Q2 2026 COHORT  ·  NEW YORK CITY

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

Before you graduate.

Go through a live earnings season with a multi-manager hedge fund analyst. Five names, full models, quarterly previews, live prints, and the workflow that defines a pod analyst's first year.

APPLY FOR Q2 COHORT
TAUGHT BY

A senior analyst with 8 years across multi-manager pods, single-manager hedge funds, and sell-side equity research.

01TWO LEVELS
TRACK 1
Intro to MM
Hedge Fund Modeling
  • Incremental revenue & EBITDA walks
  • Standardized formatting & structure
  • Top-down & bottoms-up revenue builds
  • Market mapping and modeling
from $1,500
TRACK 2 · FLAGSHIP
Q2 Earnings Season
with a MM Analyst
  • Build 5 production-quality quarterly models
  • Write PM-ready earnings previews
  • How to digest and react to an earnings print
  • Build out a coverage universe
$5,000
Q2 2026 COHORT
The inaugural cohort is capped at 12 students. Additional cohorts can be added based on demand.
02WHO IS THIS FOR
TRACK 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. I want to learn the fundamental mechanics of MM analyst modeling."

TRACK 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."

Apply Here

Selected applicants will be invited to a private information session. Spots are limited.

Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Selected candidates will be contacted to schedule an information session and complete a full application.

03CURRICULUM
PART 1
How to Model Like a L/S Analyst
THE NUTS & BOLTS OF A BUYSIDE MODEL
Detailed P&L drivers
Full revenue build by product
Balance sheet & cash flow considerations
A — SCENARIO ANALYSIS
Control panel
Bull / base / bear scenario output
Price target roll
B — EBITDA WALK
Incremental margins
Price & volume attribution
C — REVENUE WALKS
Unit economics
Contribution margins
Price & volume attribution
D — MARKET MODELING
How to inform bottoms-up thesis with top-down assumptions
E — MODEL FORMATTING
A well-formatted, easy-to-decipher model is the most important lesson in class
PART 2
Writing Quarterly Previews & Building an Investment Thesis
A — BUILDING THE THESIS ON EARNINGS
What to look for:
Crowding · Back half weighted guides
Intra-quarter moves · 2Y Stack
Sequential unit growth · Catalyst path
Sell the news? Or gross into a beat?
B — COMPONENTS OF A QUARTERLY PREVIEW
Concise recommendation
Model vs. street variance
Detail drivers
1–2 exhibits breaking down your edge
PART 3
Best Practices — Building Your Coverage
A — COVERAGE DASHBOARD
Industry KPIs · Organic growth dashboard
Q/Q growth comps · 2Y Stack comps
B — MODEL VS. STREET DASHBOARD
Where are the biggest divergences?
How does this impact investment sizing?
C — PRICE TARGET DASHBOARD
Constructing and maintaining a live price target framework across your coverage
D — HOW TO PRIORITIZE NAMES
Sorting through key themes & debates