Recent content by Alex Wang

  1. Why is C++ good for Quantitative Finance? Top 3 reasons

    It seems that reflection of real world and human logic and design patterns are common things of all OO languages, not limited to C++. Actually, they are underlying thoughts of OOA and OOD which revolutionize the software engineering.;)
  2. Why is C++ good for Quantitative Finance? Top 3 reasons

    Of course. As far as I can remember, most parts of UNIX are wrote in C. :) That is why I added the " ".;) However, most of these features are optional in C++ (Need extra efforts to realize) but are forced in Java. They may be frequently or seldomly used but they do cost time~
  3. Why is C++ good for Quantitative Finance? Top 3 reasons

    Actually, we are talking about two sides of the same coin. I guess what you mean is the path-dependence leads to the widely use of C++ in quant finance and we are trying to figure out why this specific path is successful in the quant application. Obviously, no one will take efforts using...
  4. Why is C++ good for Quantitative Finance? Top 3 reasons

    Of course, legacy code is a definite reason. However, does that mean without the legacy code problem, we will embrace the more recent languages (Java, C#, etc.) to implement the models? I have not yet form my own answer to this question. Can alain share some ideas on that? I got the impression...
  5. Why is C++ good for Quantitative Finance? Top 3 reasons

    In my opinion, in addition to OO, C++ is fast enough to meet specific time requirement of some real-time financial applications. Or, we will turn to Java which is purely object oriented but is much slower~
  6. Chris Dolan's Thread

    Hi Chris, It is very nice to meet another guy posting on this special forum. Greetings =D> Although I am not a current MFE student here, I think I can try to answer your first question from my three years experience studying the finance and economics. Brealey & Myers's Principles of...
  7. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    ;););) Hi Andy, For the first question I think talking with people in each program (director, students and alumni) is the key to get first-hand info and to make informed decision. Dominic's questions are really important but hard to answer, because the loves and hates can shift from time to...
  8. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    Yes, good advice. I try to acquire different skills in math, finance and computer science like crazy from day one in my undergraduate years. I got a good math foundation for MFE study; I covered more than half of the CFA curriculum; and I programmed a lot. My philosophy is what makes one excel...
  9. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    A-ha, I did some researches on the two sites... There are always some clues to follow like your family name~~;)
  10. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    Sounds Great! I think it is what LOCATION ADVANTAGES mean. And glad to see you here, Muting. I read some posts by you on ChaseDream, very helpful ;)
  11. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    That will be very nice if I can follow some research projects in financial engineering. Can someone talk more about this? Thank you~
  12. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    Thank you for your comments. I personally view these candidacies as a kind of ambition and motivation. Every time I become a candidate, I turn it into reality. I'm sorry that it may convey some kind of arrogance. I just pasted most info from the application materials where one's academic /...
  13. Greetings from Alex Wang and My First Question

    I am a prospective student of Baruch MFE 2008 class and the following is my profile: Alex Wang Renmin University of China (No.1 Theoretic and Applied Econ. Dept. in China, No.1 Financial Engineering program in China, most respected Database and Knowledge Engineering researches in China) B...
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