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Market Risk Management and Analytics
Market Risk Management Analytics is where I started my banking career. It may be a good place for quantitative professionals to start. Here is a summary of what MRM and Analytics do. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Life: East vs. West
Perspectives on life a la East and West! Continue reading
Credit Risk Management
Risk management is a critical function of Middle Office. Here is a look at Credit Risk Management. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Game of Life
How to understand life in terms of its underlying rules. Evolutionarly biology first. Continue reading
Posted in Life and Death, Philosophy
Tagged chess, evolutionary biology, life, theory of evolution
Art of Corporate War
Exploring the rules and nature of the corporate game that a vast majority of us play on a daily basis. Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Life, Humor, Philosophy, Work and Life
Tagged chess, games that people play, life
Middle Office
Moving from the risk taking side (Front Office) to the risk control side (Middle Office), this post gives you a general outline of what this second office does. Continue reading
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Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Rules of the Game
This is the introductory post on a short series on the rules of the games that people play, and where to look for predictability. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Physics, Work and Life
Tagged Albert Einstein, chess, life, O V Vijayan, Richard Feynman
Quantitative Developers
On the vital role of quantitative developers in an investment bank. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Average Beauty
If you consider yourself average, you are probably more attractive than you think you are. Here is why. Continue reading
Trading Desks
The profit centers of an investment bank, trading desks command enormous prestige. And bonuses, which can easy range up to a few times their annual salary. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Lose Fat, Not Weight
How to lose fat (and weight) while not losing your muscles. The second post in this series. Continue reading
Sales and Structuring
Sales – another crucial team in the Front Office of any bank. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Do You Believe in God?
Don’t answer that! I can tell you whether you believe in God or not. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Science, Work and Life
Tagged atheism, cognitive neuroscience, god concept, quiz
Economists
Economists (with too many hands) find their place in Front Office of investment banks. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Another Pen Story of Tough Love
Another pen, another story about the tightrope act called parenting. Continue reading
Front Office
Front Office, the world and customer facing side of an investment bank, houses both the rainmakers and rogue-traders, along with their support teams. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
Pride and Prejudice
The speeches that Swami Vivekananda gave about 120 years ago in Chicago, and on the origins of pride. And of shame. Continue reading
Structure of a Bank
A short introduction to the static structure of an investment bank. We will have much more to say about it later on. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
How to Lose Weight in Your Late Forties
Do not let anybody tell you what you can and cannot do. They are almost always wrong. You want to get in shape, I will show you how. Continue reading
Trading Platform
What is a trading platform? Why does everybody want it? And how do we get one? Third post in this series on quantitative development. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Tagged computing, Corporate Life, money, quantitative finance, wilmott
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