Hi everyone,
I have a 4 hour case study coming up with a hedge fund. Can someone please tell what are the best ways to get a contrarian / divergent view during such a short time span? Any tips would be helpful.
This is for a long/short equity hedge fund.
Thank you
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I wouldn’t overcomplicate things. You aren’t rewarded for contrarian views on a case study. You’re rewarded for forming the same view as your interviewer.
A good piece of homework is to learn the names of the prestigious hedge funds out there. Do some google searching. Once you know this, the best way to form a contrarian view is to look at whale wisdom dot com and just see what these funds own. What these funds own is what is “contrarian.”
once you know the “correct” view, your job during the case study is to back solve to the answer you know they want to hear.
Agree with this. The only case studies I've failed have been ones where I tried to "impress" and be cute with a creative angle, while in hindsight the answer they were looking for was the obvious first thought I had when reviewing the material.
The funny thing is quant interviews are like this too, even at the top funds. The vast majority of interviewers want you to repeat the exact approach to the problem that they had in mind, and proposing something creative or unusual will just result in blank stares and a quick rejection.
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