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- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Field Investigation: Heartland Bank's Liquidity Under a Deposit Run
Investigate, then plan. Step one: aggregate the position-level holdings in the Heartland Bank position ledger (heartland-position-ledger) to compute the bank's Liquidity Coverag…
- Liquidity Risk
- Lcr
- Nsfr
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Commodity Index Rebalancing for a Multi-Asset Fund
Your task is to conduct a quantitative analysis of commodity index rebalancing methodologies and recommend a new approach for the fund. Compare at least three different commodit…
- Commodity Indices
- Index Rebalancing
- Portfolio Optimization
Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments - StrategySeniorNew
Value Creation Plan for a SaaS Scale-Up
Develop a 100-day value creation plan: analyze current sales funnel, pricing tiers, and customer segments. Propose changes to sales compensation, product packaging, and customer…
- Value Creation
- Saas Metrics
- Pricing Strategy
Private Equity - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Set the Coupon on SunPower Renewables' €500M Green Bond
Acting as the financial analyst assigned to the deal, work only from the materials provided: the issuance mandate ('issuance-mandate'), the comparable-bonds dataset ('comparable…
- Bond Valuation
- Fixed Income
- ESG Finance
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- DesignBeginnerNew
Design a Fully Digital Onboarding Journey for a Wealth App
Using the current-onboarding funnel readout, the regulatory requirements brief, and the target-client persona file provided in the materials, design a mobile-first onboarding jo…
- User Experience Design
- Fintech Compliance
- Cost Benefit Analysis
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Valuing Rivian's Convertible Bond Refinancing Decision
Pull Rivian's most recent convertible note prospectus from EDGAR and replicate its terms (coupon, conversion ratio, call schedule, maturity). Build a binomial lattice or Black-S…
- Derivatives Valuation
- Convertible Bonds
- Binomial Lattice
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Commodity Hedging for a Swiss Chocolate Manufacturer
You are a derivatives analyst at ChocoSuisse. Using historical and current futures prices for cocoa and sugar, design a hedging strategy that covers at least 80% of the commodit…
- Commodity Hedging
- Futures
- Options Strategies
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Structure a Series A Term Sheet for Flowt's Enterprise Pivot
Using the Flowt data room (flowt-data-room), the monthly metrics file (flowt-metrics-sample), and the comparable-deals benchmark (series-a-comparables), assess Flowt's business …
- Term Sheet Negotiation
- Saas Metrics
- Financial Modeling
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Frame the business question, model the options, build the recommendation. From market sizing to competitive analysis, this role is where strategy consulting meets in-house decision-making.
- AnalysisSeniorNew
M&A Strategy: Should Precision Parts Acquire MicroGears?
Using the financial-data workbook and the industry benchmarks memo provided, value MicroGears Ltd. two ways — a discounted-cash-flow analysis and a comparable-transactions analy…
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- DCF Valuation
- Synergy Estimation
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Optimizing Portfolio for a Swiss Fintech Startup
Your task is to design a diversified portfolio of up to 8 ETFs from a provided universe of 10, maximizing the Sharpe ratio. You must present a clear rationale for your asset sel…
- Portfolio Optimization
- Modern Portfolio Theory
- Sharpe Ratio
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Optimizing Bond Portfolio for a German Pension Fund
Your task is to analyze the current bond portfolio (provided in a dataset), calculate key risk metrics (duration, convexity, yield to maturity), and recommend a new allocation t…
- Bond Valuation
- Duration Analysis
- Convexity
Fixed Income and Bond Markets - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Overcoming Overconfidence in a Madrid D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a behavioral finance consultant hired by Luz Natural. Your task is to analyze the founder's recent product launch decisions, identify patterns of overconfidence (e.g., i…
- Overconfidence Bias
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
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- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Valuation of a Vienna D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a junior financial analyst at a boutique valuation firm. GlowVienna has provided you with historical financial data (revenue, expenses, customer counts) for the past thr…
- DCF Modeling
- Comparable Company Analysis
- Excel Modeling
Financial Modeling - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Optimize Capital Structure for an Austin Cosmetics Startup
Using the company financial profile and the comparable-companies dataset provided to you, model how different debt-to-equity mixes change the firm's weighted average cost of cap…
- Capital Structure Analysis
- Wacc Calculation
- Modigliani Miller
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Structuring an Interest Rate Swap for a UK Infrastructure Fund
You are a structured finance associate at a bank advising InfraBridge. Design a plain vanilla interest rate swap that converts the floating-rate liability to fixed. Provide the …
- Interest Rate Swaps
- Derivatives Pricing
- Credit Risk
Derivatives and Risk Management - StrategyBeginnerNew
Designing Spotify's Post-Profitability Payout Policy
Build a 3-year forecast of Spotify's free cash flow to equity and surplus cash position under base and downside cases. Benchmark payout ratios, buyback yields, and net leverage …
- Payout Policy
- Fcfe Modeling
- Peer Benchmarking
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Optimizing Renewable Energy Project Finance Model
You are a financial analyst at a renewable energy consultancy. SunPower Iberia has provided detailed cost estimates, PPA terms (20-year fixed price), and local tax incentives. Y…
- Project Finance
- Debt Scheduling
- Irr Npv
Financial Modeling - DesignIntermediateNew
International Expansion Financing for a Seoul D2C Cosmetics Brand
Your task is to analyze three financing scenarios: (1) a Korean won-denominated venture debt, (2) a USD-denominated convertible note from a US investor, and (3) a JPY-denominate…
- Capital Structure
- Cross Border Financing
- Wacc Calculation
International Finance - ResearchSeniorNew
Frame Dependence in Investment Decisions for a Renewable Energy Fund
You are a behavioral finance analyst at GreenCap Partners. Your task is to audit past investment decisions for framing effects, then design a decision template that forces consi…
- Frame Dependence
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Hedging FX Risk for a Sydney D2C Cosmetics Brand
You are a risk management consultant hired by GlowSydney. Analyze the company's FX exposure using provided data on forecasted USD payables and AUD receivables. Recommend a hedgi…
- Fx Hedging
- Derivatives Pricing
- Financial Modeling
Derivatives and Risk Management - AnalysisSeniorNew
Real Options Analysis for Ørsted Offshore Wind Expansion
Construct a base-case DCF for a 1.1 GW US offshore wind project using public assumptions on capex/MW, capacity factor, and PPA pricing. Then layer a real options framework: mode…
- Real Options
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- DCF Modeling
Advanced Corporate Finance - AnalysisSeniorNew
Backtest a Gilt-Versus-Corporate-Bond Spread Strategy
Using the supplied two-year daily market-history dataset of gilt and corporate-bond yields, prices, and bid-ask spreads, design and backtest a long-short relative value strategy…
- Fixed Income Arbitrage
- Yield Spread Analysis
- Backtesting
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Capital Adequacy for a Neobank Expansion
Your task is to develop a capital adequacy assessment for Nubank's expansion into Vietnam. You will estimate credit risk for a new consumer loan portfolio using the standardized…
- Basel Iii
- Capital Adequacy
- Risk Weighted Assets
Banking and Financial Institutions - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Acquisition of a Bangalore D2C Cosmetics Startup
As a junior M&A analyst at BeautyCo, you must assess GlowUp's business model, financials, and market position. You need to conduct a valuation using DCF and comparable company a…
- Financial Analysis
- Valuation
- Due Diligence
Mergers and Acquisitions
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