<t>The book I first learned from was "Excel Programming for Dummies". It's a bit embarassing to be seen with, but I think it's great for someone who is an absolute beginner. As you get more familiar, then you can move on to the previously mentioned books. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the bank yo...

ProFunds has a similar product as well.

I was wondering about mobility between positions. For example, does a marketer have a reasonable chance of moving into trading, or does he end up getting branded a "sales guy".

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<t>Personally, I'd be interested in other market-oriented forums or chatrooms with an institutional-type following. An example of such a site I used to follow was global-view, which was great for f/x. Haven't spent much time there in a while, but the audience seems more retail these days than it use...

A manager's value added can also be measured via their Information Ratio, calculated as annualized excess return (compared to a manager's benchmark) divided by annualized standard deviation of excess returns (i.e. tracking error). Gives a measure of value-added relative to their benchmark.

Newbie here with a related question:How would one position to take advantage of a forecast of rising implied volatility, that is not only delta neutral, but also theta neutral?

For starters, they are now the Citigroup Government Bond Indices. If you can't find the info, call up their NY office and ask for index services. I'm sure someone there can point you to the right direction.

Haven't been downtown in a while, but there's a bookstore that carries half religious themed books and half finance books. Trinity books, or something to that effect, near the trinity church.

I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but there's a fairly old book called Atlas of Economic Indicators, or something to that effect. Gives a quick rundown on the various US economic data, and gives its theoretical effect on the direction of equities, the dollar, and interest rates.