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Sales & Trading

Sales & trading desks connect a bank's clients to the market — traders price and execute orders and manage risk in real time, while salespeople work client relationships and communicate market views.

Fast mental math and probability under pressure, plus reading a live market.

Games for this track

60 seconds, four operators, zero calculator.

Mental Math Sprint

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide against the clock. Every problem sits at the same intermediate difficulty, so your score reflects speed, not luck of the draw.

Relevance ★★★★★

Coins, dice, and cards — fast.

Probability Blitz

Rapid-fire probability questions: coin flip combinations, dice sums, card draws. Answer within tolerance before time runs out.

Relevance ★★★★★

Take it, or pass?

Expected Value Challenge

You're offered a bet with a win amount, a loss amount, and a probability. Decide fast whether the expected value says take it.

Relevance ★★★★

Read the book, fast.

Mental Order Book

A live bid/ask book flashes on screen. Spread, mid price, walk-the-book fill price — answer before time runs out.

Relevance ★★★★★

Quote a bid and ask. Wear the risk.

Market Making

Post a bid/ask spread against a hidden fair value. Counterparties trade against you — a tight, well-centered quote wins; a wide or mispriced one loses.

Relevance ★★★★★

Binary search, but it's a game.

Quant Guessing Game

A hidden number 1-100. Each guess tells you higher or lower — find it in as few guesses as possible.

Relevance ★★★★★