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  1. Mohamed Sakr

    No watch allowed during the exam?

    Yes .. they made it clear to us too yesterday, but there was a BIG wall clock right in front of us, so it wasn't an issue.
  2. Mohamed Sakr

    P2 Focus Review 2nd of 8

    Yes I did and have already downloaded and viewed the video. Thank you and David for your unlimited help :)
  3. Mohamed Sakr

    P2 Focus Review 2nd of 8

    Thank you a lot dear David.
  4. Mohamed Sakr

    P2 Focus Review 2nd of 8

    Dear Suzanne, When will the 2nd focus review be released? Thank you,
  5. Mohamed Sakr

    FRM Fun 5

    I see it very similar to Barings, taking positions in derivatives and betting on the underlying. Nick Leeson did it with Nikkei futures and JPM misused CDSs. It is also similar to Metallgesellschaft (Selling long-term protection for short-term protection bought), betting that investment grade...
  6. Mohamed Sakr

    CFA CFAs, share some tips plz.

    If you want my opinion as someone who attempted and failed CFA level 1, I would say the following: - You definitely need to spend more time to study. I finished a Master degree in September 2010, and suddenly decided to join the next CFA exam on December 2010. I had only 3 months, and I was...
  7. Mohamed Sakr

    Capital Allocation for Liquidity Risk under Pillar II

    Hello, What are possible ways to quantify liquidity risk for banks, and hence allocate capital for that risk under supervisory review (Pillar II)? Is there like an industry standard or banks are free to determine the way they asses and quntify that risk. If for example, within 1-month horizon...
  8. Mohamed Sakr

    FRM 2011 results

    Clear! 2 2 2 2 from the 1st attempt. Thank you David! Never possible without your videos and Excel sheets, particularly the Excel sheets, the very complicated concept to explain or digest becomes a piece of cake after reivewing a related Excel sheet of yours. Have a nice day!
  9. Mohamed Sakr

    We recommend you change your screen name in the forum!

    I did it already few hours before the announcement, and added an avatar too :) I never used the forum effectively while peparing for the exam (before 19 Nov.), now I'm checking it continuously (the opposite of most members). But seriously David, your videos, notes and practice questions gave me...
  10. Mohamed Sakr

    FRM Part 1 : Exam Done in Dubai 2011

    Done in Riyadh! I followed a strategy to leave long unclear questions till the end .. by the time I reached question 100, I had only 30 minutes left and about 30 questions undone! Spent around 10 minutes transferring my answers to the answer sheet. and 20 minutes were mainly to "quickly...
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