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by rwp2101
January 6th, 2005, 1:08 pm
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: Headhunter needs recommendation for general text for quants
Replies: 8
Views: 166743

Headhunter needs recommendation for general text for quants

I second Hull's book and Capital Ideas. And definitely pick up a copy of Derman's book!-rwp2101
by rwp2101
January 6th, 2005, 12:55 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: dissertation topic in FX
Replies: 15
Views: 165168

dissertation topic in FX

<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...
by rwp2101
January 5th, 2005, 10:03 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Lehman Brothers question
Replies: 5
Views: 165200

Lehman Brothers question

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
by rwp2101
January 5th, 2005, 9:59 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Resume Length and Contents
Replies: 3
Views: 164678

Resume Length and Contents

<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'...
by rwp2101
January 3rd, 2005, 7:30 pm
Forum: Forum and Website Bugs and Suggestions
Topic: trading contest
Replies: 10
Views: 171692

trading contest

<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...