Pitch-ready practice for hedge fund interviews
Sharpen your long/short pitches, catalysts, and risk controls with interactive mocks that push you like a PM.
Interview Readiness Snapshot
Real-time Feedback Engine
Structured, finance-specific coaching
Technical Depth
IB/PE/HF
Response Structure
STAR + Case
Built for finance recruiting: mock interviews, adaptive follow-ups, and score-based feedback you can act on today.
Why candidates pick AceTheRound
Proof points that matter to interviewers and career services teams.
Built for
Long/short & multi-strat
Answer frameworks match how PMs and analysts test ideas live.
Prep style
Pitch-first
Lead with the variant view, valuation anchor, and catalysts in under 3 minutes.
Feedback
Actionable
Signals on conviction, structure, and risk mitigation after every practice round.
Structured prep for technicals and behaviourals
Purpose-built drills, templates, and feedback loops to ship polished answers faster.
Variant view drills
Practice stating the mispricing fast, with proof points and catalysts a PM cares about.
- One-sentence variant framing
- Proof points with numbers, not adjectives
- Catalyst and timing clarity
Valuation anchor practice
Rehearse DCF, multiples, or SOTP anchors with sensitivities and downside cases.
- Valuation in 60 seconds
- Key sensitivities and ranges
- Downside and risk controls
Live pushback reps
Face pushback on borrow, liquidity, factor exposure, and variant perception—before you get it in the room.
- Borrow/liquidity checks for shorts
- Factor and beta hedging discussion
- Confidence and pacing coaching
Turn raw pitches into PM-ready answers
Run multiple reps per idea to lock in structure and delivery.
Choose long or short
Set the simulator to match fund style and load your ticker or sector focus.
Pitch under time pressure
Deliver thesis, valuation, and catalysts quickly while fielding PM-style follow-ups.
Tighten catalysts and risks
Use the feedback to refine proof points, hedges, and what you’ll watch post-interview.
Drill the questions interviewers actually ask
Shortcut to structured answers and connect practice back to your target track.
Practice the PM’s follow-ups before they ask
Variant view drills force clarity on mispricing and catalysts.
Pushback mirrors PM concerns: risk sizing, hedges, borrow, and factor exposure.
Delivery feedback covers tone, conviction, and concise answers under time limits.
Candidate Result
“I finally nailed the 2-minute version of my pitch and handled the beta/hedging questions without rambling.”
Ethan L., Equity Analyst
Questions we get before candidates start practicing
Walk into your next pitch with a crisp variant view
Practice your longs and shorts under real time pressure with finance-specific feedback.