[ankit_ag123]

any1 frm kolkata gvn the exam pls pm me...

[DoodeeDoo]

Originally Posted by dushyant bhatia

Sssup peeps..
Me one of those MBA aspirants who failed to make it in top 10 Bskools this yr... will take CAT in Nov this year.. Was thinkin of takin FRM exam alongside.. Cud u guys guide me as to how to go about it.. I think the last date for registration is in Oct.. But wud like to get a feel of it b4 takin a decesion whether to take it this yr or next yr..
Cud u guys help me know how to register, frm where to get study material etc etc..
Wud be of gr8 help..
Thanx a ton..

Cheerz

Hi

I just placed order(will reach in couple of hours) for Schweser FRM Notes (CFA fame) ,6 sets in all and for the latest (4th edition) of FRM handbook of Jurion for 2200/- at Laxmi Copy Centre.

The address is:
Laxmi Copy centre
Shop 1, VM Mehta Road
Opp. Rasraj Hotel, Near Mithibai College,
Vile Parle (West)
Mumbai - 56
Ph - 022 2613 4350/5051. Mob 9820541867

DooDeeDoo

[Scorpion King]

Originally Posted by DoodeeDoo

Hi

I just placed order(will reach in couple of hours) for Schweser FRM Notes (CFA fame) ,6 sets in all and for the latest (4th edition) of FRM handbook of Jurion for 2200/- at Laxmi Copy Centre.

The address is:
Laxmi Copy centre
Shop 1, VM Mehta Road
Opp. Rasraj Hotel, Near Mithibai College,
Vile Parle (West)
Mumbai - 56
Ph - 022 2613 4350/5051. Mob 9820541867

DooDeeDoo

Hey Dude,
U must have recd d material by now i m sure. How big is dat book by Jorion? Do u think it manageable to read all that stuff by november?? Tumtum is goin at an awesome pace ... i havent yet made up my mind on whether i m appearin this year or the next ... still confused :(. Btw, r the notes delivered to ur place clear and readable?? Sometime fotocopies r really bad ... complete put off .

[narendrasinghal]

Hi,

I'm a chartered accountant and working in an indian IT company as a business analyst in Risk management domain. I have appeared for CFA level 2 exams held in this month.
I have enrolled for the FRM nov 2007 exams and looking for soft copies of Schweser study guide.

I request the fellow forum members to share the URL from where I could download the soft copies of schweser study guides and FRM handbook.

Thanks
Narendra

[main_aisa_hoon]

Hello Everyone,
Can sm1 answer the following questons

1) I have the Schweser notes which comprises of 6 books. Is these books sufficient or do I need to purchase the Jurion handbook for FRM


2) In the Fixed Income part, 2nd chp, ( Bond valuation with a non parallel term structure), there are certain examples given to find the discount factors. The price given for the bond is 101-16 which means 101.50 and 105-31 or 105.9844. Could sm1 xplain why have they given price of the bonds as 101-16 and 105-31 and how does one infer the actual price of the bonds from these prices ?

Thanks!
MAH

[rajatb]

Originally Posted by main_aisa_hoon

Hello Everyone,
Can sm1 answer the following questons

1) I have the Schweser notes which comprises of 6 books. Is these books sufficient or do I need to purchase the Jurion handbook for FRM


2) In the Fixed Income part, 2nd chp, ( Bond valuation with a non parallel term structure), there are certain examples given to find the discount factors. The price given for the bond is 101-16 which means 101.50 and 105-31 or 105.9844. Could sm1 xplain why have they given price of the bonds as 101-16 and 105-31 and how does one infer the actual price of the bonds from these prices ?

Thanks!

MAH

The Quote arises from an old tradition in the bond trading markets where bond prices were quoted in fractions of 32 .
So a quote of 101-16 means 101+16/32 = 101.5
and a quote of 105-31 means 105+31/32= 105.9844

[Tumtum]

This is actually the fun part.

Like RajatB explained, the bond prices use the "32nds convention". This fact has been mentioned right in the first chapter "bond valuation with paralel shifts in term structure" in bond terminologies itself.

Guys, this is what I was talking about- minor things but if not known can really kill one's mood to study ! Please keep asking for more and RajatB, thanks for the reply- please keep contributing more to this thread.

[main_aisa_hoon]

hey thanks Rajat B
MAH

[Tumtum]

Guys, I happened to stumble upon these 2 websites while scouting for infor on options. These are really good refreshers and will help in clearing the basics quickly if you have studied about options earlier.

Even if you have not, these websites will help you to learn the basics very quickly. You won't have to read many other books to come to speed with which Schweser's notes discuss these topics. Hope you find them helpful. I found them useful.

http://www.blonnet.com/businessline/iw/2001/07/29/stories/0729g05b.htm

http://www.888options.com/basics/whatis/what_is_1.jsp#equity_options

Regards.

[main_aisa_hoon]

Hello Everyone,
Could sm1 tell me, where in Mumbai, one can buy Texas Instruments BAII plus professional calculators

Thanks!
MAH