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by J2
May 1st, 2008, 2:15 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Variance swap capped
Replies: 5
Views: 58612

Variance swap capped

by J2
February 5th, 2008, 4:02 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: barrier options with stochastic volatility
Replies: 6
Views: 93509

barrier options with stochastic volatility

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: sepparIn general, there is no closed-form solution. In exeptional case with zero correlation and zero drift (interest rate minus dividend rate) there is closed-form solution (also there is a closed-form for shifted Heston with zero correlation but skew-consistent).Can y...
by J2
November 19th, 2007, 12:41 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: How good is PureBanking Recruiting (Jeremy Hinton)?
Replies: 1
Views: 62418

How good is PureBanking Recruiting (Jeremy Hinton)?

They seem to be very upscaled HH dealing with senior position only. How good are they?
by J2
April 8th, 2007, 3:02 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Stehfest algo for Laplace inversion question
Replies: 27
Views: 138927

Stehfest algo for Laplace inversion question

How does Stehfest algorithm compare to Gaver-Stehfest algorithm? The latter is claimed to be more efficient, but I haven't seen any performance analysis of these two algorithms.
by J2
April 2nd, 2007, 7:03 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: PPV articles from Wilmott mag
Replies: 0
Views: 75287

PPV articles from Wilmott mag

Is there any way to buy some articles published recently in Wilmott magazine?I noticed that one can get Wilmott articles from Wiley InterScience published only up to year 2005 and there is no entry for subsequent issues.Is there on-line access to more recent articles?
by J2
March 30th, 2007, 11:01 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Heston with Jumps
Replies: 3
Views: 97287

Heston with Jumps

>The jumps could be normally distributed or exponential or double exponential. Is there particular preference (advantage) of using normal distribution for jump size vs double-exponential distribution?
by J2
April 16th, 2006, 1:42 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Rejecting an accepted job offer
Replies: 13
Views: 112097

Rejecting an accepted job offer

Thank you guys for all your suggestions - it's very usefull!>What's the difference between the two jobs ?1) Location: NYC vs London - I wanna move to London.2) The latter company is a top-tier IB,3) and its offer is more appealing both career-wise and financially
by J2
April 15th, 2006, 1:47 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Rejecting an accepted job offer
Replies: 13
Views: 112097

Rejecting an accepted job offer

Say, somebody has already accepted one job offer but after that he\she received another offer, which is more appealing for some reasons. How can he\she decline the former in a polite manner? What reasons can be brought up? Please let us know your opinion.Kind Regards
by J2
March 8th, 2006, 8:14 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help to choose an intern
Replies: 9
Views: 116223

Help to choose an intern

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: DCFCWell, we're dealing with small differences in the presence of mostly unknown and large other variables.Unless you know more that you can share with us, then perhaps the best known variable is the profitability of the firm.Profit implies more hires, and a better chan...
by J2
March 8th, 2006, 8:08 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help to choose an intern
Replies: 9
Views: 116223

Help to choose an intern

QuoteOriginally posted by: madmaxPersonal opinion:JPM, then BOFA and not Bearmadmax, could you please justify your choice? why not Bear Stearns?
by J2
March 8th, 2006, 5:35 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help to choose an intern
Replies: 9
Views: 116223

Help to choose an intern

what if differences in the salary they offer are really tiny?
by J2
March 8th, 2006, 3:45 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help to choose an intern
Replies: 9
Views: 116223

Help to choose an intern

It is a summer graduate internship position.I would love to hear your advice
by J2
March 8th, 2006, 3:38 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Help to choose an intern
Replies: 9
Views: 116223

Help to choose an intern

I have summer intern offers from JPMorgan, Bear Stearns, and Bank of America. All are in equity derivatives group.I have hard time to decide which one is better for future career in quant finance. Could you please give any advice?
by J2
October 7th, 2005, 2:54 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Problem with a function pointer between classes
Replies: 13
Views: 134926

Problem with a function pointer between classes

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: ckarakusi am not sure that i really understand your problem.Let me guess it,You try something called Template Method pattern:You have an algorithm whose steps/structure is defined in a base class. The specifics of a particular step is deferred to subclasses which overri...
by J2
October 7th, 2005, 1:57 am
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Problem with a function pointer between classes
Replies: 13
Views: 134926

Problem with a function pointer between classes

the problem is not a trivial. i checked out a couple of c++ textbooks, but didn't find an answer - they all consider passing references or using templates outside of a class but if you want to do it within a class, it might be a problem