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by Gamal
December 13th, 2023, 5:16 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com
Replies: 569
Views: 134435

Re: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com

I play games when I'm in the proper mood. Right now I am not. So once again: What is wrong with what they call antisemitism?
by Gamal
December 13th, 2023, 4:31 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com
Replies: 569
Views: 134435

Re: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com

What is wrong with antisemitism, Paul?
by Gamal
December 10th, 2023, 9:24 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Multiverse Pricing Models
Replies: 24
Views: 13229

Re: Multiverse Pricing Models

Is this article by Prof Madan relevant to Marco's article?
Rather not. Although it is a classic.
by Gamal
December 10th, 2023, 2:04 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A thread about OT threads: or the Meta OT thread
Replies: 403
Views: 65007

Re: A thread about OT threads: or the Meta OT thread

So why does France still insist on ruling Europe? Give it back to more successful countries such as Romania and Ukraine.
by Gamal
December 9th, 2023, 7:54 pm
Forum: Politics Forum
Topic: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com
Replies: 569
Views: 134435

Re: FSU, Toby Young, Eugenics & Wilmott.com

Any thoughts on the Zionist organizations of Lehi and the Stern Gang, which I believe a couple of your Prime Ministers belonged to?
Lehi and Stern Gang are synonymous.
by Gamal
December 8th, 2023, 3:15 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400707

Re: Stupid question of the day

Hundertwasserhaus https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Wien_-_Hundertwasserhaus_%2801%29.JPG/2560px-Wien_-_Hundertwasserhaus_%2801%29.JPG Nice! But mein lieber Gott, such things on the way to it from the university: https://live.staticflickr.com/1900/44419727612_b76ed144d8_k.jp...
by Gamal
December 7th, 2023, 9:09 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400707

Re: Stupid question of the day

Never heard it before! Fantastica song! Vienna no tenia chances! ;-) Italian minority in the US song? Can't blame you for that. This is Wien www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-bgiiTxhzM A tour of the sewer in Vienna is a site worth seeing etc. What else would you recommend to visit in Vienna? I'm going to a...
by Gamal
December 5th, 2023, 7:35 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Popular Yield Curve Models
Replies: 20
Views: 9499

Re: Popular Yield Curve Models

Try Fabozzi 'The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities'
by Gamal
December 5th, 2023, 1:01 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Popular Yield Curve Models
Replies: 20
Views: 9499

Re: Popular Yield Curve Models

The finance industry and university economics departments are two separate worlds. As far as I know, they hate each other very much.
by Gamal
December 5th, 2023, 9:12 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Popular Yield Curve Models
Replies: 20
Views: 9499

Re: Popular Yield Curve Models

Thank you. Yes, I meant something like NS or NSS. Why are they so rarely used in the industry?
Mainly because they are useless.
by Gamal
December 4th, 2023, 9:02 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Popular Yield Curve Models
Replies: 20
Views: 9499

Re: Popular Yield Curve Models

You mean something like Svensson or Nelson-Siegel? They are rarely used in the industry. To my knowledge - never.
by Gamal
December 4th, 2023, 1:00 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Popular Yield Curve Models
Replies: 20
Views: 9499

Re: Popular Yield Curve Models

Second order spline interpolation on logarithms od discount factors.
by Gamal
November 30th, 2023, 9:48 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: RIP thread
Replies: 441
Views: 113694

Re: RIP thread

Heinz. Now we may disclose his real name.
by Gamal
November 29th, 2023, 12:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400707

Re: Stupid question of the day

Well, I think we've had two answers to my stupd question. Just waiting for somor and leptoq. 
Maybe better not?
by Gamal
November 29th, 2023, 10:10 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Stupid question of the day
Replies: 3181
Views: 400707

Re: Stupid question of the day

Manchmal ist es besser zu schweigen und sich dumm zu stellen, als den Mund aufzumachen und alle Zweifel zu zerstreuen.

Karl Kraus