Hedge fund analyst interview questions

Looking to prepare for investing / technical questions. Please share any standard/strange/tough questions you've come across. I'll add a few for starters:

  1. Name 3 industries you like and don't like

  2. What's your operating working capital?

  3. (question during stock pitch) If you had access to unlimited amounts of capital, how would you use it to research your investment?

  4. (Asked suddenly after naming company at start of stock pitch) - What are 5 things you like about your company?

  5. What's the best business model you've come across? What's the worst?

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