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D.E. Shaw hedge funds interview questions
13 interview questions for the Hedge Funds path at D.E. Shaw, sorted by round, type and difficulty inside the product. One is free to read below.
First Round: 8Superday: 5Technical: 9Behavioral: 2Fit: 1Markets: 1How this path recruits: Less structured. Stock pitches decide outcomes; multi-managers (Citadel, Point72) run formal academies with early deadlines.
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"You have a coin with an unknown bias. How do you generate a fair 50/50 outcome from it?"
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