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Curated books, courses, tools, and practice platforms for quantitative finance, coding, and mental math. Filter by category and start building your edge.

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Fifty Challenging Problems in Probability

Frederick Mosteller

Remarkable puzzles that appear frequently in quant interviews. Essential for building intuition.

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Heard On The Street

Timothy Falcon Crack

Quantitative questions from Wall Street job interviews — logic, probability, finance, and statistics. A staple for quant interview prep.

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MathematicsEXPLORE
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A Practical Guide to Quant Finance Interviews

Xinfeng Zhou

The famous "Green Book". Covers brainteasers, calculus, linear algebra, probability, and stochastic processes. One of the most recommended quant interview books.

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Cut The Knot

A massive repository of mathematical puzzles, proofs, and interactive demonstrations. Great for deepening mathematical intuition.

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Udacity Statistics Course

A great starting point for understanding basic statistical concepts and data analysis.

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Topics in Mathematics with Applications in Finance

MIT OCW

Advanced mathematical methods applied to financial models. Covers SDEs, PDEs, and numerical methods. Recommended for final-year students.

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Zerodha Varsity

The best resource for Indian market fundamentals. Focus on modules: Introduction, Technical, and Fundamental Analysis.

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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives

John C. Hull

Known as the 'Bible for Derivatives'. Essential reading for anyone serious about quant finance.

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QuantGuide

Practice platform with real quant interview questions from top firms. Covers probability, statistics, and mental math in an interview setting.

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Investopedia — Fundamental Analysis

Comprehensive guide to evaluating a security by measuring its intrinsic value.

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FinanceEXPLORE
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The Concepts and Practice of Mathematical Finance

Mark Joshi

Provides a developer's perspective on quantitative finance, bridging the gap between theory and execution.

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Machine Learning Specialization

Andrew Ng

The most famous ML course. Theory-intensive and foundational for all further learning.

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LearnCpp.com

The definitive free online tutorial for learning modern C++. Covers everything from fundamentals to advanced topics like templates, RAII, and move semantics.

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Python for Finance & Trading Algorithms

Practical implementation of trading strategies and financial libraries in Python.

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LeetCode

The standard platform for practicing Data Structures and Algorithms questions. Essential for all software roles.

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InterviewBit Programming

Company-specific coding problems and interview preparation paths.

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Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces

Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau

A comprehensive and readable introduction to OS fundamentals: virtualization, concurrency, and persistence.

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Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective

Bryant & O'Hallaron

Bridges the gap between hardware and software. Essential for understanding low-level computer behavior.

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CS FundamentalsEXPLORE
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Grokking System Design

Learn how to design scalable and reliable large-scale distributed systems.

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CS FundamentalsEXPLORE
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CppCon — Back to Basics Series

Essential series covering C++ fundamentals, from syntax to modern best practices.

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Zetamac

The go-to speed arithmetic trainer used by traders and quants. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division under time pressure. Aim for 60+ in 2 minutes.

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MATIKS

A gamified mental math platform that makes speed arithmetic training fun and competitive. Great for building reflexes before quant interviews.

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Mental MathEXPLORE
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Brainstellar

Hand-picked probability and logic puzzles frequently asked in top quant firm interviews.

Must do! Many questions are directly asked from here in quant interviews.

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InterviewBit Puzzles

Detailed list of brainteasers curated by company and role.

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Gurmeet Puzzles

A curated collection of classic and modern brainteasers — logic, math, and general reasoning.

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Roadmap for Graduate Roles at Quant Trading Firms

Finance Club IITR

A strategic guide on how to break into the top-tier quantitative trading industry.

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Getting Started with a Career in Algorithmic Trading

Shreyas Sarda

Comprehensive overview of the skills and path required for algorithmic trading.

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