Akuna Capital Recorded Video Game Round Interview

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Stage 2 of 5Updated October 20, 2026

The Akuna Capital Recorded Video Game Round interview is stage 2 of 5 in the Akuna Capital interview process, after the Online Assessment. Format: Recorded video interview - timed letter-wager game. Akuna's round 3 for traders: a recorded video interview on one fast game, with a 20-90 second countdown per question.

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What the Recorded Video Game Round tests

In a 13-row letter matrix, a random winner row sets each letter's value (its row minus the winner's row); price or pick signed letter wagers. Boards are staggered, disguised, holed or mostly hidden; some quiz memory of past boards and picks. Simulator below: two warm-ups first, then the real 23-question run, reshuffled per attempt.

About 23 timed questions in 25 minutes: wager on rows of letters by comparing each row with the average, and remember boards that reappear.

How to prepare for the Recorded Video Game Round

Say the rule out loud -- a letter's EV is its row minus the board's mean row; the best wager is plus the deepest letter, minus the shallowest.
Re-anchor on staggered boards -- find the top-most and bottom-most occupied rows before touching the options.
Bank the boards as you go -- memory callbacks will ask about earlier row pairs, the winner you were shown, and even the wager YOU picked.

Further reading: Behavioral questions at trading firms · How quant superdays work · Market-making game interview guide.

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What is the Akuna Capital Recorded Video Game Round interview?

It is stage 2 of 5 in the Akuna Capital interview process, after the Online Assessment. Format: Recorded video interview - timed letter-wager game. Akuna's round 3 for traders: a recorded video interview on one fast game, with a 20-90 second countdown per question. In a 13-row letter matrix, a random winner row sets each letter's value (its row minus the winner's row); price or pick signed letter wagers.

How should I prepare for the Akuna Capital Recorded Video Game Round interview?

Say the rule out loud -- a letter's EV is its row minus the board's mean row; the best wager is plus the deepest letter, minus the shallowest. Re-anchor on staggered boards -- find the top-most and bottom-most occupied rows before touching the options.

What comes after the Recorded Video Game Round?

The Probability & Mental Math (stage 3 of 5). Format: 45-60 min - video.

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