<t>Desk strategist is a front office position. Risk or Model Validation is not. So you need to think if you'd like to have clients or not. Most people would go for the strategist position as usually the front office is a more dynamic enviroment to be and there is a lot more upside (in terms of compe...

Bernanke has injected $1.5 trillion in the economy and that reflects to the value of assets.

What is the average salary in Austin and what position you can get?

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: alex2007What do you think is less harmful for the CV: take a temporary non-profile job or not to work at all until finding a suitable role (and thus create a 'gap' in the cv) ?Btw, what could be a temporary job for a person with a phd in math and master in finance beyon...

Hi,Any new interesting books for Exotic Equity derivatives?

You can't compare the wooden frame of US houses with the concrete/steel frame plus foundation of the south european houses. It's far more expensive and stronger in Europe.

net delta: sum of delta per underlyingcross book: sum of absolute deltaAlso add FX risk in the list of risks.

For Equities: Net delta, cross book delta, VaR, stress testing figures, liquidity, dividend and interest rate risk (if futures/forwards included) etc.

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Is there anything good in derivatives or portfolio management scheduled for this year?thanks

It seems that it will be a waste of the MFE. Only take this if there are no other offers.

<t>Stay close to the office or (if you can afford it) live in a posh area around Hyde Park (easier to go out). I think Holborn is on the Central line so you can go live in Notting Hill and you are not too far away. Angel is nice if you want to go out a lot (lots of restaurants etc. but no Waitrose n...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: chriscolumbusHow much is the cost of living is reasonable for a couple...given that we usually end up cooking at home almost all the time. Would it be significantly cheaper to buy furniture in the US and ship it off the London, shipping costs being paid for?Also, is app...

<t>Going back to (central) London house prices I've seen some minor reductions (2-3%) on the inflated asking prices but nothing major. Supply of new build properties is a big problem. Waiting to see how the job market will be in the next 6 months and if there is any effect in the 400-800k range of p...

Can I get a copy of this please? thanks