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Practice for your VIRTU Financial interview

Virtu leads with a coding-based OA — prepare with real coding questions from their process and the dedicated course.

The VIRTU Financial interview process

Virtu Financial is one of the few trading firms to lead with a coding assessment rather than a math test. After the coding round comes an HR interview, then two technical interviews with traders covering brainteasers, probability questions, and some basic derivatives, before a final on-site day that revisits everything from the earlier rounds.

Questions asked at VIRTU Financial 211 questions

100 Light Bulbs Brain Teasers Symmetry Medium 3 Unique Marbles Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy 90 Cents Please Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Aces for All Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy Active, Passive and Beta ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Advantages ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Easy Free All Faces Probability and Statistics General Easy Free All Pairs Programming Array and List Processing Easy All Vowels Programming String Manipulation Easy All-Boys City Probability and Statistics General Easy American vs. European Options Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Free Animal Migrations Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Easy ATM at Maturity Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy ATM to ITM Call Derivatives Theory Greeks Medium ATM to OTM Put Derivatives Theory Greeks Medium Bankrupt Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Easy Free Biased Coin #1 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Biased Coin #2 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Biased Coin #3 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Biased Coin #4 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Biased Coin #5 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Birthday Problem #2 Probability and Statistics General Easy Blind Sorting Brain Teasers Symmetry Easy Bond ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Both Card Colors Probability and Statistics General Easy Breakeven Scenario #1 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Breakeven Scenario #2 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Breakeven Scenario #3 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Bricks in a Box Brain Teasers Logical Easy Burning Cords Brain Teasers Logical Easy Call and Put Options Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Call Option Derivatives Theory Black Scholes Model Easy Card On Top Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Cash Settlement Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Charm - Delta Decay Derivatives Theory Greeks Hard Checkmate Probability and Statistics General Easy Cheesy Choice Brain Teasers Logical Easy Clearinghouse Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Medium Clocks and Hands Brain Teasers Logical Medium Coefficient of Variation Probability and Statistics Expected Value Hard Coin Imbalance Brain Teasers Summation Easy Coin Race #1 Probability and Statistics General Easy Coin Race #2 Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Coin Series #1 Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Easy Coin Series #2 Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Medium Coin Series #3 Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Medium Coin Toss #1 Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Common Prefix Algorithm Programming String Manipulation Medium Consecutive Letters Programming String Manipulation Medium Contract Size Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Costly Reroll Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Count Number of Homogenous Substrings Programming String Manipulation Medium Counterparty Risk Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Crossing the River Brain Teasers Logical Easy Crossing The Tunnel Brain Teasers Logical Easy Currency Risk Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy Dart Game Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Dead Batteries Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy Delta and Gamma Close to Maturity Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Delta Change #1 Derivatives Theory Greeks Medium Delta Change #2 Derivatives Theory Greeks Hard Delta for ATM Call and Put Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Delta ITM Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Democratic Safe Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Derivatives Limitations Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Derive Delta Derivatives Theory Black Scholes Model Medium Dice Order Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Dice Sum Game Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Dice vs Coins Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Different Digits Probability and Statistics General Easy Dividends #1 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Dividends #2 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Dividends #3 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Dividends #4 Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Dividends in the Black-Scholes Model Derivatives Theory Black Scholes Model Easy Divisible Throws Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Door to Offer Brain Teasers Out of the Box Hard Drawing a Blue 3 Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Drunk Student #1 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Effect of Implied Volatility on Option Pricing Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Easy Empty Number of Boxes Programming Mathematical Problems Medium ETF Hedging #1 Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy ETF Hedging #2 Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Medium ETF Hedging #3 Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Medium ETF or Stock? Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Easy ETFs for Downside Risk Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy ETFs vs. Futures Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy ETFs vs. Mutual Funds Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Even Heads Probability and Statistics General Easy Even Sum Probability and Statistics General Easy Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Easy Fair Dice Brain Teasers Out of the Box Easy Farmers' Land Brain Teasers Logical Medium Find the Missing Number Programming Array and List Processing Easy Finding the Largest Possible Number Programming Array and List Processing Easy First Ace Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy First to Heads Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Fishermen Brain Teasers Logical Hard Five Greeks Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Flowers in Bloom Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Fly vs Ant Math Questions General Medium Forward Skew Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Medium Four Switches Brain Teasers Out of the Box Easy Fox vs. Duck Brain Teasers Logical Medium Free Fruit Bags Brain Teasers Out of the Box Medium Futures Roll-Over Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Medium Futures vs. Forward Contract Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Geopolitical Risk Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Medium Group Anagrams Programming String Manipulation Medium Hex Word Programming String Manipulation Easy Higher Implied Volatility Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Easy Historical vs. Implied Volatility Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Easy Horse Race Brain Teasers Logical Medium House of Cards Brain Teasers Summation Easy How Many Twos Brain Teasers Simplification Medium Impact of Expense Ratio Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Inflation-Hedging ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Hard Intrinsic Value Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Inverse ETF Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy Jumping Toad Probability and Statistics Markov Chain Probability Medium Key Assumptions Black Scholes Model Derivatives Theory Black Scholes Model Easy Last Node of Singly Linked List Programming Other Medium Last Penny Brain Teasers Symmetry Easy Leverage Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Leveraged ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Easy Liquidity Effect Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Medium Long Straddle Derivatives Theory Pay-Off Diagram Easy Longest Common Subsequence (LCS) Programming Array and List Processing Medium Free Max Three Tails Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy Maximum Intersections Math Questions General Medium Moneyness Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy More Tails Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy Most Important Indices Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Easy Multiply 3 Dice Probability and Statistics General Easy Free Naked vs. Covered Option Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy Odd Numbers Math Questions General Medium Old Phone #1 Probability and Statistics General Medium Old Phone #2 Probability and Statistics General Medium One Fair Die Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Easy Optimal Spread Probability and Statistics General Hard Optimal Stopping Strategy Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Option Time Value Derivatives Theory Option Theory Easy OTC-Traded Derivatives Derivatives Theory Derivatives General Medium Other Than Six Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Palindrome Checker Programming String Manipulation Medium Pin Risk Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Pirates Dividing a Treasure Brain Teasers Simplification Medium Free Poker - Four of a Kind Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Easy Predictive Power of Implied Volatility Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Easy Pricing Accuracy Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Prime Number Generator Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Prisoner Problem #1 Brain Teasers Modular Hard Prisoner Problem #2 Brain Teasers Modular Hard Put Option Derivatives Theory Black Scholes Model Easy Put-Call Parity Derivatives Theory Option Theory Medium Rabbit Climbing the Stairs Brain Teasers Logical Easy Repeating Dice Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Reverse Skew Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Medium Roll and Spin Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Rolling Six Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Easy Roulette Table Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Running Rabbit Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Russian Roulette #1 Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Easy Russian Roulette #2 Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Russian Roulette #3 Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Russian Roulette #4 Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Medium Salary Voting Brain Teasers Logical Medium Same Flips Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Sandglass Brain Teasers Logical Medium Shared Birthday Brain Teasers Pigeonhole Principle Easy Short Straddle Derivatives Theory Pay-Off Diagram Easy Six Before Eleven Probability and Statistics Conditional Probability Easy Smallest String Programming String Manipulation Easy Specific Card #1 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Spin in Two Regions Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Subarray Sum Equals Zero Programming Array and List Processing Medium Sum to 3 Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Synthetic ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Table of Ages Probability and Statistics Combinatorial Analysis Medium Tax Implications ETFs vs. Mutual Funds Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Tennis Match: Win in 2 or 3 Sets Probability and Statistics General Medium Tennis Tournament Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy The King's Party Brain Teasers Out of the Box Medium Free Throw a 6 #1 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Throw a 6 #2 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Throw a 6 #3 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Hard Throw a 6 #4 Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Throw Until Matched Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Tigers vs. Sheep Brain Teasers Simplification Easy Top 2000 Songs Programming Mathematical Problems Medium Tracking Errors in ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Theory Medium Trader's Salary Brain Teasers Out of the Box Easy Transfer 3000 Apples Brain Teasers Logical Hard Triangle on Circle Math Questions General Medium Tripling Die Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Two Consecutive Fives Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Two Digit Number Probability and Statistics General Easy Two Glass Balls Brain Teasers Summation Medium Two Rolls Payoff Probability and Statistics Expected Value Easy Unfair Coin Brain Teasers Symmetry Easy Uniformly Distributed Profit Probability and Statistics General Medium Vega Close to Maturity Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Vega of a Short Straddle Derivatives Theory Greeks Easy Volatility ETFs Derivatives Theory ETF Hedging Medium Volatility Surface Derivatives Theory Implied Volatility Hard Warming Spells Probability and Statistics Expected Value Medium Water Jugs Brain Teasers Logical Medium Watermelon Brain Teasers Logical Easy Weighing Blocks Brain Teasers Logical Easy Word Frequency Programming String Manipulation Easy Words in a String Programming String Manipulation Medium