Dates
- Summer 2027
- Closed. Verified Nov 7.
- Careers site
- citadelsecurities.com
Asked at Citadel Securities7 sourced
100 prisoners are taken one at a time, in random order and as often as the warden likes, into a room with a light switch. What plan guarantees that someone can eventually declare correctly that everyone has visited?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Dec 18, 2025
Make a market on the number of games in the longest professional tennis match ever played.
First round, markets. eFinancialCareers, Dec 18, 2025
Tell me about a time you contributed to a process.
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Mar 16, 2026
4 more from public sources
With no data source, estimate Peloton's annual revenue.
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Dec 18, 2025
How many basketballs fit in a school bus?
First round, technical. eFinancialCareers, Dec 18, 2025
Make a market on the combined goal difference of every English Premier League champion.
First round, markets. eFinancialCareers, Dec 18, 2025
Why did you choose to use an unusual technology in your previous internship?
First round, behavioral. eFinancialCareers, Mar 16, 2026
- Prep for Citadel Securities21 questions
- Filed analyst base at Citadel Securities$250k median, New York
- Other programs at Citadel Securities3
How Citadel Securities recruits
- 1First round
Per the campus quantitative research guide shared with Citadel: a 45 to 60 minute remote interview on programming, problem solving, and behavioral questions.
- 2Superday
An onsite round of usually three to five 60 minute interviews, technical and behavioral.
- 3Offer
A final review for team fit, then an offer, about four to five weeks from start to finish.
Paraphrased from Citadel Securities's own page, read Nov 6, 2026.
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