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Virtu Financial interview preparation
Market maker · New York, United States
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The process
Reviewed November 2026
Online coding assessment
Online assessment, reported by candidates and guides
coding
- Coding problems Coding, Algorithms
Some trading candidates instead or additionally get mental maths, probability or IQ-style pattern items; content varies by role and office.
Quant strategist / researcher online assessment
Online assessment, reported by candidates and guides
coding, 90 min, 4 questions
- Finance-flavoured coding and data tasks Coding, Algorithms, Data analysis
Single prep-site description (QuantVault); treat counts as indicative.
HR / recruiter screen
Phone screen, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, 25 min, +1 / 0, no calculator
- Motivation and fit Behavioural
- Light brainteasers Brainteasers, Mental math
Reported as 20 to 30 minutes by phone or video.
Technical phone/video interviews
Technical interview, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, 60 min, +1 / 0, no calculator
- Probability and expectation Probability, Expected value, Statistics
- Mental maths and market making Mental math, Market making
- Resume deep-dive Behavioural
1 to 3 rounds of 30 to 60 minutes; strategist candidates may get an added coding round.
Onsite / superday
Final round, reported by candidates and guides
live interview, +1 / 0, no calculator
- IQ / logic test Numerical reasoning, Sequences, Mental math
- Probability, combinatorics and brainteasers Probability, Combinatorics, Brainteasers
- Final modelling / fit round Statistics, Behavioural
Back-to-back interviews with traders, quants and senior staff.
What it tests
| Topic | Weight |
|---|---|
| Probability | 18% |
| Mental math | 12% |
| Expected value | 10% |
| Brainteasers | 10% |
| Coding | 10% |
| Behavioural | 8% |
| Combinatorics | 6% |
| Algorithms | 6% |
| Numerical reasoning | 6% |
| Market making | 5% |
| Statistics | 5% |
| Sequences | 4% |
Shares estimated from the public sources below.
Practise for it
Offices
New York, Austin, Chicago, Dublin, London, Singapore, Hong Kong
Sources
Virtu publishes no assessment details; official pages only confirm roles and a 10-week internship. All stage details come from prep guides that disagree on provider (HackerRank vs CodeSignal-style/Codility) and on whether the OA is coding or maths. Durations listed are midpoints of reported ranges.
- Virtu Financial Interview Process & Prep (QuantVault) guide
- Virtu Financial interview guide (TraderMath) guide
- Virtu careers firm's own page
- Virtu job board (Greenhouse) firm's own page
Compiled from public sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Virtu Financial has not reviewed or endorsed this page.