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by gegrad
June 5th, 2008, 5:05 pm
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Coin flipping
Replies: 6
Views: 56064

Coin flipping

A jar has one 2-headed coin (both sides Head) and 9 fair coins.You pick a coin at random and flip it 10 times, and get all heads.What is the probability that you flipped the 2-headed coin ?Am I doing it right ?where :P(10H|BC) = 1P(BC) = 1/10P(10H|fair) = (.5)^10P(fair) = 9/10
by gegrad
March 17th, 2008, 12:28 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Career Prospects in Chicago
Replies: 10
Views: 59901

Career Prospects in Chicago

thank you jfuqua.
by gegrad
March 12th, 2008, 7:25 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Career Prospects in Chicago
Replies: 10
Views: 59901

Career Prospects in Chicago

I'd appreciate if someone could post a list of top hedge funds and prop trading groups in Chicago.
by gegrad
February 27th, 2008, 5:43 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: On Black-Scholes assumptions
Replies: 6
Views: 61916

On Black-Scholes assumptions

Here's what the description of this section says "lateral thinking puzzles, logic problems, interview questions... "
by gegrad
February 27th, 2008, 4:09 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: On Black-Scholes assumptions
Replies: 6
Views: 61916

On Black-Scholes assumptions

Of all the assumption that we make in the B-S model, which one is the most relevant (i.e. most realistic) and which one is the most unrealistic ?Why ?
by gegrad
February 27th, 2008, 4:08 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: On Black-Scholes assumptions
Replies: 1
Views: 58359

On Black-Scholes assumptions

Of all the assumption that we make in the B-S model, which one is the most relevant (i.e. most realistic) and which one is the most unrealistic ?Why ?
by gegrad
February 26th, 2008, 6:06 am
Forum: Brainteaser Forum
Topic: Splitting and adding
Replies: 3
Views: 60175

Splitting and adding

<t>Start with 100. Sum = 0.- Split it into two parts: x and 100-x, multiply them and add to sum. - Now split x into 2 parts; y and x-y, multiply it and add to sum. Do the same to 100-x, i.e. multiply (100-x-z) and z, and add it to sum.- Keep on doing this till you get 1 at the end of each node.Prove...
by gegrad
February 18th, 2008, 3:27 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse
Replies: 78
Views: 89458

Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse

I also got a similar email last week, but nothing regarding acceptance/rejection.
by gegrad
February 18th, 2008, 5:04 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse
Replies: 78
Views: 89458

Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse

Did anyone hear from CS ?
by gegrad
January 29th, 2008, 10:14 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Headhunter for PhD (Engineering) candidate
Replies: 0
Views: 59844

Headhunter for PhD (Engineering) candidate

<t>Hi guys,I've just started the process of applying for jobs. I'm currently in the process of wrapping up my Phd in Mechanical Engineering. I'd appreciative if someone could give me a list of headhunters that I should contact in order to secure interviews at the various Investment Banks. I'm lookin...
by gegrad
January 28th, 2008, 4:46 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse
Replies: 78
Views: 89458

Quantitative Exam at Credit Suisse

I have that test coming up in 2-3 days. Can someone tell me about the topics/areas that I need to prepare for the quantitative test ? Any advice would be helpful.Thanks.