Monday, February 13, 2012

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Blog Post: FINalternatives: Bryan Garnier Taps StormHarbour Vet For Euro Equities Fund

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:41 AM PST

Paris-based Bryan Garnier Asset Management has hired former StormHarbour Alternative Investments employee Epiphanios Michael as manager for it European equities long/short fund.read more...

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Introducing: The Electronic Cheque

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:31 AM PST

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Blog Post: QFINANCE: A Necessary Greek Devaluation and Default

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 04:22 AM PST

Blog Post: CapitalMarketsAcademy: Capital Markets Academy - Certificate Programmes

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:55 AM PST

You are a capital markets professional looking to advance your career? Our study programmes and certificate courses on all aspects of the capital markets and on Deutsche Börse's systems are waiting for you. Upon completion you will receive a highly-reknowned certificate.read more...

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Blog Post: mathfinance: Interview: Ernest P. Chan Quantitative Trading

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:33 AM PST

Dr. Ernest P. Chan is an expert in the development and application of statistical models and software for trading currencies, futures, and stocks. He is the principal of QTS Capital Management, LLC., which manages a hedge fund as well as individual clients’ accounts. He also offers training to clients via workshops or individualized consulting to trade for themselves using Matlab. Dr. Ernest P....

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Blog Post: TalesfromaTradingDesk: Weekend Reading ' Java Performance and Architecture, CSS Media, Fluid Design and More

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:10 AM PST

High performance libraries in Java Backbone.js by example â€" Part 1 Patterns For Large-Scale JavaScript Application Architecture Responsive Layouts using CSS Media Queries CSS Media Queries & Using Available Space Responsive Web Design Responsive Web Design: 50 Examples and Best Practices

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Blog Post: TheReformedBroker: The Secrets of Nike's New Marketing Revolution

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:07 AM PST

There are engineers and scientists with pedigrees from MIT and Apple. Leaks are tightly controlled; a public relations man jumps in front of a visitor who gazes at the computer screens for a little too long.

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Blog Post: PatrickBurns: A slice of S&P 500 kurtosis history

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:03 AM PST

How fat tailed are returns, and how does it change over time?read more...

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RT @portfolioprobe: A slice of S&P 500 kurtosis history http://t.co/VQogxEYf a tale of long tails #quant #finance #rstats

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:36 AM PST

moneyscience: RT @portfolioprobe: A slice of S&P 500 kurtosis history http://t.co/VQogxEYf a tale of long tails #quant #finance #rstats

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Indian authorities are probing whether Google broke domestic FX transaction rules while shifting funds abroad http://t.co/B59Zvv0k #tcm

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:10 AM PST

moneyscience: Indian authorities are probing whether Google broke domestic FX transaction rules while shifting funds abroad http://t.co/B59Zvv0k #tcm

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The God Box: Searching for the Holy Grail storage array - http://t.co/Ds9yafSK #tcm

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:10 AM PST

moneyscience: The God Box: Searching for the Holy Grail storage array - http://t.co/Ds9yafSK #tcm

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xkcd: The Valentine Prisoners Dilemma - http://t.co/qZpDjtJV #tcm

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:10 AM PST

moneyscience: xkcd: The Valentine Prisoners Dilemma - http://t.co/qZpDjtJV #tcm

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"Terrifying Efficiency" How to make make your cover-letter go viral - http://t.co/Q1Qz8aT6

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:09 AM PST

BusinessSchools: "Terrifying Efficiency" How to make make your cover-letter go viral - http://t.co/Q1Qz8aT6

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The God Box: Searching for the Holy Grail storage array - http://t.co/oldlxI5Z #tcm

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 02:09 AM PST

fin_tech: The God Box: Searching for the Holy Grail storage array - http://t.co/oldlxI5Z #tcm

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Failed forecasts and the financial crisis: How to resurrect economic modelling - http://t.co/jEeiWZfA #tcm

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:44 AM PST

moneyscience: Failed forecasts and the financial crisis: How to resurrect economic modelling - http://t.co/jEeiWZfA #tcm

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Blog Post: TheFinancialServicesClub: The best of innovation in finance: #Finovate Europe 2012

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:16 AM PST

The Financial Services Club is one of the major media partners with Finovate Europe, which took place last week.read more...

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The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/TYlzia3F ⸠Top stories today via @garylindblad @auckunibusiness @mbaatunc @leedsbiz

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:02 AM PST

BusinessSchools: The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/TYlzia3F â–¸ Top stories today via @garylindblad @auckunibusiness @mbaatunc @leedsbiz

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Blog Post: WealthandCapitalMarketsBlog: Electronic trading in India: Funny how these things work

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:31 PM PST

I recently attended TradeTech India, held in Mumbai. In the last couple of years, there has been a lot of excitement about electronic trading. Direct Market Access (DMA) got approved in India in 2008. Smart Order Routing got the go-ahead in 2010. But algo trading in the country really got a shot in the arm when co-location became available in 2010. After this, there were a spate of offerings from...

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Blog Post: EconometricsBeat: More on Shortest Confidence Intervals

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 06:14 PM PST

I was (pleasantly) surprised by the number of "hits" my recent post on "Minimizing the Length of a Confidence Interval" attracted. As has often been the case, a lot of visitors came by way of  Mark Thoma's excellent blog, Economist's View. (Thanks, Mark!)  In that post one of the things I discussed was the issue of constructing a "shortest length"...

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Blog Post: AllAboutAlpha: Video: Erik Knutzen of NEPC Speaks on the Role of Alternatives

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 04:30 PM PST

From Lynne Feldman, Director of Marketing at the CAIA Association: Introducing CAIA Conversations, a series of interviews with leading alternative investment experts that showcases current viewpoints on the alternative assets covered by the CAIA curriculum. The series launches with Erik L. Knutzen, CAIA, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, NEPC, who comments on the changing role of alternatives...

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Blog Post: FinanceClippings: The equation that caused the crash...?

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST

A reasonably good account of the impact of the Black Scholes equation.  Despite the rather dramatic title of the article, the equation did not cause the market crash. For my MBA 523 students - you need to read this.  We're talking about the derivation of the Black Scholes model this week!

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Nathaniel Rothschild loses libel case following a 2010 story which he said portrayed him as a "puppet-master" http://t.co/IKUdg6nx #tcm

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 07:36 AM PST

moneyscience: Nathaniel Rothschild loses libel case following a 2010 story which he said portrayed him as a "puppet-master" http://t.co/IKUdg6nx #tcm

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Blog Post: TheMonetaryFuture: Paxum Exits From Bitcoin Business

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 07:13 AM PST

Citing "new bank regulations" and "the fact that we are constrained to act in this manner", Canada-based Paxum has exited from the bitcoin business which put them on the map in 2011. On February 10th, Paxum stated that they can no longer accept any accounts related to bitcoin or bitcoin exchanges and that all current bitcoin accounts have been closed. Paxum is an e-wallet company that also offers...

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Financial Technology News Report is out! http://t.co/Jdseecpa : Top stories today via @louislovas @fincad @exceldashboards

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST

fin_tech: Financial Technology News Report is out! http://t.co/Jdseecpa â–¸ Top stories today via @louislovas @fincad @exceldashboards

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