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    Suggestion to fill in Garp working experience

    Hi I teach 16-17 year old kids basic accounting. The reason for taking FRM is to change industry. Just wondering is there any way I can tweak my current experience so that it can conform to the FRM work experience? I remember seeing accounting lecturer qualify but I was wondering how accounting...
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    Trying to make the early reg deadline - please help

    I pass cfa l3. Frm 1&2 is like cfa 2&3 together. Passed both level of frm in a day One thing is that u dun need to be really good as passing rate is high
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    GARP published the pass list for Part II may 2012

    Liu is the largest surname in China. Zhang, Chan are common too (zhang ziyi and jackie chan). Some surname are from a particular province, for example Lin and Wu are a popular surname in Fujian (a province in China). Because of low opportunity cost, some chinese work extremely hard. I heard of...
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    Anybody knows how long it takes for GARP to verify the work experience

    Hi, you mean after you uploaded on July 6, GAAP send you an email on a later date telling you that your work experience was approved (and your status change to certified FRM holder on member profile)?
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    May 2012 Exam Results

    Actually in asian context, having a extra cert is better than not having one. You will never know when you need it. Anyway I did not know it so easy until I embarked onto it
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    May 2012 Exam Results

    Thinking back, cfa was not that hard compared to frm. Putting frm at 1.5x cfa is reasonable. After completing this 2 program, I am embarking on CAIA(call me a cert collector). Caia is really quite simple as i only spend one week finishing the syllabus and now I am waiting to take the exam in sept.
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    passed L1 and L2. Scores in L2 not very impressive. does it matter?

    A little out of topic here. There are many Masters which is CFA affiliated and now I see that this Masters Ankur is talking about is FRM affiliated. If one has passed his FRM, do you think the person should take this Masters? I think many would have agreed that it is a waste of money to...
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    May 2012 Exam Results

    Is it called selection bias? No one in this forum commented they failed their FRM yet. It seems that everyone has passed. Anything I noticed is that people in this forum are the stronger test taker. Look at their post. Mostly 1-1-1-1. I guess those 4-4-4-4 will not come here
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    Pass FRM part 1&2 with all '1' except for a '3'

    Not a show off thread. But I can say that the passing marks may be quite low. For level 2, I totally do not know how to do 20-30 questions out of 80. For every questions, I will have 2 answers that are possible candidate. When I finished the exam, I was searching for info on how much to retake...
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    1. I choose path dependence or else MCS will not be used to price MBS? 2. Same Chose that. I was thinking doesn't LVAR=VAR+Liquidity cost? The longer the day, the higher? 3. Did not see that in Schweser text. Schweser also did not cover the Liquidity duration part (they cover the simple example...
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    Look at this question I posted before the exam (http://forum.bionicturtle.com/threads/implied-volatility.5838/). It is the same question as the exam. I don't really remember from where I found this question (Sorry David again for nothing quoting source)
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    LeeBrittain you will not fail. BT users have high pass rates and I think those who are bothered to find out in forum will score better than many who don't
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    I was thinking duration as a sum of weighted and my answer is also 5.1.
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    You don't have to. Remember seeing it in one question
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    My answers are to lankylint. But I think I have asked question 1 before (1) Implied volatility is assumed to be the center. What will be the effect? (in-the-money call value understated?)). <=There is also out of money put which is equally understated..... 40) Some big question with 2 custom...
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    Level 2: Post what your remember here...

    Confirm $40. This is a simple question
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    FRM May2012 L1 exam feedback

    How did people get $109 for the futures question? I put this and I thought it was wrong. Anyway, it was the closest.
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    FRM May2012 L1 exam feedback

    Yes, they should have not rounded off any numbers used as input as final answers. I brought my water bottle in and nearly drink from it (That constitutes a violation:=( I don't understand why candidates cannot even drink water
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    FRM May2012 L1 exam feedback

    I managed to finish the exam in 1.5hrs and spend the next 2.5hrs looking around. There is about 5 questions I am unsure of. But the afternoon exam is a killer. It is very difficult and theoretical.
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