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Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “How do you manage short squeeze risk on a short position?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “What’s the difference between gross exposure and net exposure?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How do you build a variant view for a stock?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “After you initiate a position, how do you monitor it and decide whether to add, hold, or sell?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Behavioral · Intermediate

How to Answer “What’s your biggest investing mistake, and what did you learn from it?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How do you analyze an earnings report to update or generate an investment idea?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How would you hedge a concentrated long position?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How do you figure out what the market is missing in a stock?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “Pitch me a short idea.” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “How do you manage risk (stop-losses, drawdowns, and gross/net exposure)?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How do you think about downside protection for a long position?” in Hedge Funds Interviews

Technical · Intermediate

How to Answer “How would you value a cyclical company?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “Explain a long/short pair trade and how you would construct one.” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “How do you find and underwrite catalysts for a stock idea?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Behavioral · Intermediate

How to Answer “Walk me through your investment process.” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “How do you size a position?” in Hedge Fund Interviews

Technical · Advanced

How to Answer “Pitch me a stock.” in Hedge Fund Interviews

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