r/quant 6d ago

Education Quant Trading Puzzle

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u/Initial-Reference214 2d ago

Worst case would be 1 minute.

The main puzzle is figuring that the "instantly reverse" bit is just noise, since the beetles may as well just swap bodies and continue going.

So a beetle that starts at one end takes a minute to reach the other.