What kind of questions can I ask while interviewing for a quant HF/prop trading firm? I have the technical bases covered, but very little information publicly available.

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Good question, it's important to customize your questions for your audience. Since this is a quant fund, they are probably nerds so ask about their favourite numerical integration algo, Starcraft 2 league rank, thoughts on bitcoin, etc

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How about you take that question to WSO?

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How about you're honest and ask questions that are important to you?

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