<t>With all of the chaos at Merrill and the fact that bonuses will be so low, I'm assuming many traders will leave the organization???Will there be lots of entry level trading jobs (i.e. junior trader, trading assistant) that become available? If so, when will people leave? When will Merrill look to...

QuoteOriginally posted by: spiceYes, isn't CQF just a course and exam administered by 7City, a commercial entity?If you're saying that it is not through a university, that is correct. That is just one of the advantages.

QuoteOriginally posted by: sriharshawhat if you are currently enrolled in it? can you do something like "expected December '07" (like you would if you were getting your bachelors or masters)?12/07 completion

<t>Thanks for your thoughts DCFC. I think you are onto something about U.S. companies making lots of money trading their credits.It is annoying that irrelevant U.S. politicians are so stupid to create so much unecessary regulation (good for London).To say it can't get huge seems pessimistic since wa...

<t>'Carbon' Job Market Poised For U.S. TakeoffCan someone please comment on the expected growth in this area?How many traders will a bank hire for this?If one has experience managing development projects for a U.S. corporation involving energy credits and is familar with how this industry is evolvin...

Quote=> Distance learning worked well, quality of the "service" slightly decreasing at the end of the program but really nothing serious...lots of support from the tutors. are you considering it?Yes, I just started the CQF. I'll let you know how it goes.

How useful did you find the CQF alumni networking to be? How well did the distance learning work for you?

Sounds good to me. I could be there around 6:30.

Yes, I own. I've bought and sold several homes in several different states over the years. What about you?

<t>I'm no realtor, but I know that real estate is regional.I realize that I have proposed a "national" 3% price reduction. Yes, everyone agrees that falling real estate prices are bad.Even with realtor fees being cut to 3%, it would not necessarily mean every price would fall 3%. For example, Manhat...

<t>Traden4Alpha,In order to reduce the inventory of homes on the market, prices must fall so that potential buyers can see value.If a realtor cannot sell a home for the seller's price, then they are useless. ALL sellers need to start realizing this. Therefore, as a selling price falls, the realtor s...

<t>OBJECTIVE:Stimulate housing market to help reduce supplySTRATEGY:All home sellers working with brokers immediately demand to only pay 3% (instead of 6%)RESULT:Sellers will be better able to accept a lower bid since less money will go to the realtorU.S. existing housing inventory will reduceConsum...

There was a time I would have given it all up for her...but now she is just such a SKANK!

Ppauper,Maybe the UP is more valuable than we think. Access to the world's largest fresh water supply (Great Lakes) will end up being more valuable than oil one day. So when you look at it from that perspective, maybe it's priceless?

Good question ppauper. Maybe somebody like Soros could could afford to buy it!