Hi - I have been working in top investment banks and hedge funds for about 10yrs, primarily in risk and trading of structured products in NY. After the financial crisis, I felt that I was not able to learn anything new with respect to products, and life had became very boring for me. Once a while, I worked on an interesting trade after 2008, but that was not frequent. I want to learn something new. I already have a financial engineering ms degree and really don't want to go for a full time ms again.I have done some thinking. I had my FE 10yrs ago and I want to refresh my knowledge and do some "continuing education". The requirements areA) Since I work full time and also travel to see clients, I want my learning to be distance or online or short course (<5days per course). B) I also want to keep the cost down since there is a chance I need to pay by myself. C) It has to be earned from a respectable institution.D) Add value to what I want to do in the future, I want to get into something more technical and less client facing in the future, maybe structuring solutions for clients ...Here are some options I am thinking -1) Duffy has a very good training courses, and one of which also has a certification. I like to be certified to show I actually learn this stuff. Also I want to pressure myself to learn.http://www.datasimfinancial.com/course_ ... urseId=322) I like math but have not been using math for several years. I found the UK graduate diploma in math. It is offered through LSE and UL. http://www.londoninternational.ac.uk/pr ... dex.shtml3) This advanced certification in PM also looks interesting. I also like the charity element in this.http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/math/arpm/ce ... tion.html4) Courant has open enrollment program for math fin and offers advanced certification.http://www.math.nyu.edu/financial_mathe ... rtificate5) I am evaluating if it is worthwhile for me apply for Courant's MS pure math track or Oxford's part-time math finance program next year. Both are relatively more math heavy than other programs I've seen.In general, I am seeking views on how to better structure continuing education for MS FE grad and also enrich intellectual needs in math. Of course, the choices I make to better myself well add value to my career.Many thanks,

Is this mid-life crisis?

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisIs this mid-life crisis?I think it's a reverse mid-life crisis?

QuoteOriginally posted by: HansiQuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisIs this mid-life crisis?I think it's a reverse mid-life crisis?I knew that mid-life crisis is when 40something men get paranoid and run after young girls, like 19, 19 and a half maximum...

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisI knew that mid-life crisis is when 40something men get paranoid and run after young girls, like 19, 19 and a half maximum...You seem fairly knowledgable. How does it affect women?

How do they boil down on the figure of 19... why not 18 or 20?and if running after 19 years old is a crisis then i think most of the people live their almost entire life in a crisis..

QuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisQuoteOriginally posted by: HansiQuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisIs this mid-life crisis?I think it's a reverse mid-life crisis?I knew that mid-life crisis is when 40something men get paranoid and run after young girls, like 19, 19 and a half maximum...Gov. S (age 49) was paying $4,300 per hour to a 22 year-old hottie.Charlie Sheen (age 45) was paying $12,000 per day to a 22 year-old hottie.I think the correct age for midlife crisis is to go on the hunt for 22 year old girls, what?

Do I really have to quote our 74 yob prime minister? @dtd: why on earth would you like to move to a less client facing role?

@DFWhat if he hates people?

QuoteOriginally posted by: traderjoe1976QuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisQuoteOriginally posted by: HansiQuoteOriginally posted by: AnthisIs this mid-life crisis?I think it's a reverse mid-life crisis?I knew that mid-life crisis is when 40something men get paranoid and run after young girls, like 19, 19 and a half maximum...Gov. S (age 49) was paying $4,300 per hour to a 22 year-old hottie.Charlie Sheen (age 45) was paying $12,000 per day to a 22 year-old hottie.I think the correct age for midlife crisis is to go on the hunt for 22 year old girls, what?West seems to emphasize materialism more than the East.

Quote Duffy has [...] certification. I like to be certified to show I actually learn this stuff. Also I want to pressure myself to learn.For this process, each module has exercises that you can do and send to me. Optionally (the student decides) you can do an end-of-term project which I personally help the student with. I then review it and send a graded certificate.This holds for most courses.

Collaborate with researchers and use your industry experience to add to academic literature. It fits your schedule.

Hi Cuchulainn - I have few questions for you.1) Do your physical courses have exams and problems to solve? Do you think students can absorb the information in 3 days?2) What will be the course fits my need? I just want to A) refresh my C++ and B) learn to more about quantitative finance.3) Do you offer discounted tuition to Wilmott community?4) From your posting, do you mean that you give assessment exams for all the courses you offer?

How about with this course? It has a very good reputation!http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergradu ... /index.htm

but this is a nursing course,i don't think they teach financial maths and such....may be they do .may be I missing something.