Probability and expected value Probability, Expected value, Brainteasers
- Betting and strategy games Betting games, Expected value, Game theory
Firm states phone interviews precede the final round; guides report 2-3 rounds of 30-60 min each, no coding. No online test reported for trading.
Trading final round (in person)
Final round, stated by the firm
live interview
- Problem solving, probability and statistics Probability, Statistics, Brainteasers
- Coding Coding
- Data analysis Data analysis
- Mock trading and market games Market making, Betting games, Mental math
- General interests and fit Behavioural
Topics listed on the official Trading Interviews page; interviews run by quantitative traders, no finance knowledge required.
Software engineering interviews
Technical interview, stated by the firm
coding
- Live coding Coding, Algorithms
Quant research candidates get a mix of trading and software engineering interviews.

Shares estimated from the public sources below.

New York, London, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Singapore

Jane Street does not publish round counts or durations; one application is considered for all roles and offices.

Compiled from public sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Jane Street has not reviewed or endorsed this page.