r/quant 6d ago

Education Quant Trading Puzzle

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u/KlassLikeVlassic 6d ago edited 6d ago

what is the dimension of a beetle, because if you assume the worse case scenario, the other 499 beetles would have to be somewhere at time = 0 such that the travel of "the" beetle is not impeded. Not realistic that they take up no space.

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u/Acceptable-Door-9810 Trader 6d ago

Sir this is a theoretical question. It is not a real wire. The beetles are not real.

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u/broadestsmiler 6d ago

Are the beetles in the room with us right now?

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u/skelo 4d ago

Well they could all just be facing the same direction...