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by mirage007
October 6th, 2009, 6:02 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Certification Exams - PRM, FRM, CFA? oh my!
Replies: 13
Views: 40859

Certification Exams - PRM, FRM, CFA? oh my!

<t>Hi everyone, i just wanted to know what everyone thought about these tests and whether it would be relevant for career development.I personally do not value these labels too much, but do managers really care about actually having that designation on your resume?Also, if it's valued in the industr...
by mirage007
September 24th, 2009, 6:44 pm
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Will you go to China because that many news say China has many chances to make $?
Replies: 136
Views: 47400

Will you go to China because that many news say China has many chances to make $?

What is the state of Chinese Finance in terms of derivatives trading and things like that? anyone has an expository paper of some sort?
by mirage007
September 23rd, 2009, 8:57 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: implied vol / realized vol convergence
Replies: 4
Views: 37856

implied vol / realized vol convergence

<t>On a slight tangent, I thought about doing this a while ago, but the concern is that Realize Vol and Implied vol do not necessarily need to converge. It could be that implied vol is consistently higher than realized vol for nearly a decade, and you'd be making money with incredibly low PnL volati...
by mirage007
September 23rd, 2009, 8:28 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Shame!
Replies: 6
Views: 37192

Shame!

<r>Aren't .edu domains special in some way? i was under the impression that not everyone can just register a domain with that TLD, besides, another even more pressing problem is that we are running out of IP addresses...<URL url="http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3605501">http://www.inte...
by mirage007
September 2nd, 2009, 7:18 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Interest Rate & Foreign Exchange Relationship
Replies: 0
Views: 34834

Interest Rate & Foreign Exchange Relationship

<t>Many funds have been trying to make money on the carry trade in the past, in particular with JPY as the borrowing currency. Now it's been a status quo for a while that Japan's interest rates have been at rock bottom, largely because it's economy has been stagnant as well. But what if in the unlik...
by mirage007
March 25th, 2009, 8:04 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Bear Rally or Something More?
Replies: 18
Views: 44629

Bear Rally or Something More?

<t>I am not sure on the equities front, but I have a feeling that the dollar is eventually going to weaken if things become more stable(i.e. no more flight to safety), or (if/when) the threat of inflation kicks in from the massive amount of liquidity injected into the economy or both. Having said th...
by mirage007
January 30th, 2009, 7:31 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Consumption & Garbage
Replies: 18
Views: 46476

Consumption & Garbage

<t>Watching this video makes me feel the end is near. Being in finance, it's inevitable that we have to deal with randomness... and ever so often, i find myself thinking, if our entire civilization isn't just one galactic coin flip, trying to evolve intelligent sentient lifeforms. And every time i t...
by mirage007
January 6th, 2009, 3:45 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Are the markets random or deterministic?
Replies: 37
Views: 49271

Are the markets random or deterministic?

Anyone willing to take bets that this argument is going to degenerate to a comment about hitler? i'd say the odds are 2:1 at this point :-p
by mirage007
November 28th, 2008, 6:28 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: A computer analyzes Paul's blog
Replies: 143
Views: 62973

A computer analyzes Paul's blog

<t>Based on this test:My Type isENTPExtraverted 56 Intuitive 50 Thinking 12 Perceiving 33Based on typeanalyzer of my blog: INTPHmm... Apparently, this seems fairly consistent...except for the E and I part. Not bad for a theory on personality... much more accurate than some pricing models nowadays......
by mirage007
October 22nd, 2008, 1:07 am
Forum: Book And Research Paper Forum
Topic: foreign exchange books suggestions?
Replies: 0
Views: 47645

foreign exchange books suggestions?

<t>Hi everyone,I am interested in getting more into forex as i've been trading for a while, but don't know where the nitty gritty stuff is i.e. where do i trade options, how do i get better rollover rates, where can i hedge interest rate changes? etc etc.... Is there a book on forex kind of similar ...
by mirage007
October 1st, 2008, 4:45 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: congress morons
Replies: 97
Views: 63319

congress morons

<r>Extending the point made earlier that the masses don't know what's going on. Another dimension to consider in my opinion, is the hive mind. Self fulfilling prophecies are dangerous in this industry. Even if the bailout is gonna cost people more money, i think the uncertainty of not having it pass...
by mirage007
September 24th, 2008, 4:01 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin
Replies: 100
Views: 67847

Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin

<t>Well, remaining on topic, i think the result of this whole discussion is that this credit crunch hasn't changed anything at all. In the end, it is still driven by personal incentives and amongst the stepping stones to get to what you want, MBA/MFE are still viable solutions even after such fundam...
by mirage007
September 22nd, 2008, 5:47 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin
Replies: 100
Views: 67847

Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin

<t>Responding to twofish, notice how i specifically did not say education, but get "the degree" out of the way, i do agree with most of the things that you are saying. The reason I am not doing a PhD is largely temperament, I don't really have the patience to do 4-5, if not 6 years of academics agai...
by mirage007
September 22nd, 2008, 2:41 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin
Replies: 100
Views: 67847

Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin

<r>QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesQuoteOriginally posted by: HyperGeometricStanford MBA 2009 Class Profile says:Total Applications 5741New Students 362 (note that offers exceed enrollment) Harvard's Profile:Total Applications 8,661Total MBA Enrollment 900 (note that offers exceed enrollment) ...
by mirage007
September 21st, 2008, 4:53 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin
Replies: 100
Views: 67847

Don't do MFE/MSc Math fin

<r>Hi Everyone,As a recently admitted student to MFE program just starting the school year, i wanted to share my two cents. Also, although i read the forums quite often, this is my first post that i felt I'd be able to contribute meaningfully.I'm sure a lot of people are also in the same boat, so le...