Da Vinci Online Assessment: Numerical Quiz and Career Match
Da Vinci, the Amsterdam options market maker, lists an online numerical quiz as the first stage on its job posts. Candidates report 20 multiple-choice questions in 12 minutes, roughly 36 seconds each, mixing probability with number-sense comparisons (which of two quantities is larger), with a point lost for a wrong answer, no calculator and no way back to an earlier question. One prep site also describes a Career Match quiz of 18 questions in 12 minutes on probability, combinatorics and game theory, used in campus recruiting. Both are rebuilt below as timed replicas with a free sample.
Da Vinci numerical quiz: 20 questions in 12 minutes
Candidates report an online Numerical Quiz as the first stage for Da Vinci trader roles: rapid multiple-choice questions mixing number sense comparisons (which of two expressions is larger) with short probability questions. This replica follows that reported format.
- 20 multiple-choice questions in 12 minutes, about 36 seconds each
- Mostly number sense comparisons (powers, fractions, roots, products) plus probability, with a few quick algebra and binary questions
- Scoring as candidates report it: +1 for a correct answer, -1 for a wrong answer, 0 for a blank
- No calculator and no going back: once you move on, the question is locked
- An older reported version had 60 questions worth 1 to 2 marks each, with a 25% deduction for wrong answers and no going back
The free sample draws a fresh mix from its own question pool on every retake, separate from the full run, which draws from a larger pool of its own. The review explains every answer.
- Bank time on the comparisons: most can be settled by squaring, cross-multiplying or pulling out a common power without computing either side exactly.
- With -1 for a wrong answer, guess only when you can rule out at least one option; on a 3-way comparison a pure guess loses on average.
- Never stall: at 36 seconds a question, skip anything that needs more than two lines of arithmetic, since you cannot come back.
- For probability items, count ordered outcomes out of 36 (two dice) or use the complement first; most answers are small fractions.
Da Vinci Career Match: 18 questions in 12 minutes
One source reports a Da Vinci "Career Match" test used in campus recruitment, notably in India: a short quantitative multiple-choice round on probability, combinatorics and game theory rather than a personality quiz. This replica follows that single reported format.
- One source reports 18 multiple-choice questions in 12 minutes, about 40 seconds each
- Topics: probability, combinatorics and game theory (dominant strategies, Nash equilibria, backward induction, auctions)
- No going back: each question locks once you move on
- No calculator; one mark per correct answer, no negative marking in this replica
The free sample draws a fresh mix from its own question pool on every retake, separate from the full run, which draws from a larger pool of its own. The review explains every answer.
- For payoff tables, mark each player's best reply cell by cell before answering; it takes 10 seconds and prevents most mistakes.
- Backward induction always starts at the last mover: write down what that player picks, then replace the subgame by its payoff.
- Combinatorics questions are fastest through the complement (all cases minus the bad ones) or by gluing items into blocks.
- With no going back and no penalty for wrong answers, never leave a blank: eliminate what you can and pick.
After the numerical quiz
Candidates who pass describe interviews built around mental math, probability, market making and options intuition, often with a trading game. Our Da Vinci interview guide covers the later stages, and the games below rehearse the market-making rounds.
Da Vinci Derivatives interview guide →
Sources and how current this is
Da Vinci's own job posts name the online numerical quiz as stage one. The 20-question, 12-minute format, the +1/-1 scoring and the one-way navigation come from candidate reports summarised by two interview prep sites and a Glassdoor summary (which also mentions equation systems and binary numbers); an older forum report describes a longer 60-question version with a 25% penalty. The Career Match quiz has a single prep-site source. Treat all counts as candidate-reported. Every practice question here is original and generated, and every answer is checked by code.
Da Vinci Derivatives OA: FAQ
What is the Da Vinci numerical quiz?
It is the first online stage for trading applicants: candidates report 20 multiple-choice questions in 12 minutes on probability and number-sense comparisons, with no calculator and no going back to earlier questions.
Is there negative marking on the Da Vinci quiz?
Candidates report +1 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong one, with 0 for a blank, so only answer when you can narrow the options. Prep sites cite about 14 out of 20 as a typical pass bar; Da Vinci does not publish one.
What are the number comparison questions?
Items that ask which of two expressions is larger, for example a power against another power or a product against a decimal, without a calculator. The trick is to compare by estimation, logarithms or a common factor rather than computing both sides exactly.
What is the Da Vinci Career Match quiz?
One prep site describes an 18-question, 12-minute multiple-choice quiz on probability, combinatorics and game theory, used mainly in campus recruiting, with no going back. We have not seen an independent candidate report, so the replica is labelled as single-source.
Is the Da Vinci practice test free?
Each replica has a free timed sample with no signup that ends in a scored review. The full timed simulations, which draw a fresh mix of questions on every run, are part of QuantVault Pro.
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