[cat=chimera]

@Amit 007_001 : Thanks dude .... I was anyways thinking about L1 only... There is a specific query , will Schweser be sufficient for L1, of course with some amount of Jorion reading too...??

[kevinraj20]

Originally Posted by ssu039

Hi,

Investment Banks in the past used to recruit talented guys and gals from Sports to Social Sciences and from Technology to Music

But the recent downturn will force them to rethink their hiring strategies

your term Investment Banking??? is not clear and it means different things

It can either mean u want to work with an Investment Bank(that will have Tech, Fin, Ops,Research teams) or it can also mean u want to work with the Investment Banking Division (IBD) of an Investment Banking

Yes with ur CS u can definitely get into an Investment Bank

But u will need to have an MBA from a Premier Business School to get into the Investment Banking Division of a Premier Investment Bank

The functions of a CS and FRM executive are not complementary, FRM wont help you if you want to be a Chartered Secretary (A CS performs a more holistic function in running the company rather than an FRM who will just focus on Derivatives, trading and others...)

Out of FRM and CFA

a CS + CFA is a better combination any day as CFA course also focuses on Economics, FSA, Corp Fin & Ethics(A major part) - which the FRM course doesnt (Ethics has been included starting this year)

Cheers,
Shyam

Thanks a lot man .. Actually i'm plannin to get into the Investment Banking Division coz we do study about forex managements , derivatives , stocks , bonds , shares ..

And One more question .. As i said i'm doin ACS and i will finish by december 2010 and i have already finished CA- Inter and if i finish CFA Level 1 .. will CFA Level 1 help me get into investment banking division.

[AMIT_007_001]

Originally Posted by cat=chimera

@Amit 007_001 : Thanks dude .... I was anyways thinking about L1 only... There is a specific query , will Schweser be sufficient for L1, of course with some amount of Jorion reading too...??

I believe Schweser will suffice but as the Syllabus for L1 is not as daunting , u can refer to Jorion also

All the Best !!

[soutik]

Hi Gaurav,

getting the material or the handbook from GARP is optional. its not included in the basic fees. If u want to buy from GARP u can buy it from them.

regarding the syllabus for L2, i m also concerned, i dont want to do something half finished, and syllabus for L1 is already done as i did the CFA L1 in June. But time of 3 months seems a lil short. as for advice, i asked a couple of my faculty (one of who has given FRM) and they were all of the opinion that i should go for the full version, more so as in the next trimester we also have risk management (so will have a bit of overlap).

Havent registered yet, waiting to get a feel of the scheweser material that i bought.
this was just my opinion dont knoe if it helped u.

[a1_gaurav]

Hey,

Thnx for d info... Ive decided to go ahead with giving the exam. Although havent seen the schewser material.. but its better to go for the FULL version this year.. given the Finance stuff taught to us..and the CFA L1

[Apoorv Kumar]

hwws d prep goin guyss!!!!!


just 3 months left!!! n i havent even done 25% of d course!!!

planning to complete schweser n handbook and if gt some more time.. wud read d core readings...

btw schweser covers all d GARP AIMS so just wanted to know frm oders weder only roughly covering up the AIMS frm schweser wud be enuff or a deep study of each topic through the core readings is required??
cuz each chapter is like 50-60 pages in core readings whereas schweser covers d whole thing in 1500 pages.. if i include handbook that makes it a bit more dan 2000 pages.. atleast much less dan dose cumbersome core readings

hw ya guys preparing yaar???

[saskar2009]

Originally Posted by Apoorv Kumar

hwws d prep goin guyss!!!!!


just 3 months left!!! n i havent even done 25% of d course!!!

planning to complete schweser n handbook and if gt some more time.. wud read d core readings...

btw schweser covers all d GARP AIMS so just wanted to know frm oders weder only roughly covering up the AIMS frm schweser wud be enuff or a deep study of each topic through the core readings is required??
cuz each chapter is like 50-60 pages in core readings whereas schweser covers d whole thing in 1500 pages.. if i include handbook that makes it a bit more dan 2000 pages.. atleast much less dan dose cumbersome core readings

hw ya guys preparing yaar???

Apoorv,

Even i am in the same boat...only 25% completed. However, i found the core readings gave a better understanding of the concepts than schwesers'.I may go through core readings for fin. instruments,market risk, and credit risk....and the rest..schweser...but of course..all these are wishes yet to be carried out.

[Apoorv Kumar]

Originally Posted by saskar2009

Apoorv,

Even i am in the same boat...only 25% completed. However, i found the core readings gave a better understanding of the concepts than schwesers'.I may go through core readings for fin. instruments,market risk, and credit risk....and the rest..schweser...but of course..all these are wishes yet to be carried out.

Agreed man!!

core readings are for buidling concepts... schweser is just like guides dat are available in the markets to pass the exam.. but exam pass karna bhi to jaruri hai!! n just 3 months left wid more dan 4000 pages of core readings to read!!
dats y m thinking of first try to finish the schweser n handbook.. and den go deep wid core readings..

[holy_luv]

ppl,
did u actually buy the core readings? wat abt the handbook? where did u get it frm?
pls PM me the details if the material is available elsewhere...
Thx!

[saurabh.dokania]

i bought the material frm laksmi xerox...if u in chenai then i cn help u..