Dapper Prince

i'm trying to research the role of computer modeling in the market crashes of 1987 & 2010, and i was wondering if there was anywhere to look into the mathematical deficiencies of the programmers' models.

this link LINK gives a good overview of a VPIN measure to explain 2010

this LINK shows how to extend VIX measures to before its 1993 launch.

but where can i look for places that identify the flaws in some of the specific models used by quants??

hey, now i need to send "legalized copies" of my transcripts and diplomas (i already sent pdf's of them with the original app). according to the instructions i got from the admissions office, i need the documents legalized by a "diplomatic or consular representation" or by "an office in the applicant's home country authorized to legalize documents with the Apostille of the Hague Convention". what's the quickest way to do this????

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anybody know somthing bout this program? LINK

i just got an email from them recently with a brochure. i think its intresting but i am thinking more about going into a more general computational & quantitative finance program this fall.

would a more focused program like tulane's bring in more high-$$ job offers though????

i'll do my best if i get in, man.

hey guys, if i want to apply to a school in switzerland, how do i do that?? can i just use a credit card or something???

quote:

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Step 1. Pay the application fee of CHF 200:
Details (the applicants have to make sure that they cover the transfer fees that might occur and that the University of Zurich will receive the entire amount of CHF 200):
Bank: Swiss Post - PostFinance, Nordring 8, CH-3030 Bern, Switzerland
IBAN: CH20 0900 0000 3066 9409 5
BIC/Swift-Code: POFICHBEXXX
Beneficiary: Rechnungswesen Universitaet Zurich, Raemistr. 71, CH-8006 Zürich, Switzerland
Reason for payment: Application Fee MScQF 2012; Surname, Given Name(s)

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well i got high enough to be above the median for any b-school out there.

right now i'm thinking that i would like to go out and get some work experience as soon as i can, starting next summer. i'm just looking ahead and what other opportunities might be out there.

i'm really not as interested in an mba as getting a master's in comp-fin or logistics or something more distinctly quantitative, but i guess you never know where life takes you.

do you really think it would be better career-wise to get an mba rather than a master's in logistics or computational finance? you guys probably know this stuff better than i do, but it just seems like it would be better for lifetime earning $$$ to have a more specialized degree.

ok. thanx for the advice, you guys.

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no, i think that's a joint MBA/MSE program, for "leaders of global operations" to combine an MBA with an engineering degree LINK

the MLOG/ZLOG program got a name change, apparently,, so now it's known as the SCM program LINK

here's what the brochure says,,

Our students are heavily recruited by leading companies as diverse as Amazon,
Apple, Bain, McKinsey, Pepsi, Pfizer, Staples, and Starbucks – not to mention
numerous entrepreneurial startups. And more than 90% are hired by graduation.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks MIT first among all graduate business
programs in the area of logistics and supply chain management. You will gain
cutting-edge supply chain knowledge from the very best in the field.

Our intensive Master’s program lasts just nine months as opposed to the standard
two-year MBA program. Not only will you pay dramatically less in total tuition, but
you will also sacrifice less than one year of income and career progression.

LINK



i haven't gotten to researching other business logistics programs yet, but i was just wondering if there were some schools i could shoot for that were a little lower than mit, but at the same time good enough to be worth doing