I second Hull's book and Capital Ideas. And definitely pick up a copy of Derman's book!-rwp2101

<t>In regards to daveangel's comment: Finance theory tells us that forward rates should not be predictions of future spot rates, and it would be interesting to see if this is true or not. Something similar to this -- I believe that I saw a paper claiming changes in futures rates are statistically si...

I have found the Vault guides to be very good introductions to the various functions of I-banks. If you are interested in sales and trading, there is a roughly 100 page guide detailing these specific types of positions. Most college bookstores have a copy.-rwp2101

<t>I have to second ndane's opinion. Absolutely place technical skills on the first page. This section should include all of the software and programming languages that you know. C++, Visual Basic, Java -- these are the ones that employers may consider "prequisites" for the position -- if they aren'...

<t>I was wondering if anyone is aware of when the final results of the first month's trading contest will be posted? I saw that an update was posted today, but I do not believe that these are the final results as it seems to reflect my account balance as of just prior to Christmas. Anyone have any i...