INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM

For students looking to land a seat at a top

Multi-Manager
Hedge Fund

Experience your first earnings season. Build buy-side certified financial models.

JOIN THE WAITLIST
TAUGHT BY

4 years across multi-manager and single manager hedge funds
4 years sell-side research

TWO LEVELS
LEVEL 1
Intro to MM
Hedge Fund Modeling
  • EBITDA & revenue walks
  • Model formatting & structure
  • Top-down & bottom-up
  • Market modeling
from $1,500
LEVEL 2 · FLAGSHIP
Q1 Earnings Season
with a MM Analyst
  • Live earnings. Real stakes.
  • Write & defend previews
  • 5 certified models + previews
  • Coverage universe build
$5,000
WHO IS THIS FOR
TRACK 1 — LEVEL 1
The Interested Student

"I am a student interested in learning more about hedge funds and financial modeling. I currently have a basic understanding of some finance concepts, but have never applied my academic learnings to real world structures."

TRACK 2 — LEVEL 2
The Advanced Candidate

"I am an advanced student with familiarity in financial modeling. I may have completed a buyside or sellside internship, but want to get into the weeds of a hedge fund analyst's workflow and start performing the day-to-day tasks to get a leg up in the interview process."

DELIVERABLES
01
A discrete understanding of a pod analyst's day-to-day workflow
02
5 fully baked quarterly previews backed by buyside-certified financial models
03
A path to a defined coverage universe to pitch with conviction in interviews
THE COMPETITION
Compete with elite northeast finance program peers through live paper trading  ·  Top performer receives a Best in Class Certificate
CURRICULUM · LEVEL 2
WEEK 1–2
Coverage Universe Setup
Building your dashboard, KPIs, industry primers
WEEK 2–3
Financial Model Build
EBITDA walk, revenue walk, price & volume attribution
WEEK 3–4
Model vs. Street
Where are the divergences? How do they affect sizing?
WEEK 4–5
Writing the Preview
Thesis, setup, crowding, catalyst path, recommendation
WEEK 5–6
Earnings Live
Take earnings in real time, defend your call, update the model
WEEK 6–8
Portfolio & Debrief
P&L review, coverage refinement, interview preparation

The skills analysts don't learn until they're on the desk.
Before you graduate.

Apply to The Buyside
Academy

Selected applicants will be invited to a private information session.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will be contacted for an information session.