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Risk limits, factor neutrality, drawdown discipline and Sharpe per unit of risk. 6 questions
A platform interview testing whether a candidate thinks in marginal portfolio risk rather than standalone returns.
Two candidate PMs each target a 10% annual return at 8% volatility. PM A's return correlation to the existing platform is 0.75; PM B's is 0.10. Which PM is more valuable before any other diligence,…
Asked to see whether a candidate distinguishes a risk limit from a capital allocation.
What is a risk budget? Why might two PMs with the same capital allocation have different risk budgets?
A capital-allocation case common in multi-manager interviews.
A PM has produced strong returns for six months. What would you need to see before doubling their allocation?
Asked at pod shops to test whether you understand the operating model you'd join.
How does a pod at a multi-strategy platform differ from running a book at a single-manager fund? What actually gets a PM cut?
A senior analyst case on changing allocations when apparent diversification fails during a market shock.
A platform's equity long-short, merger-arbitrage and credit relative-value pods were each within their own limits, but all lost money when volatility doubled and funding spreads widened. The CIO asks…
Explains the entire business model of a multi-manager platform.
PM A returns 20% with 20% volatility. PM B returns 6% with 4% volatility. Which does a multi-strategy platform prefer, and why?
Write your answer, get it graded on technical accuracy, completeness and communication, and see exactly which mechanic you missed.
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