Trading Game Rules Clarification Interview
Trading game rules clarification interview guide for confirming payoff, timing, inventory, limits, scoring, and allowed actions before playing.
Candidates who rush into games without confirming rules.
Clarify only what changes decisions
Good clarification is concise. Ask about rules that affect payoff, risk, timing, or allowed actions rather than stalling with broad questions.
Payoff and scoring
Confirm what determines the final score: cash, inventory value, PnL, accuracy, risk penalties, or another stated objective.
Concrete example
Before quoting, you might ask whether inventory is marked to final fair value, whether there are position limits, and whether quote size matters.
Timing and turns
Know whether you can update after each trade, whether clues arrive between rounds, and whether quotes remain live.
Allowed actions
Clarify whether you can change size, decline to quote, stop trading, or only provide fixed-size bid and ask.
Common mistakes
Candidates either ask nothing and miss a key rule, or ask so much that they never start. Ask the rules that affect the first quote.
Practice the pattern
Use the LeetQuidity curriculum and calibration to turn this topic into a focused practice plan.