Monday, December 17, 2012

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Blog Post: PatrickBurns: A look at historical Value at Risk

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:33 AM PST

Historical Value at Risk (VaR) is very popular because it is easy and intuitive: use the empirical distribution of some specific number of past returns for the portfolio.read more...

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Blog Post: TheFinancialServicesClub: 2012: little to celebrate in the City

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:38 AM PST

As we’re in the final countdown to the end of year celebrations, it’s a good moment to reflect on what’s happened in 2012 in banking.read more...

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The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/mgDaff68 ⸠Top stories today via @MITSloanExecEd @Vlerick

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 11:38 PM PST

BusinessSchools: The Financial Education Daily is out! http://t.co/mgDaff68 â–¸ Top stories today via @MITSloanExecEd @Vlerick

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Blog Post: filmackay: AFR: Pay up, high-frequency traders told

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 05:03 PM PST

The AFR ran an article on HFT, purporting to report on an increased desire to push more supervision costs onto HFT. The central tennant of the article does not make sense, and perhaps by extension the [www.treasury.gov.au/~/media/…/Discussion%20Paper.ashx Treasury report] it's based on.read more...

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Blog Post: Falkenblog: The Trolley Problem

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 05:01 PM PST

Over on Bloggingheads, some psychologists were discussing the neurology of moral judgments. They discussed the trolley problem, which is pretty famous among moral philosophers.  The basic conundrum is this: A trolley has lost its brakes, and is about to crash into 5 workers at the end of the track. You find that you just happen to be standing next to a side track that veers into a sand pit,...

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MoneyScience Daily is out! http://t.co/aGkJAVQE : Top stories today via @Risk_Mgmt @wesmckinn

Posted: 16 Dec 2012 07:24 AM PST

moneyscience: MoneyScience Daily is out! http://t.co/aGkJAVQE â–¸ Top stories today via @Risk_Mgmt @wesmckinn

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Intel and OnX Announce Social Media Hub for the Finteligent Trading Technology Community

Posted: 24 Oct 2012 04:32 AM PDT

TORONTO, Ontario and New York, NY, October 23, 2012 – read more...

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