[Snowflake]

Hey everyone,
was hard pressed with work...had absolutely no time...i got flooding messages from you all to repost the links...so I'm doing it again. Please don't expect me to do it again (people who have downloaded can help out others right!). Posting the stuff on a permanent link is out of question (as many of you have asked).

Here you go!

1.Reto Galatti case studies http://download.yousendit.com/4CD3012E216369CA
2.Kevin Dowd http://download.yousendit.com/2A030C916F2C7A79
3. Securitization handbookhttp://download.yousendit.com/F6A3D89D7EE7413B
4.Schaum's outlines http://download.yousendit.com/BD40C9734CCDB75A
5.Saunders Cornett FIM http://download.yousendit.com/30750BF83AAE6FDF

All the best to everyone taking up FRM this year. Take care...

[andy_jaan]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Hey everyone,
was hard pressed with work...had absolutely no time...i got flooding messages from you all to repost the links...so I'm doing it again. Please don't expect me to do it again (people who have downloaded can help out others right!). Posting the stuff on a permanent link is out of question (as many of you have asked).

Here you go!

1.Reto Galatti case studies http://download.yousendit.com/4CD3012E216369CA
2.Kevin Dowd http://download.yousendit.com/2A030C916F2C7A79
3. Securitization handbookhttp://download.yousendit.com/F6A3D89D7EE7413B
4.Schaum's outlines http://download.yousendit.com/BD40C9734CCDB75A
5.Saunders Cornett FIM http://download.yousendit.com/30750BF83AAE6FDF

All the best to everyone taking up FRM this year. Take care...

Well nice stuff, but I guess first one is different from what you exactly intend and also can we get that Chapter 15 for RARAC (previously posted by you) as I looked it once long back and remember it being of quite significance.

Regards,
Andy

[manmaani]

Hello all FRM aspirants,

I have one question. If I am working with a financial concern but as a product/relationship manager, am I still eligible for the GARP FRM designation. (ofcourse if I have a 2 year work-ex in the same field)
I had mailed GARP but my mail is bouncing back. Anyone pls reply, it wud help me in making a decision whether to apply for FRM or not at the first place
Thanks in advance

[N_Z_O_M_N_I_A_C]

hi everyone,

This is my 3rd day since I picked up the FRM schweser notes.....Operational RISK is very painful....do we have to remember all the formulaes and minor details of every model...Given the little time I have I think I shud concentrate on the big picture and try to leverage my CFA L2 knowledge.
The quant is almost exact overlap to CFA L2..the only new parts are credit risk and operational risk....market risk some parts are new...

BTW is it necessary to remember every BASEL2 reading? or just get an idea??

Any other strategy for me?

[nitya34]

FRM is over,finally
How was the paper?
any reactions?

[N_Z_O_M_N_I_A_C]

I screwed up completely... My strategy: 1. try various permutations combinations of the data supplied...and check if answer exists in the options 2. Treat operational risk topics like Reading Comprehension...try to choose politically correct options 3.In the end count # of A,B C and D and guess the remaining Q with min(A,B,C,D)...assuming all answer choices are uniformily distributed I can't comment about the exam from a real test taker perspective....one who has studied the stuff properly.... I will be making history in case I pass.....

[rajatb]

Found the paper quite tough compared to CFA L1 or L2 .
Not only were the questions asked in depth unlike the CFA where they are more straightforward,it was also assumed you would have a good knowledge of current market events.

Not as confident as I was after giving the CFA exams but should manage to pass if the passing %age is 45-50 as last year.

Questions varied from hard core linear algebra to simple CAT probability type questions.

[nitya34]

Yes Rajat
amazed to see Q on Eigen vector,(nXn) matrix and also some prob Qs(on MF weightage etc) requiring maths/CAT level knowledge (candidates scratching head as if its sortino etc)
CDO stuff were full of twists and less qs from obvious section
Its the toughest Exam on Finance thing

[matrixreloaded]

I had studied for about 2-3 weeks for the exam and found it really really tough.. especially the afternoon session. Does anyone have an idea of how many marks out of 140 would be good enough to clear the exam? Can something like 70 correct answers be sufficient?

[vn_shankar]

Originally Posted by rajatb

Found the paper quite tough compared to CFA L1 or L2 .
Not only were the questions asked in depth unlike the CFA where they are more straightforward,it was also assumed you would have a good knowledge of current market events.

Not as confident as I was after giving the CFA exams but should manage to pass if the passing %age is 45-50 as last year.

Questions varied from hard core linear algebra to simple CAT probability type questions.

Hi everyone,
I had gone through bits of core readings and also Shweser but to no avail. The paper was very tough. This time there were more quantitative questions - about 50/60 , I guess. I was not prepared for that. Yes, there were hardly few direct questions. Most of the quantitiative stuff were tricky and took lot of time. I think given the comments that the exam is more qualitative, they would have made the paper very tough this year.
I would have to sit again next year. But, dont know what is in store next year.
What about others?...pl. give your comments about the exam.
Shankar.