Hedge Funds case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
31
Topics
13
Hard
30
Topic
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
Level
AnyWarm upCoreHard
Source
AnyReported at a firmStandard
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  1. 048The Sethu 50 index has implied volatility of 15%, while its members' average implied volatility is 25%. What average correlation does that imply, and how would you trade a view that realised correlation will be lower?Volatility, options and convertiblesHardVolatility and relative value funds
  2. 098Prysmic Solar's convertible bond trades at 105 with a conversion ratio of 10 shares per 100 face, the stock at Rs 9, and a delta of 0.6. How many shares do you short per bond to hedge, and what do you make or lose if the stock moves 10% either way?Volatility, options and convertiblesHardVolatility and relative value funds

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