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    Backtesting Var - practice question

    Hi, Aleksander, Yes, if prob < 5% --> reject Sorry for delay Best
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    Backtesting Var - practice question

    Hi, Dadalee, Yes, if probab < 5% --> reject Sorry for delay Best
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    CFA CFAs, share some tips plz.

    Hm, and this is just the top of the iceberg... There is a lot of similar or worse "stuff". But what is funny, GARP (FRM Program at least) is the only (imho) entity who is trying to follow (mimic ?) each and every aspect of the CFAI policy (with varying degree of success) as close as possible!
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    CFA CFAs, share some tips plz.

    http://www.cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/10.2469/ccb.v2010.n2.1 Standards of Practice Handbook, Tenth edition, 2010 "Exhibit 4. Correct and Incorrect Use of the Chartered Financial Analyst and CFA Marks Correct: He is one of two CFA charterholdersin the company. He earned the right to use the...
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    Backtesting Var - practice question

    Hi David, This thread is a brilliant illustration to what I’m trying to deliver to colleagues for many years: 1. Normal distribution: continuous, F(x=a)=0 (necessarily) by definition !!! cdf (x<a), cdf (a<x<b), cdf(x>b) not equal to zero 2. Binomial distribution: discrete, F(x=a)...
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    CFA CFAs, share some tips plz.

    If you are not CFA Charterholder/candidate you can do whatever you want. If you are you can not. This is violation of the Standards of Professional Conduct. See CFA Institute site for appr. policy. Best, vt2012, CFA
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    CFA CFAs, share some tips plz.

    BTW, CFA is an adjective, not a noun...
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    FRM Fun 25, interest rate swap comparative advantage

    Hi David, In your terms equations are: 1. Fx(b)+Fl(a)-L-g=8 -> g=Fx(b)+Fl(a)-L-8 this is g definition 2. Fx(b)-8=0.5(g-0.2) 3. Fl(a)-L-0.2=0.5(g-0.2) Rank of the matrix is 2 Or, substituting g t0 2 and 3 we have 1. Fx(b)-8=Fl(a)-L-0.2 2. Fl(a)-L-0.2=Fx(b)-8 Of course, rank of the...
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    FRM Fun 25, interest rate swap comparative advantage

    P.S. Naturally, restriction is sA>0.2, otherwise we'll have losses, not gains
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    FRM Fun 25, interest rate swap comparative advantage

    Agree, answer is quite obvious: Company B's borrowing rate (on its own) in fixed-rate markets is 9%. Gain =(9-6)-(L+2-L-1.2)=2.2% shared as 1%(CoA)+1%(CoB)+0.2%(FI). Much more interesting the problem is WITHOUT asumption that CoA's borrowing rate (FL) is L+1.2 Strictly speaking, the problem...
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    May 2012 Exam Results

    Sokano, troubleshooter, Never say never - I mean there is a lot of charters ahead :-) I'm 58, Ph.D. (Phys, Math, Solid State Physics, Computational Physics), CFA, MBA (Management, Finance), just got FRM P1: 1111 !
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