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are you in the wrong forum?! :) seriously, if doing good to the society is the main criteria, maybe teachers and counselors should be among those paid highest? Also, 1. all quants do not get paid very high salaries. 2. there are areas where quants help shape the economy and the society...

You can refer to any column on this line: select t1.ROWID/ 30000 as grpid, t1.deposits_end_bal, <*here*> from that is included in the inner table/query t1. Exactly what are you trying to accomplish with the list? If the problem space is detailed, there will be that much less going...

In SQL Server 2005, you could use the new ROW_NUMBER() function. Something along these lines should work... select t1.ROWID/ 30000 as grpid, t1.deposits_end_bal from ( select row_number() OVER ( ORDERBY deposits_end_bal DESC ) AS ROWID, * from wc_hhold_balhstry_f ) t1 orderby...

I think the difference is like between surfing and diving. It is a question of depth. If finance interests you, you may want to go into it as a career or study to a certain level. If you want to drill into a specific topic, with a very narrow focus and are prepared to grapple with it for 5...

I can see two things we could do to address some of the uncertainty from a data consumer point: 1. Keep track of the number of server hits you are making and catch spikes proactively. 2. In some cases, it is possible to send a single request to get data for multiple securities. This will...

Anyone used these risk tools ? KMV Risk Frontier (Moody's) or Kamakura? I found product info on google, but comments based on real-life user experience would be most welcome. Thx.

My first thoughts were, is this some kind of a trap? Anyway, Q1: CMU is not a shot in the dark. Among other things, getting a high GRE quant score will help. Q2: There is no perfect hedge. Graduating from CMU/NYU/Baruch/Chicago/UCB will give you a better advantage compared to other 12 or...

It is also known, that when the organization is in trouble, the best employees leave first. These are the ones who are always on top of the most difficult circumstances.

That is so true. I would be interested in knowing how to get into the minds of people who are depressed and help strengthen their inner self. The entire community would stand to benefit.

I think 20% is not like an upper limit on savings. If you make 175K, out of the additional 75K, you may be able to save another 20-40K, if you are very concerned about financial security. It will also matter where you put the savings. People have had their entire 401K balances wiped out. It...

I think the picture is less grim than portrayed by the thread in general. At a macro level, the picture is like countries like India and China are trying to catch up with the developed countries which are already at a summit. The vertical distance these countries cover is giving the impression...

I think the answer will be very subjective. Here is an attempt at a rough estimate... Excluding bonus for a few reasons: only declared/paid after 12-15 months; no guaranteed amount (for that matter, even salary is at risk on wall st!); gross salary: 100,000 taxes and payroll deductions for...

Thanks, MikeK, that really helps on the coding side. I am also trying to get some metadata info from Bloomberg and things are looking brighter. Great community!

You may be right there, we have a golf course nearby :) Maybe my question should have had a little more details... We would like to use Bloomberg API within a .NET Windows application to make per security request and compare the accrual factor provided by Bloomberg to what is calculated in...

Does anyone know if Bloomberg provides interest accrual data/factor for MBS etc types? Does this have something to do with NumeriX? We have a terminal and API access. This is for audit/verification purposes. Thanks.

I think this is a positive development in a larger sense. Less lop-sided and more uniform global development of the financial and other markets will, at the minimum, only open up new opportunities. The resultant complexity will really need truly excellent quants, and at least for the near...

The above link leads to a membership-based site. For those who are not signed up, here is a link to what appears to be the actual article. Some Wharton member could confirm. Academic Perspectives by FS Outsourcing

I think rankings do serve some purpose but like everything else, we have to come to any conclusion after we look at the whole picture, including ranking. To someone outside the US, rankings of US colleges/universities are even more helpful because Dartmouth, Rutgers, UPenn and PennState are all...

I think a response to your post could fill a book! Here is something you would see on the back cover... Just a couple of points, food for thought and comments. It is not my intention to target any group in any direction. The proliferation of qaunts with an Asian connection or origin can be...