Maven Securities Math Test — Free Practice Simulator
The Maven-style numerical screen: 40 five-choice questions in 6 minutes, −2 for every wrong answer, and a candidate-reported practice benchmark of about 34 correct — not an official cutoff. Arithmetic, fractions, percentages and powers at nine seconds a question. Free, no signup — one fixed practice set, the same questions in the same order every time.
40 questions · 6 minutes · multiple choice
5-choice MCQ. +1 per correct, −2 per wrong, skips are free. Arithmetic, fractions, percentages and powers. Candidate-reported practice benchmark: ~34 correct on a reported 40Q / 6-minute format — not an official cutoff. Format and scoring may vary by region, role and recruiting cycle.
This is one fixed set — the same 40 questions in the same order for everyone, every time, so scores here are directly comparable. In the app: a fresh Maven-style test set every day + score history.
What this test is
Maven Securities — the London-based proprietary trading firm — uses a short, dense numerical test in its trading hiring. The commonly reported shape: 40 questions in 6 minutes, five answer choices each, covering addition/subtraction, two-digit multiplication, fractions, percentages (both directions), decimal arithmetic, and powers/largest-value comparisons. Public prep sources also mention a 50-question open-answer variant — the exact format varies, which is one more reason to train the underlying skills rather than memorise a single layout.
| Length | 40 questions · 6 minutes (9 seconds per question) |
|---|---|
| Format | Multiple choice (5 options) |
| Scoring | +1 correct · −2 wrong · 0 skipped |
| Practice benchmark | Candidate-reported practice benchmark: ~34 correct on a reported 40Q / 6-minute format — not an official cutoff. Format and scoring may vary by region, role and recruiting cycle. |
| Content | Add/subtract · 2-digit multiply · fractions · percentages · decimals · powers |
Where the six allowed mistakes actually go
A 34/40 bar sounds like it tolerates error — until you count where errors come from. Most candidates lose two or three questions to timeouts at the end, one or two to fraction near-misses, and one to a reversed percentage read too fast. That's the budget gone without a single "hard" question. The fix is boring and effective: full-length timed runs until your pace leaves the final five questions with real time on the clock.
The two highest-ROI drills
- Reversed percentages. "12 is what percent of 80?" needs to be as fast as the forward direction. One trick: rescale to 100 — 12/80 = 15/100 — rather than dividing decimals under pressure.
- Fraction addition with unlike denominators. The classic distractor adds numerators straight across; another shifts the numerator by one. Knowing the traps exist is half the defence — the other half is instant common-denominator recall for the small denominators (up to 12) these tests live in.
Continue preparing
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FAQ
What is the Maven Securities math test?
Maven Securities screens trading candidates with a timed numerical test commonly reported as 40 five-choice questions in 6 minutes — arithmetic, fractions, percentages and powers — with wrong answers penalised and a bar around 34 correct. Public prep sources also describe a 50-question open-answer variant, so treat the exact format as something that varies by role and cycle.
How hard is 34 out of 40 really?
It allows six mistakes total — including questions you simply run out of time on. At 9 seconds per question, most failed attempts don't fail on difficulty; they fail on the last ten questions never getting answered. Pacing practice matters more than harder math.
What makes the 5-choice format different?
A fifth option cuts blind-guess odds to 20%, and with a −2 penalty a guess has expected value 0.2×(+1) + 0.8×(−2) = −1.4 — the worst guessing math of any major firm format. The distractors also cluster tightly around the right answer (off-by-one numerators, misplaced decimals), so "looks about right" is exactly what the test is designed to punish.
What should I drill for the percentages section?
Two-way fluency. Maven-style sets love reversed percentage questions — not "what is 15% of 80" but "12 is what percent of 80". If you only ever practise the forward direction, the reversed form costs you 5+ seconds each time. Drill fraction↔decimal↔percent conversions until they're instant in both directions.
Is this the real Maven test?
No — it's an independent practice reconstruction based on publicly available descriptions. They train the same skills and timing but are not Maven's actual questions. TradeMind is not affiliated with Maven Securities.
TradeMind is an independent training tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Maven Securities or any other firm mentioned. This simulator is a reconstruction based on publicly available descriptions of trading-firm numerical tests, built for practice purposes only. Question content is procedurally generated and does not reproduce actual test material; real assessment formats, question types, and difficulty levels may evolve over time.