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by Odusseus
December 30th, 2008, 11:30 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: dress code
Replies: 46
Views: 79752

dress code

Here there is a guy in a black T-shirt, day in day out, drinking Dr Pepper...
by Odusseus
December 30th, 2008, 11:28 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: London vs New York
Replies: 44
Views: 183970

London vs New York

QuoteOriginally posted by: cemilNot bosphorus!!!I talk about western europe like France, Germany.... :-)The Euro made France pretty ugly... Out of interest, Malta is still pretty cheap - shops still have have to show prices in Maltese Lira until tomorrow.
by Odusseus
December 30th, 2008, 10:38 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: HR wants to do "some checks" - What should I expect?
Replies: 13
Views: 49949

HR wants to do "some checks" - What should I expect?

<t>I can confirm that Kroll does very little:- They asked me to provide a document certifying I worked at JPMorgan (!) - I quit three months ago;- They were not able to confirm that I spent seven years at Lehman's. I told to my current employer (ordering the background check) that they should ask th...
by Odusseus
December 4th, 2007, 8:30 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Prime Brokerage Strategy Group
Replies: 5
Views: 62585

Prime Brokerage Strategy Group

<t>I work in PB Risk Management. Here are my two main reasons for enjoying it (on top of my interest in risk):- It's front office without the production pressure that comes with most front office jobs;- It's quite varied: client interaction, work with sales and traders, methodology/project work etc....
by Odusseus
December 4th, 2007, 8:20 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Cost of living in London
Replies: 42
Views: 68441

Cost of living in London

Try Spital/Smithfield Markets.
by Odusseus
November 21st, 2007, 12:53 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Bonus system
Replies: 13
Views: 64338

Bonus system

QuoteOriginally posted by: amerikan if you do a better job than those who have worked at the company for 10 years or something, won't you get more bonus than they get, then?Unfortunately not necessarily... I can only suspect that I have been there.
by Odusseus
August 16th, 2007, 8:51 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What if you talk to the boss of your boss?
Replies: 37
Views: 81990

What if you talk to the boss of your boss?

It was yesterday. It went well. They asked why I was leaving and I gave them the reasons below on top of the usual more senior/better paid job.
by Odusseus
August 8th, 2007, 10:29 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: What if you talk to the boss of your boss?
Replies: 37
Views: 81990

What if you talk to the boss of your boss?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DCFCO neatly leads us to the scenario that VB fears...The manager is running out of credibility, and to a large extent we need to skip the question about whether he is lying or just excessively optimistic, and focus on what can be done, not his personal integrity.You ne...
by Odusseus
August 1st, 2007, 7:16 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Career advice
Replies: 9
Views: 68952

Career advice

Unless you are a top notch Silicon Valley guy, forget about software.
by Odusseus
July 19th, 2007, 9:55 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: CB Strips
Replies: 0
Views: 68641

CB Strips

Greetings,I need to learn the basics about these products rather quickly. Google didn't bring up anything useful, any advice welcome!Thanks,O
by Odusseus
July 18th, 2007, 3:49 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: .
Replies: 0
Views: 68257

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by Odusseus
July 18th, 2007, 8:41 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: dress code
Replies: 46
Views: 79752

dress code

Here there is a guy in Hawaian shirts, all year long.
by Odusseus
July 18th, 2007, 8:21 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Prospects of Credit Risk Quant
Replies: 10
Views: 70011

Prospects of Credit Risk Quant

<t>For having started as a credit risk quant I completely agree with Aaron. I would also add the following advice: make sure that you use the front office tools as much as possible. Credit analysts may only need to know whether the potential future exposure is $80m or $120m, but with a view to move ...
by Odusseus
July 3rd, 2007, 8:56 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Question over Credit-Calculation
Replies: 1
Views: 69836

Question over Credit-Calculation

Maybe you can search for "loan equivalent", if this is what your boss means?
by Odusseus
June 28th, 2007, 2:23 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: What is so special about long dated FX?
Replies: 10
Views: 77715

What is so special about long dated FX?

bsycheng,Re: cross risk, it also exists in single options, so say in PRDC's isn't possible to approach it in a similar way?Thanks again...
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