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That's what I meant when I said they call it betting.

"I got a great education from Baruch and learned a great deal about Finance, but feel that Financial market is purely a gambling in more organized form." Financial markets are gambling in a more organized form. Only in this arena you gamble with other people's money. Think about it. When...

Makes sense. "Just wait before they offer MBA/MFE/PhD combo. Or maybe MBA/MFE/JD track. " --Funny, I could actually see someone offering this.

What is the general consensus about MBA programs that offer a financial engineering track? For example, NYU Stern has a quantitative finance specialization: NYU Stern Innovative Curriculum Any thoughts on how this and similar programs are looked at in the financial engineering community...

It kind of makes no sense to not have any kind of internship involved. I'm guessing most programs allow for an internship at some point, correct? But, $70K is definitely steep. That's almost how much it costs for four years of undergraduate education . . .

Looks like nobody's safe. In today's Journal: Options Markets Become Pricey, by TENNILLE TRACY The options market has become an expensive place to do business in recent days, and that could be contributing to the wild swings in the stock market. The options market often serves as a buffer to...

Interesting . . . How long ago did they shut it down?

Anyone ever hear about this program at MIT? Looks like it's brand new: Finance - MIT Sloan Academic Programs

Jorion, Value at Risk is a pretty good introduction to VaR.

Everyone, thank you so much for your responses. This information has been very helpful.

Can any current or former part-time students from Baruch, and any other MFE program, help me out with the following questions regarding part-time study? I am trying to decide if i want to apply for part-time or full-time admission to MFE programs. Well, here are my three questions: 1) What...

Hello All, I joined this site about a week ago. I am currently working in the industry (four years out of undergrad) on the risk management side dealing many with structured products in a business development role. I've also had previous experience in credit derivatives research and have done...

I posted this in another forum; however, I'm curious to see what folks on Quantnet think. There has been a lot of talk about the future of structured finance around my firm lately. With all the trouble going on "on the Street" and in the economy a lot of folks are starting to give structured...

I've been looking at MFE programs in the NY area and have been interested in Baruch. However, I am curious to learn what the placements have been for graduates of the program. Where do most alumni currently work and what roles are they in? (i.e. what firms, departments, job descriptions?)...

Thanks for the info guys. Really appreciate it.