Hedge Funds case studies, worked step by step
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All topicsCredit, distressed and capital structure7Earnings, models and KPIs8Event-driven and merger arbitrage7Fund economics, NAV and LP decisions8Global macro trades7Long pitches and valuation14Manager evaluation and attribution7Pairs and relative value5Portfolio construction and sizing7Risk limits and drawdowns7Short selling6Systematic research and data11Volatility, options and convertibles6
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- 017Sethra Macro Fund expects the gap between 10-year and 2-year government yields to widen from 20 to 80 basis points. The 2-year has a DV01 of Rs 1.9 lakh and the 10-year Rs 7.5 lakh per Rs 100 crore of notional. How do you size a DV01-neutral steepener, and what do you make if you are right?Global macro funds
- 030Pelagia imports oil worth 4% of GDP and runs a current account deficit of 2% of GDP. Oil prices rise 30%. What happens to the deficit, the currency and the rates market, and what trade would you put on?Global macro funds
- 055Design a financial stress index for five economies, Aldora, Brevia, Corvin, Dessala and Estmar, from credit growth, the current account balance and short-term external debt to reserves. How do you normalise, weight and rank, and what are the index's weaknesses?Bridgewater AssociatesNew York · 2026
- 080Tanvik Beverages wants to enter a new state with 5 crore people, where per-capita soft drink spending is Rs 600 a year. It targets a 6% share in three years at a 20% EBITDA margin, with Rs 150 crore of set-up cost. Size the market, the revenue and the payback.Bridgewater AssociatesStamford · 2026
- 092Calderra's 10-year nominal bond yields 7.0% and its inflation-linked bond 2.5%. You expect inflation to average 5%. What is breakeven inflation, what trade expresses your view, and what do you make if inflation averages 5.5%?Global macro funds
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