Hi surya,
can u plz tell me more about the pristine program in hyderabad.. is it a 5 weeks program and classes on saturday and sunday...i was thinking of joining their program in july in mumbai but as i will be in hyderabad at that time( in june) so i can join in hyderabad.. The group is surely to mobilise the study material and pooling in to buy the scheweser notes.. i dont know much abt the pristine material but scheweser notes have decent reviews.. about material from pristine, may be shyam can say more as he has joined them..
Rahul
Hi surya,
can u plz tell me more about the pristine program in hyderabad.. is it a 5 weeks program and classes on saturday and sunday...i was thinking of joining their program in july in mumbai but as i will be in hyderabad at that time( in june) so i can join in hyderabad.. The group is surely to mobilise the study material and pooling in to buy the scheweser notes.. i dont know much abt the pristine material but scheweser notes have decent reviews.. about material from pristine, may be shyam can say more as he has joined them..
Rahul
Hi rahul,
Yes it is a 5 week program and classes on saturday and monday. could you please let out the details of the amt I need to pay, If I join the list you were talking abt.
Hi surya,
when is the programme starting and how much is it costing..
About joining our group u r most welcome.. for more details u can write to girish in this thread only.. it will cost around 2500 per head.. check ur PM..
Rahul
hi everyone,
I will be appearing for FRM exam this Nov. I am an engineering grad working in software industry for the last 3 yrs.
I have been closely following this thread, and have inferred that the following will be sufficient for the exam prep (given i hail from a non finance background)
1)start with JC Hull, then Gujrati
2)then go on to FRm handbook
3)schweser/bionic turtle notes
4)core readings
Is this list sufficient or do ppl read something else as well like for statistics or basic fin market stuff before jumping into the FRM prep stuff
Sorry if the question above sounds v naive but really need the help of some puys here to clear my doubt.
hi everyone,
I will be appearing for FRM exam this Nov. I am an engineering grad working in software industry for the last 3 yrs.
I have been closely following this thread, and have inferred that the following will be sufficient for the exam prep (given i hail from a non finance background)
1)start with JC Hull, then Gujrati
2)then go on to FRm handbook
3)schweser/bionic turtle notes
4)core readings
Is this list sufficient or do ppl read something else as well like for statistics or basic fin market stuff before jumping into the FRM prep stuff
Sorry if the question above sounds v naive but really need the help of some puys here to clear my doubt.
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Its better you have a basic understanding of finance before you jump in. FRM is tough.dont underestimate it. I know CFA charterholders and IIT Grads flunking out because of overconfidence.
You'll find it difficult to grasp the concepts in Hull unless you already have an understanding of the terms used in derivatives etc.Engg gives you a good headstart.but hey, many engineers work in risk mgmt these days and strong stats and probability knowledge is a given .
plus if you are working long hours (likey if you are a s.w guy) it may be difficult to spare many hours a day starting from scratch. if you are still asking basic questions at this point in time, it may be too early for you to attempt 2008 Nov realistically speaking.
dsyl
just my $0.02
Hi Dsylexic and all,
I need a little help from u.
I am taking Banking magmt as major in NMIMS,mumbai.
Can you tell me about short term fin/banking related certifications avalaible which may excel my prospect in this field before joing MBA in July 08
plz Pm me
Thnks
Manubob
Hi Dsylexic and all,
I need a little help from u.
I am taking Banking magmt as major in NMIMS,mumbai.
Can you tell me about short term fin/banking related certifications avalaible which may excel my prospect in this field before joing MBA in July 08
plz Pm me
Thnks
Manubob
I am also interested in knowing abt the same. It would be beneficial for all if the person replying to the above question could asnwer the same on the thread itself.
Thanks,
Sharad
Dear Shyam, catparanoid, rahul.igidr, dsylexic, stratmanish, andy_jaan, doraa7,
further update on Schweser,
Spoke to the schweser guys today.
The Schweser notes for FRM 2008 will be available in 3rd week of may only.
Till then i think we have to go ahead with hull and gujrati only.
Cheers,
Girish
Hi All,
Was very busy with work last week, so was away from this thread.
Its good to see a lot many people joining the Bandwagon
Regarding Group for Schweser Notes.
Heres the Full List now
Myself - ssu039 (Mumbai)
KK - catparanoid (Mumbai)
Rahul Igidr (Mumbai)
Dsylexic (Mumbai)
stratmanish (Mumbai)
Andy_Jaan (Mumbai)
Girishdn (Chennai)
doraa7 (Chennai)
Its 8 people now,
I will coordinate from Mumbai, who takes the responsibility from chennai.
I have some peple added on my Orkut profile, some have pmed their Contact nos to me.
Remaining people, please pm me ur contact details and add me up in Orkut.
In any case, lets wait till Schweser comes up in Laxmi Xerox centre in Mumbai. It will be available latest by May 1st week. There has been a lot of discrepancy on the materials that Laxmi provides - Some people dont get CDs, some dont get Question Banks, sometimes pages are missing and et al,
So I urge you guys that Dont buy the Notes from Laxmi in a Hurry, and make sure that one gets all the notes properly.
Keep all guns flaring for the FRM exam
cheers,
Shyam
Hi
Thanks for the honest reply. But I would still like to give it a shot and hope for the best. Because of some personal reasons i will not be working for 3-4 months, and so was hoping that why not utilise the time. BTW i have been educating myself and started reading HULL.
Would like to know what do the guys study for knowing/refreshing the maths concept. Also before jumping into reading core readings and schweser do you guys suggest reading any books .
Thanks again in advance for your replies to my question.
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Its better you have a basic understanding of finance before you jump in. FRM is tough.dont underestimate it. I know CFA charterholders and IIT Grads flunking out because of overconfidence.
You'll find it difficult to grasp the concepts in Hull unless you already have an understanding of the terms used in derivatives etc.Engg gives you a good headstart.but hey, many engineers work in risk mgmt these days and strong stats and probability knowledge is a given .
plus if you are working long hours (likey if you are a s.w guy) it may be difficult to spare many hours a day starting from scratch. if you are still asking basic questions at this point in time, it may be too early for you to attempt 2008 Nov realistically speaking.
dsyl
just my $0.02
Hi
Would like to add more to what dyslexic said.
From my preparations on FRM, I feel that FRM requires more knowledge of Quant than of Finance. One may have good knowledge on Derivatives mechanism, Bonds etc but FRM tests you on how to price that bond, valuation, Pricing and stuff.
So if you have knowledge of Finance or Not, everyones on the same page.
Secondly, The books that u mentioned in ur previous posts are mandatory books inorder to crack FRM. But all these books should not be read in Isolation.
Its definitely not a good idea to read just Hull and then move on to Schweser and other stuff.
One has to primarily refer to the FRM 2008 AIMS, find the learning objectives - then combinely study Schweser, Handbook, Core Readings. etc
Study with a purpose and that AIMS all about. If one doesnt have Schweser or Core Readings this point of time, one should atleast try combining readings with 4th Edition Handbook
Cheers,
Shyam 
Hi
Thanks for the honest reply. But I would still like to give it a shot and hope for the best. Because of some personal reasons i will not be working for 3-4 months, and so was hoping that why not utilise the time. BTW i have been educating myself and started reading HULL.
Would like to know what do the guys study for knowing/refreshing the maths concept. Also before jumping into reading core readings and schweser do you guys suggest reading any books .
Thanks again in advance for your replies to my question.
Hi buddy,
Wrong thread for this Question.
Neverthless, Some Certifications that u can pursue are
- NSE NCFM Exams
Courses offered by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance Indian Institute of Banking & Finance
viz.
- Diploma in Banking
- JAIIB and CAIIB
FRM will help you, if you want to pursue a career in Treasury, Risk Management and Areas of BASEL implementation
cheers,
Shyam
Hi Dsylexic and all,
I need a little help from u.
I am taking Banking magmt as major in NMIMS,mumbai.
Can you tell me about short term fin/banking related certifications avalaible which may excel my prospect in this field before joing MBA in July 08
plz Pm me
Thnks
Manubob
Hi all,
Everyones here are referring that they are currently reading Gujarati
R u guys referring to the;
Basic Econometrics - Gujarati book or
Essential Econometrics - Gujarati Book
Basic Econometrics primarily consists of theory while Essential Econometrics consists of Numericals. Theres also a solution manual to the Essential Econometrics book.
Please let me know If you have Essential Econometrics book and its Solution Manual.
cheers,
Shyam
hi shyam,
do u have FRM hand book 4th edition? i downloaded the 3rd edition from net. I am planning to buy the 4th edition.. Is it different from the 3rd.. can u give some links from where i can download some core readings (if available on net)...
I checked in my library.. we also have basic econometrics and therez no solution manual for hull.. but i think the libraryhas ordered for it.. just think...
Rahul
Hi Shyam,
I think GARP recomends essential econometrics. which is difficult to get on web.
Girish
Hi all,
Everyones here are referring that they are currently reading Gujarati
R u guys referring to the;
Basic Econometrics - Gujarati book or
Essential Econometrics - Gujarati Book
Basic Econometrics primarily consists of theory while Essential Econometrics consists of Numericals. Theres also a solution manual to the Essential Econometrics book.
Please let me know If you have Essential Econometrics book and its Solution Manual.
cheers,
Shyam
hey girish,
can we get some other books on net... Do u have FRM hand book 4 edition..
Rahul
u can get basic econometrics - gujrati on esnips.
I am also looking for 4th edition but fruitless. I have 3rd edition. I have posted the links for the same elsewhere in this thread.
Girish
hey girish,
can we get some other books on net... Do u have FRM hand book 4 edition..
Rahul
Hi girish
i am planning to buy 4th edition...i downloaded the 3rd edition already.. do u wana pool in for 4th edition..
Rahul
Hi Rahul,
The original book will cost you Rs. 7000
For FRM, 4th Edition Handbook, 2008 Core Readings, Schweser and Hull will Suffice.
Buying Individual books are NOT recommended.
Cheers,
Shyam
HI shyam,
i checked out the price for handbook at sterling book store ( near church gate).. its available there for Rs 920 (after discount).. So i was thinking of buying the original as the price difference isnt much from the laxmi plus i will be satisfied about the authenticity of material..
Rahul