i will go for financial engineering (i am a bit biased becuase was my MSc topic !)... i believe it will opens many doors if u wanna enter in a bank...

25 delta = out of the money option (0.25/OTM ; 0.5/ATM; 0.75/ITM)it is preferable to quote delta as a measure for 100 op...so.. 0.25 (1 call out the money)*100the RR 25d gives u the simmetry of the smile; the Fly 25 gives u the curvature

Complexity,sorry for my late answer!tks for ur help!i found all the data I needed!!!

Sorry for cross-posting...... Hi all!Please, does anyone know the right formula to price the equity tranche?The spread is 500bps running plus a %.... how can I calculate this %?tks!

Hi all!does anyone know the right way to price the equity tranche?The spread is 500bps running plus a %.... how can i calculte this %?tks!

Brontosaurus, no, no...sorry...I mean that I believe that no one takes a pill without knowing well what is doing!!!!there are no excuses, in any case!!!!

Have you ever taken just a pill without knowing its effects?... There is nothing to add, I think!

Hi guys!I am reading on the newspapers what happened in the States... (victor conte, etc etc...)I am really disgusted! where is the real sense of the sport? is it disappearing such as all the rest ???? or maybe it has already faded away.....all this is so sad.....

Hi to all!just a quick question. I have historical data for Itraxx (mid spread). is there anyone that knows where I could find the data for the tranches? I am looking for the spreads. Bloomy or reuters' ric should be perfect.tks a lot!

dave, which strike would u suggest? which maturity?I believe that over 1.295 euro is still bullish (and I am really scared of the my forecast - especially the target - !....hope to be wrong...poor Europe!!!)

zerdna,tks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tks for your help!I saw some months ago some data from Citi...impressive!!! I will try to find some data through some regulatory bodies!

Hi to all!Does anyone knows where I can find the hedge funds' rate of mortality? I am looking for monthly data. Years? as much as possible!Tks!!!

NYU, without any doubt!!!

<t>Hi silverqp,I was a portfolio manager...when I had to choose, I preferred to take a master in finance... I believe it is better, especially if u have the possibility to "have a break" for one year. But CFA is good too... especially if u want to continue to work on a buy side....but be preparred t...