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Estimate the Fair Price of a Gas Station

Estimate the Fair Price of a Gas Station

The Question

Interview question: "Estimate the fair price of a typical gas station in the United States."

That's the whole prompt. No balance sheet, no location, no volume data. The interviewer hands you a blank canvas and waits.

This question shows up regularly at Jane Street, Optiver, IMC, and Citadel Securities, usually in first-round interviews for Trading Analyst and Junior Trader roles. It tests three things at onc...

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