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by bti
January 12th, 2005, 2:17 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Historical default rate for various credit classes
Replies: 3
Views: 163626

Historical default rate for various credit classes

They are available on bloomberg, as far as I remember
by bti
December 8th, 2004, 4:22 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: standard deviation
Replies: 11
Views: 170005

standard deviation

<t>I think the confusion arises from this simple distinction:Standard deviation is a mathematical concept measuring square root of VarianceVolatility is a term used mainly in context of Finance, and means ANNUALIZED STANDARD DEVIATION...there is not any meaning to for eq...monthly volatility (beacus...
by bti
August 31st, 2003, 8:39 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Is B-S paper on option pricing 'interesting'?
Replies: 4
Views: 189923

Is B-S paper on option pricing 'interesting'?

<t>Sociologist have come up with various tests on what sort of paper creates reserch impact and are 'Interesting'?Some of these criteria being:a. deny assumptions of the audienceb. different from 'routine'c. wide circulation outside limits of discipline domaind. negation of accepted theoryIn the lig...
by bti
April 17th, 2003, 9:44 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To those who say it's all about the oil
Replies: 40
Views: 193061

To those who say it's all about the oil

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Beansthe level of hate for the us won't change as a result of this. the people who hated us before (by this I mean european/canadian wto bashing liberals as well as muslim findamentalists) will find new justification for old biases. that much is clear already. I had tho...
by bti
April 16th, 2003, 12:28 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To those who say it's all about the oil
Replies: 40
Views: 193061

To those who say it's all about the oil

<t>Cool, keep up the gung-ho-ism. Have fun with fireworks -after all its only 5000 or so people. And anyways, we have all those high-tech bombs - and people were slowly losing interest in all those action flicks thinking such a thing does not exist. With this war, we have shown again that such milit...
by bti
April 14th, 2003, 3:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To those who say it's all about the oil
Replies: 40
Views: 193061

To those who say it's all about the oil

<t>I wonder when will we stop making choices for Iraq. Obviously, Iraq has been buying expensive nukes and weapons of mass destruction, which they have been preserving. So much is the Iraqi need to keep nukes and other weapons of mass destruction that Saddam didnt even use them to save his own ass. ...
by bti
April 14th, 2003, 11:46 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: To those who say it's all about the oil
Replies: 40
Views: 193061

To those who say it's all about the oil

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: Energetic<blockquote>Quote<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>tonyc</b></i>THE FRENCH?????? The French have not yet had to deal with the problem of : - de- commisioning- waste disposal- [God forbid] sabotage/terror attack<hr></blockquote>Let's not worry about the French. Th...
by bti
April 2nd, 2003, 8:22 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: HKQuantIf you could do it with 10 days of studying, congratulations. I can't. That's it, full stop. There is nothing to argue about.I would say, most average guys can't. Every year I started in January. I consider myself an "average" guy in this forum (phd in numerical ...
by bti
April 1st, 2003, 10:25 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: pyramaniaxHi,Hi,anyone out there from India looking to sell CFA level 1 study notes (as recent as possible)... pls msg me.muchas gracias.so you are gonna start preparing now!! - with less than 2 months left. Thats not gonna go well with a few people at this forum - if y...
by bti
March 24th, 2003, 2:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: VinceMancini<blockquote>QuoteA Finance Professor at my b-school took the MONTH of May just to study for the CFA Level ONE. It doesn't matter if you have a MSC, PHD or whatever - to memorize all of the stuff, it takes a month AT LEAST. As someone else said, these ten day...
by bti
March 24th, 2003, 2:18 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: VinceMancini<blockquote>Quote<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>bti</b></i><blockquote>And from all this discussion, it seems these Stalla notes are good, so these are the ones to read in that all-important one week. Am sure my trading or portfolio management abilities won...
by bti
March 21st, 2003, 5:04 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: SanFranCA2002In keeping with your engineering motif, how about if I take the structural engineering exam by cramming for a few days and then get myself hired to design and approve the bridge you are driving over??????? I am sure Stalla or others for money would produce ...
by bti
March 19th, 2003, 4:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: SanFranCA2002bti: Unfortunately they are probably right. But would you want your mom's mutual fund managed by an engineer who crammed on Stalla notes for a week and triumphantly proclaims he did not bother with the textbooks? There is a significant number of AIMR member...
by bti
March 18th, 2003, 4:44 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: CFA how tough??
Replies: 79
Views: 197780

CFA how tough??

<t>Quote--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Originally posted by: JustCrunchin<blockquote>Quote<hr><i>Originally posted by: I had a background in Engineering but was able to pass Levels 1 and 2 with 10 days full time study each time. ----------------------...