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I was in NYC two weeks ago for a business meeting. Every year on the 1st weekend in Nov I go to NYC. It alway happens to be the same weekend as the NYC marathon. I stay at the same Hotel (Hotel Elysee) each year. This year has been the first in 4 or 5 years that the hotel was not booked...

I think she was stringing him along.

http://muffmarkets.com/hbs05/2008/01/25/damnit-bess/ There are a lot of sketchy characters in finance. Some people who ran hedge funds don’t have any sort of finance background at all, if you can believe that. Or any business education. I’ve been trying to figure out strategies to...

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What is Bob Kanter upto these days? and Jeff Mester for that matter? I miss the old days of ETG.

I short 4000 shares of SVN at 1.38 using their crappy SmartEx. I go to bid 2000 on ARCA at 1.30 and get filled. I look at my position and it shows I am long 2000 SVN and Short 4000 svn. I ask Live help how is that possible and they don't answer for 4 minutes. I try and enter another bid for...

Seems like Schwab screwed up when they dumped Cybertrader as a platform. How much do you think it would cost to buy it from Schwab? Just the platform, no the accounts.

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I used only the study guide. I have not received my results yet but it seemed to cover most of the material that was on the exam.

I was guesing around 50K as well. Thanks

What is an average salary of an execution trader that works for a small mutual fund, or trust company?

I am considering taking the exam. WHat are your thoughts on practicality and usefulness of CAIA as a designation. Is there a market for firms interested in people with CAIA designation?

Why are you selling? Decided to not take the exam?

The books or the study guides? If the study guides do you like any one better than the others? JP

Thanks. JP

II, Schweser, Uppermark? They seem to bethe big names, Any personal experience? Thanks.

If I wanted to create a spreadsheet of information and data about my trading what would you include? What type of information do you track daily, weekly monthly? Obviously the return percentage, dollar made. But what else do you all track in excel or some other software? Thanks, JP

Good question but I would think the amount of hours would depend on how much you already know and how far removed from the industry you are.

That is what I am wondering? Is there anyone in that places a value on this designation, or id the CFA the only designation that has value. I think in 5+ years the CAIA will be more mainstream and a more difficult test.

Missed the window? I think you can register until the end of July for the Sept. exam.