Morgan Stanley Online Assessment
Morgan Stanley's IED Quantitative Finance program (Hong Kong, 2027 cycle) screens with a 120-minute HackerRank test of 14 questions: 6 statistics and 6 applied math multiple-choice questions plus two Python coding tasks, in Python 3, with a login window of about nine days and a timer that cannot be paused. It is an applied data-science screen rather than a puzzle test: the math is textbook statistics, probability and linear algebra, and the code is practical, defensive Python. A one-way video interview follows. Everything below is candidate-reported from the 2026 sittings. Last updated October 9, 2026.
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IED Quantitative Finance — HackerRank OA (Hong Kong, 2027)
Four sections in one sitting: Statistics (6 MCQ), Applied Math (6 MCQ), Python Basic (1 coding task) and Python Intermediate (1 coding task). Three of the multiple-choice items accept more than one answer. The question titles below are our bank versions (on screen they carry HackerRank library names such as 'Skewness Reduction'). The two-children question is a twist on a classic in our free bank, and the two coding tasks run inside the replica. The timed replica runs all 14 with verified answers and notes where the on-screen options are flawed.
- Fixing Model Variance on an Imbalanced Dataset Statistics · easy
- Reducing Right Skew Before a Linear Regression Statistics · easy
- Flagging High-Traffic Days: Which Outlier Rule? Statistics · easy
- Mutually Exclusive Events: Which Statements Hold? Probability · easy
- Two Children and a Boy (older-girl twist) Probability · easy · free
- Maths 70 or Science 72: Comparing Relative Performance Statistics · easy
- Rearranging HACKER With the Vowels Together Combinatorics · easy
- Dot and Cross Product Identities Linear algebra · easy
- Which Matrix Products Are Defined? Linear algebra · easy
- Poisson Tail for a Burst of Transactions Probability · medium
- Normalizing Flu Counts Across Cities of Different Size Statistics · easy
- Which Scenario Is Not a Poisson Count? Statistics · easy
- HTTP Query String Builder Coding · medium
- Book Popularity Tracker (OOP) Coding · medium
IED Quantitative Finance — One-way video interview (2026 sitting)
Not part of the HackerRank sitting: candidates report a one-way video round next. The instructions screen says the answers are reviewed by recruiting team members with no computer-assisted evaluation for the role. The 5 questions were behavioral, and 2 were about AI: how AI will change the strat role and where people still add value, and your biggest misstep with AI tools. The others asked for a recent goal and your plan, three words a professor or manager would use for you, and why Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong.
FID Industrial Placement — Market-view video interview (HK + SG, 2026 sitting)
Candidates report, 2026 sitting: a video round in the same format as IED but built on market views. Four questions asked for a view: fixed income asset allocation against geopolitical uncertainty, how an upside inflation surprise would move rates and FX across regimes, the commodities cycle with three fixed income conviction trades, and a private credit plan after recent stress events. The fifth asked how you have used generative AI. There are no right answers; a clear view, a transmission channel and a trade are what the format rewards.
Sources and how current this is
Built from candidate screenshots of three 2026 sittings: the IED Quantitative Finance HackerRank test in Hong Kong, the IED video interview and the FID Industrial Placement video interview (Hong Kong and Singapore). Timings and counts come from the on-screen instructions. Formats can change between cycles and regions, so check your own invite. Took the test recently? Tell us what you saw so we can update this page.
Morgan Stanley OA — FAQ
What is the Morgan Stanley online assessment?
Morgan Stanley's IED Quantitative Finance program (Hong Kong, 2027 cycle) screens with a 120-minute HackerRank test of 14 questions: 6 statistics and 6 applied math multiple-choice questions plus two Python coding tasks, in Python 3, with a login window of about nine days and a timer that cannot be paused. It is an applied data-science screen rather than a puzzle test: the math is textbook statistics, probability and linear algebra, and the code is practical, defensive Python. A one-way video interview follows. Everything below is candidate-reported from the 2026 sittings. Last updated October 9, 2026.
What is the format of the Morgan Stanley OA?
It runs as 3 tracks (HackerRank OA (Hong Kong, 2027), One-way video interview (2026 sitting), Market-view video interview (HK + SG, 2026 sitting)). IED Quantitative Finance, IED Quantitative Finance, FID Industrial Placement, each timed and auto-graded where applicable.
How do I practice for the Morgan Stanley online assessment?
Work the sample questions above (each with a full worked solution), then take the interactive Morgan Stanley OA practice on QuantVault. For the full interview, see the Morgan Stanley interview-questions set.
What is on the Morgan Stanley IED Quant Finance HackerRank test?
Candidates report 14 questions in 120 minutes: 6 statistics and 6 applied math multiple-choice questions, then one basic and one intermediate Python coding task, in Python 3. Some multiple-choice items accept more than one answer.
Can I pause the Morgan Stanley HackerRank test?
No. The instructions say the timer cannot be paused once started, and the test runs in full-screen mode. Candidates had a login window of about nine days to start it.
What is the Morgan Stanley video interview like?
Candidates report 5 questions with 30 seconds to prepare, up to 1.5 minutes to answer and one take each, about 10 minutes in total. In 2026 the IED Quant Finance questions were behavioral with two about AI; the FID Industrial Placement questions asked for market views.