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Jump Trading interview preparation
High-frequency trading · Chicago, IL, USA
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The process
Reviewed November 2026
Coding online assessment
Online assessment, reported by candidates and guides
coding, +1 / 0, free navigation
- Algorithmic problems Coding, Algorithms
Mainly for software/core-dev roles; provider differs between guides. Trader and researcher candidates often report no OA.
Recruiter screen
Phone screen, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, +1 / 0, no calculator
- Background and motivation Behavioural
Technical phone/video screens
Technical interview, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, 60 min, +1 / 0, no calculator
- Quant (trader/researcher) Probability, Expected value, Statistics, Linear algebra
- Coding (engineer) Coding, Algorithms
One to three calls of 45 to 60 minutes reported.
Superday
Final round, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, 240 min, +1 / 0, no calculator
- Quant/maths rounds Probability, Expected value, Statistics, Linear algebra
- Coding round Coding, Algorithms
- Trading round (traders) Options, Market making
- Behavioural and fit Behavioural
Usually four 45-60 minute interviews in Chicago; some guides say five to seven. Duration is an approximation of four ~60-minute rounds.
What it tests
| Topic | Weight |
|---|---|
| Probability | 22% |
| Expected value | 12% |
| Coding | 12% |
| Statistics | 10% |
| Algorithms | 8% |
| Behavioural | 8% |
| Market making | 7% |
| Linear algebra | 6% |
| Options | 6% |
| Mental math | 5% |
| System design | 4% |
Shares estimated from the public sources below.
Practise for it
Offices
Chicago, New York, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Amsterdam
Sources
Thin evidence: Jump publishes no process details (official page only covers roles and 2027 regional openings). Guides conflict on whether trader/researcher candidates take an OA; most say they go straight to technical interviews.
- Jump Trading: Students and New Grads firm's own page
- TraderMath: Jump Trading interview guide guide
- Quantt: Jump Trading interview guide
- QuantVault: Jump Trading online assessment guide
Compiled from public sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Jump Trading has not reviewed or endorsed this page.