IMC Interview Prep
How to prepare for IMC trading and quant interviews: probability, games, mental math, market intuition, and communication.
Candidates preparing for IMC trading, quant, or internship interviews.
What to expect
IMC-style prep should cover probability, mental math, trading games, and practical decision-making. You should be ready to explain your estimates, make a choice, and revise when the information changes.
Concrete example
If a prompt gives partial information about an asset value, start with a fair value and uncertainty band. Your quote should get tighter only when the information quality improves.
How to practice
Do short timed drills, but pair them with untimed review. For each miss, decide whether the issue was arithmetic, probability setup, or risk judgment. That split keeps practice from becoming random repetition.
Role-specific adjustment
A trading candidate should spend more time on games and fast updates, while a research or technical candidate should add statistics, coding, and clearer model critique.
Common mistakes
Candidates often prepare only brainteasers or only arithmetic. IMC-style interviews reward a broader trading skill set: clean probability, fast enough math, and decisions that acknowledge uncertainty.
Practice the pattern
Use the LeetQuidity curriculum and calibration to turn this topic into a focused practice plan.