<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: MaeloI have Kaplan notes and the 5th ed of the FRM manual...that's what I am using (hoping) they will be good enough to passI taught a few years ago ( like 2) an advanced MBA course in option/derivatives, etc with Hulls edition something (like 5 or 6..cant remember now)...

and PartyHave you not studied on Hull's end of chapters? Which solution manual did you use?

QuoteOriginally posted by: QuantVaderWait... aren't Kack and 2Fish the same person?2fish is great and very helpful, Kack was trying to be funny. Nothing in common between them.

QuoteOriginally posted by: MaeloTaking the test in NYC..and you?Miami...

I am studying Hull's chapters for the FRM exam and I was wondering which solutions manual I should buy for those chapters on GARP's website. There a few editions of solutions manual on amazon.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: quantmehQuoteOriginally posted by: proximo20How come it is worse for Chinese and Indians? if it wasn't, then 90% of US population would have been Chinese or Indian by now. there are quotasI knew there is quota for the undergrads and a specific extra quota for the grads ...

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: quantinenergiesQuoteOriginally posted by: bigbenny2010what is the policy in US to get the working visa?The US policy sucks, especially if you are Indian or Chinese. I heard that Canada, Australia or New Zealand is better, but I don't know it by myself.How come it is wor...

My dissertation is on empirical market microstructure. Yes I worked with HF futures data and Nasdaq limit order book data. I also passed the first two PRM exams.

I am doing Phd in Finance. I think I would be expected be to have some finance knowledge. I don't want to work on equity research though. My dissertation is on market microstructure.

<t>QuoteOriginally posted by: paulptli Moreover, it doesn't makemuch sense to me to wait for a period of high demand you're not sure about, if you can apply right now.My concern was about missing that period if there was one. I did not think about waiting at all. I also want at least one my papers g...

I was just wondering if there are periods when the demand is usually higher or lower. Not everyone spends as much time as you do here Arthur.

What is the hiring period in Wall St. and how long before I graduate I should contact headhunters, start sending applications etc.?

Any other recommendations besides improving English?

I would appreciate it if you could share articles on the financial applications of support vector machines.