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Hi Shubhajit, I like the idea of going though the video first to know what i am learning in a new chapter and once the video finishes, then you could read the garp core reading, BT notes, practice questions. Video is a concise and quick way to cover topics initially. Hope this helps. Ankur

Congratulations for passing both levels in 1 go !! IMHO quartiles will not matter as you start floating your CV with FRM designation. What matters is that with designation, you have proved that you have shown dedication to go through a rigorous exam course and have passed in 1 go. 2 levels in...

As Alek has already said depends on your gameplan but if you start now, you should be able to evaluate your studies around Oct and then decide whether to defer it or not. Alek, Frankly i did not feel P2 was boring (though some redundant materials like MBS emerging @ several place thru the...

I was lucky that i bought in time before tier system came in, so was grandfathered into Tier 3. My only issue with Part 2 is that IT'S VAST !! lot of topics to cover relative to questions in exams. Coming out of part 1 in good shape (around 2.5 months of study) , i had underestimated the time...

Hurray !!! passed L2 .....I am just so excited... Cant thank enough David and his team AND this forum for wonderful support and the knowledge i have gained!!!! Could not have made it without exceptional BT support..

Thanks for all the links !! love your consultant reaction :D ...plain and brutal...

Hi David, Now that exam fever is over and i have been itching to ask this question but was waiting to get past the rush. Last year, first time when someone referred me to this website, i got curious by the name you have assumed "BIONIC TURTLE"......Why BT? Why not FRM Turtle or Bionic FRM...

I am not going to read all ans as the fact that it was easy and i was able to finish in nearly 3 hours as everybody has been experiencing ..it will be very difficult to pass now....and i am sure, being easy rattled me in some question as i made some stupid mistakes....just couldn't remember the...

FNIPS is an Inflation protected security, so you will get real yield + inflation return as well (which makes you protected) With normal (or nominal) fixed-income investments, investors will bear inflation risk (returns could be eroded by inflation)...which is our FNB Bond in this case which...

I am scared by the thought of it...:eek: no way..back to study

A right way panic is good but not a wrong way ;) seems like i am already in my exam mode :eek:

@qin..Its a matter of getting more than 15 min early...why risk reaching last minute?..just try to be there early enough to give you sufficient time for check in and relax before the exam...and not have last min unnecessary panic.. Ankur

Hi David, I tried to search this on forum but couldn't find anything on this...In Spreadsheet T7.C.1 Capital adequacy...question is about Market risk calc. I understand Tier 1 and Tier 2 (no more than 100% of T1) could divide capital charge 50% but what i don't understand - Is Market Risk...

totally true - "as imp as pencil"..... I totally agree, i could also see the frustration at some people's face of not knowing this detail (or rather ignoring)..but one could do little, if anything at that time The other thing was some people violated garp policy of continue writing even after...

I am in NY and last time (during part 1) i guess there must be close to or more than 200 people taking exam. So they do it in a big convention center. Good thing this time is that its in the afternoon otherwise last time to make it for morning session, i had to getup like 5am, which i am not...

Hi David/Suzanne I remember during part 1 in Nov 11, BT had uploaded Garp sample exam set also in the forums. Don't know if its already somewhere, as i couldn't find it..Could you pls let me know if its in forum already or you are skipping this time? Thanks! Ankur

Just to add..its useful to do more questions from the past (2011 and 2010..if time permits) and if same AIMs...as i remember during part 1 exam (in Nov 2011) ..one question was to select CTD bond from a bunch of bonds and the quick way to do it (if i remember correctly) was shown by david in...

Mea culpa !! I now remember that i had downloaded all pdfs and merged into one (i did that) for each section like Market risk etc.... during part 1 for easier carry. Thanks for your response. I will work based off the pdf's that's uploaded. I haven't gone through everything but hopefully...

expect it to be 20% tougher than part 1 :) given the same # of hrs, garp is giving more time/ques...i would have loved to keep it at 100 and rather bring the difficulty level down :)

Hi Suzanne, I am P2 candidate and am going through practice questions on the forum. During P1 preparation having all questions and answers on a PDF were very helpful for me to study offline and i could follow the forum for any further discussion. I remember making a such request during P1 and...