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Next year around this time I will be ready to graduate from a finance Phd program. In my department they expect us to get jobs in academia, so I don't know much about getting a job in private sector process. I am not even sure when I should start sending applications or contact headhunters, 6...

Any suggestions?

I am working on Hull's chapters from FRM's website and I want to buy the buy solutions manual, but there several editions. The cover of book on FRM's website looks like the last version but it says 2006 edition. Does anyone know which edition FRM is using ? Also is there much difference...

I have been working on PRM exam, but in most of the ads I read FRM is being mentioned (although there is "etc.") I am wondering now if I should wait till fall and take the FRM exam.

I got questions about Mark Joshi's job descriptions and trading process. So research quant comes up with the new pricing model. Desk quant implements it(does that mean writing the code?) and the trader use these models(or the code)? What does the quant developer do? There is also model...

I have read enough theoretical proofs etc. I want to solve some questions and see if I really learned this thing or not.

Do we still calculate "b" coefficient matrix as b=inv(x`x)*x`y where x is the matrix of independent variables and y is the matrix of dependent variables.

I am doing Ph.D in Finance. The structure of the program and the courses that I am taking does not give me much chance to apply my knowledge in c++, stochastic calculus and other math topics. So I think I am losing much of my quantitative skills instead of improving them. You guys are...

Hi I will start my Ph.D in finance this fall and I want to work as a quant when I finish. What would be your suggestions for me? I am going to work on improving my C++, MATLAB knowledge. Besides this what would you recommend?