IMC Trading Online Assessment
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IMC's process branches by track. Software Engineers get a 120-minute HackerRank with 2 hard algorithmic problems drawn from a recurring bank; Quant Traders take a 15-question probability, EV, and combinatorics screen; Quant Researchers take an 11-question math, statistics, and probability test. A one-way recorded video interview is scored as part of the OA, and the trading track adds a live trader-led market-making game. The two timed quant tests below are faithful, fully solved instantiations of the reported screens. Note: some 2026 trader applicants receive a different first screen titled "IMC Trader Assessment" — shape-pattern recognition plus a long personality questionnaire — instead of the math screen (candidate-reported, July 2026).
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Quant Trader — Quant Trader
A 15-question timed screen mixing geometric probability, expected value, combinatorics, and number sense, with both multiple choice and numeric entry. Verified answer key (three reported candidate answers were wrong and have been corrected).
- Game of catch: P(B receives ball >=2 times in 4 throws) Probability · medium
- Red Sparrows: probability it rained given they won (Bayes) Probability · medium
- Best-of-seven: P(team A wins the series in game six) Probability · medium
- Highest-die points game: EV over 10 mixed-option rounds Expectation · medium
- Ace of clubs face-up: hands giving four of a kind Combinatorics · medium
- Rune code brute force: count valid five-symbol codes Combinatorics · hard
Quant Trader — IMC Trader Assessment (2026)
Quant Trader — Cognitive Assessment (SHL-style)
Quant Trader — Values & Mindset (SHL personality)
Quant Researcher — Quant Researcher
An 11-question math, statistics, and probability test: variance of a density, Bayes, conditional expectation, limiting distributions, plus GMAT-style data-sufficiency and chart or regression reading. Fully transcribed and solved.
- Choosing least-squares algorithms: GD vs SVD vs QR Linear algebra · medium
- 51 coins vs 50 coins: probability of strictly more heads Probability · medium
Software Engineer / NG — HackerRank algo (120 min, 2 hard)
The SWE/NG OA is 120 minutes, 2 hard algorithm problems drawn from a recurring bank (BFS/DFS, prefix-sum + binary search, amortized stacks, grid 0-1 BFS). Optimize or TLE. The recurring problems below are auto-graded.
- Chain of Command Coding · medium
- Waste Reduction Coding · easy
- Adding Stack Coding · medium
- Grid Exploration Coding · medium
- River Crossing Coding · medium
- Congested Mountain Trail Coding · medium
- Find Path Coding · medium
- Knights Path Coding · medium
- Real Estate Valuation with Outlier Filtering Coding · medium
- Avoiding the Monsters Coding · hard
- Largest Square Subgrid With Every Block Under a Budget Coding · medium
- Stack with O(1) Threshold Removals Coding · hard
IMC Trading OA — FAQ
What is the IMC Trading online assessment?
IMC's process branches by track. Software Engineers get a 120-minute HackerRank with 2 hard algorithmic problems drawn from a recurring bank; Quant Traders take a 15-question probability, EV, and combinatorics screen; Quant Researchers take an 11-question math, statistics, and probability test. A one-way recorded video interview is scored as part of the OA, and the trading track adds a live trader-led market-making game. The two timed quant tests below are faithful, fully solved instantiations of the reported screens. Note: some 2026 trader applicants receive a different first screen titled "IMC Trader Assessment" — shape-pattern recognition plus a long personality questionnaire — instead of the math screen (candidate-reported, July 2026).
What is the format of the IMC Trading OA?
It runs as 6 tracks (Quant Trader, IMC Trader Assessment (2026), Cognitive Assessment (SHL-style), Values & Mindset (SHL personality), Quant Researcher). Quant Trader, Quant Trader, Quant Trader, Quant Trader — each timed, auto-graded where applicable.
How do I practice for the IMC Trading online assessment?
Work the sample questions above (each with a full worked solution), then take the interactive IMC Trading OA practice on QuantVault. For the full interview, see the IMC Trading interview-questions set.