Sunday, April 28, 2013

Quant Finance startups Strategy

Some start-ups ideas in Quant Finance that you would like to look are:

MATLAB
http://www.goddardconsulting.ca/
http://www.reval.com/pages/default.aspx
http://urbanschool.in/outsourcing.html (MATLAB course outsourcing)
http://www.mathtutordvd.com/

Mumbai / Risk
http://www.quantumphinance.com/
http://www.bbanalytics.biz/products-services/risk-analytics/
http://www.discern-risk.com/

About FinStream Financial Advisers

Edu
http://www.iiqf.org/volatility-trading.html
www.iiqf.org/courses/post-graduate-program-algorithmic-trading.html
http://www.iqfindia.com/corporate-training/quantitative-finance.html
http://www.quantinsti.com/algotradingcourses.html
www.quantmaster.in
http://knowledgevarsity.com/

LI
http://www.capmetrics.com/quantitative_analysis.html
Way2Wealth Illuminati
Future first also trading
http://www.esteeadvisors.com/
Mu Sigma

Job Sites:
http://www.globeop.com/

From Coverage:
http://www.salusalpha-it.com/SAITPL/Career.aspx?#Culture
http://www.tresvista.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114&Itemid=98
http://crisil.com/global-offshoring/quantitative-research.html


Coaching
http://financetrain.com/certification-guides/frm-exam/frm-exam-part-2/
http://www.bionicturtle.com


Quant Trading
https://quadeyesecurities.com/careers.html

Friday, April 26, 2013

VBA Coding Style

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/isvvba/thread/bf247ff3-a496-400c-9bbe-d2477c6d33f6/

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Visual_Basic_Classic/Coding_Standards

http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~marios/matlab/MatlabStyle1p5.pdf

http://www.exceluser.com/explore/vbastds.htm


Following consistent type and scope for the variables
Using inline comments where required

http://www.xoc.net/standards/rvbanc.asp

http://www.fincad.com/pdfs/vba_coding.pdf

good 2 page summary

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_style

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coding_conventions

Nothing on youtube

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa240822(v=vs.60).aspx

Talks about division: Naming convention, commenting and indenting.

For other rules please refer the coding standard reference (Primary):
(http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:Visual_Basic_Classic/Coding_Standards) is a reference for VBA standards

VBA Coding Standards for reference only (Secondary):
1. http://www.exceluser.com/explore/vbastds.htm
2. http://www.xoc.net/standards/rvbanc.asp
3. http://www.fincad.com/pdfs/vba_coding.pdf
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_style
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coding_conventions
6. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa240822(v=vs.60).aspx


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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sneak Peek of Wiziq Courses

Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT) Exam Prep Course:








MATLAB For Financial Engineering:








My Courses:





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Monday, April 8, 2013

VBA Important Programs Class 1-5 Proposal

Course Link on Wiziq - http://www.wiziq.com/course/19620-vba-for-financial-engineering-and-modeling

Qutting a Loop after taking users permission

VBA programs outline:



Class 2:
Copying data validation using range
for and while loop in the same program
param array
exporting file contents into a new file
creating dynamic data tables
clearing values of range selectively based on logic
Using capital IQ, factset data bases


Class 3:
Concepts of Financial Engineering
10k
Adjustment to data


Class 4:
Intro to Monte Carlo in Excel
Cho decomposition


Class 5:
Revision Project open session / Pulling data from yahoo case study (Ref: )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlBE3CWg5Q


Areas that we will talk on:
On erro goto next should be avoided use goto in case you need to. on error goto 0 removes the effect for Future of on erro resume next
Named ranges all cases that could happen, seaching, copying, string, address not found, etc.Resetting charts Where required, ignore charts that is not there.
Correlated residuals to be used on the future values, why residual smatter in monte carlo? how to get these Correlated residuals in Monte Carlo...
Interview questions in VBA
#na from local us #na from a link?
Factset codes, sources, and adjustments
Searching #NA picked from toher values, power of NA()
Updates in term of both pages e and i
Example of array formula f ctr shift enter (matrix multiplication)
VBA notes on linking with power point
Power point advanced charting, flow charts,etc
OFFset function (example): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324991



Some codes that we will discuss:

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Option Explicit
Sub SetFormat()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
    With ws
              ws.Cells.Font.Name = "Arial"
        End With
    Next ws
    End Sub

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m = Range("range").Count
For j = 0 To m
      If Range("range")(j).Value = "O" Then
      Range("range2")(j, 0).EntireRow.Clear
       Range("range")(j).Value = "O"
       End If
   Next j


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Private Sub Reset()
   Dim objCht As ChartObject
   For Each objCht In ActiveSheet.ChartObjects
   With objCht.Chart
        With .Axes(xlValue)
       .MinimumScaleIsAuto = True
      .MaximumScaleIsAuto = True
  End With
      End With
   Next objCht
End Sub


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Sub Highlight_Cells_With_Text_or_Formulas()

'Highlights all cells with text or formulas on the active sheet
'Will remove color from cells without formulas or text

Dim r As Range

With ActiveSheet.UsedRange
    .Interior.ColorIndex = xlNone
    For Each r In .Cells
        If r.Value <> "" Then r.Interior.ColorIndex = 3
        Next
End With

End Sub

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Code for playing with data validation

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate2()
    Dim rng As Range, cell As Range
    With Range("BL38:BL38")
        Set rng = Intersect(.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeAllValidation), .SpecialCells(xlCellTypeBlanks))
    End With
    If Not rng Is Nothing Then
        Application.EnableEvents = False
        For Each cell In rng
            cell.Value = Sheets("Assumptions").Range("B7:B9")(1).Value
        Next cell
        Application.EnableEvents = True
    End If
End Sub


--------------------------------


Private Sub Set_Default_values() 
  Dim rng As Range
  
    Set rng = Range("Default_Values").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeAllValidation)
  
   Range("Range_name").Value = Range("Default_Values")(1).Value
    
End Sub


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Sub AddNewWBKs()
Dim myWB As Workbook, newWB As Workbook
Dim myWS As Worksheet
Set myWB = ThisWorkbook
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set myWS = myWB.Sheets("Assumptions")
Set newWB = Workbooks.Add
myWS.Range("Coverage_Data").Copy
Range("A1").PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
 Range("A1").PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats
Application.CutCopyMode = False
ActiveSheet.UsedRange.EntireColumn.AutoFit
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
 newWB.SaveAs Filename:="C:\Documents and Settings\shivgan\My Documents\Exported Spreadsheet.xls"
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
newWB.Close
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


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Public Sub Count()
  Dim count_columns_selection, i, iReply As Integer
  Dim range_name_string As String
   
  For i = 1 To Range("Range_X").Rows.Count

Code for anything that may cause trouble

    On Error GoTo Error_control
    ContinueLoop:
  Next i

Do While i < Range("Range_X").Rows.Count
Error_control:
    
   iReply = MsgBox(Prompt:="Foudn Error?", _
            Buttons:=vbYesNoCancel, Title:="BLANK???")
   On Error GoTo -1
    If iReply = vbYes Then
     GoTo ContinueLoop
    ElseIf iReply = vbNo Then
      Exit Sub
    Else
       Exit Sub
    End If
    
 Loop
 
  
End Sub


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Range("G6").GoalSeek Goal:=0, ChangingCell:=Range("G7")


End Sub



Sub reset()



Range("G7").Value = 0


End Sub

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Bloomberg Terminal for BAT test Prep Online Class

Bloomberg Terminal for BAT test Prep Online Class

Bloomberg Terminal is a computer system that allows investors to access the Bloomberg data service. It provides real-time financial data, news feeds, messages along with the felicitation of trades.

Bloomberg charges around $24,000 a year for a single terminal subscription.

Bloomberg is currently the market leader in Providing financial data service with 315,000 subscribers.

Institutional investors are the typical customers of Bloomberg Terminal.

Bloomberg Terminal is compatible with the Excel program, thus becomes an important tool for those who work in financial sector.

Bloomberg also offers access to its users of the services from online & through mobile devices which is termed as "Bloomberg Anywhere" service.

Bloomberg Terminal Keyboard:

(Source: Wikipedia)

Function Keys on Bloomberg Terminal's Keyboard are substituted with market sector keys. Some of them are shown here:


  1. GOVT - government securities (US treasury and non-US)
  2. CORP - corporate debt
  3. MTGE - mortgage securities
  4. M-Mkt - money market
  5. MUNI - municipal debt
  6. PFD - preferred shares
  7. EQUITY - equity shares
  8. COMDTY - commodity markets
  9. INDEX - indexes
  10. CURNCY - currency markets

In our Wiziq Course on BAT, we will discuss various capabilities of Bloomberg Terminal. Some of them are as follows:
  • News: Bloomberg Terminal offers real-time news updates from varied sources. One has to just type - "NEWS" in the search bar for accessing the most recent financial & non-financial news headlines from around the world.
News Feed Interface (Source: Investopedia)


  • Equities: Bloomberg allows following facilities:
  1. To Search by name, exchange, country, etc. of the publicly traded equity shares.
  2. Equity menu allows users to view historical pricing on a stock.
  3. Compare equities side by side.
  4. Allowing screeners to screen for stocks using a multitude of metrics.


Along with many more functions........ 

Equity Menu (Source: Investopedia)


  • Fixed Income: Bloomberg allows users to search for real-time data on fixed income securities. This includes corporate debt, municipal bonds & government bonds.
  • Derivatives: Users can find real-time values for securities. Bloomberg also allows users to value hard-to-price derivatives.
Derivatives, using Historical Volatility (Source:Investopedia)

          Also, it offers Swap Manger Tool which is a highly customized Swap pricing utility which allows users to input the parameters of a swap agreement & come up with an estimate for the value of that swap.

Swap Manager Tool (Source: Investopedia)


  • Foreign Exchange: Users can view real-time rates of dozens of currencies.

These are just some of the features of Bloomberg Terminal that are discussed here. More such feature are discussed on the Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT) prep course on Wiziq.

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Methodology: Go to link and answer the questions below each link.

Links to check terminal images used in the classes:

http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/Bloombergadvanced1.gif

http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/Bloombergadvanced7.gif

http://bizlib247.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/commodities.gif

http://www.bu.edu/library/files/2011/05/Apple-Bloomberg-Company-Ratio1.gif

http://www.fullermoney.com/content/2011-11-03/ABD_NAV.gif

http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/Bloombergadvanced18.gif

http://www.bloomberg.com/professional/files/2012/08/Bloomberg-Charts.jpg

http://people.stern.nyu.edu/adamodar/New_Home_Page/Bloombergdescr_files/image079.png

http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/economics/images/bloomberg/CGB0347a_edited-1.jpg

http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/Bloombergadvanced15.gif

http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/BloomBond3.gif

http://deadlyclear.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/bt-loan-located.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UltIXMCtoCY/TO-UJjaRGzI/AAAAAAAACr0/czCUHZL2jOU/s1600/sg2010111735569.gif.



My Course:

One on One Customized Training:
qcfinance.in believes in personalized touch so that our clients are completely satisfied with our service. In this regard, we offer One on One Customized Training to our clients.
These Trainings are provided on request by our clients & are customized according to their individual needs.
The course structure & timings for these training are highly flexible, classes are scheduled as per the convenience of our clients.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Chart of The Day - Bloomberg Assessment Test/Bloomberg Aptitude Test Prep Course

Chart of The Day provided by Bloomberg plays a very important role in the Bloomberg Assessment Test (BAT), as it is conducted by the same institute.

Bloomberg Assessment Test consists of 8 sections, out of which there is a section called "Chart & Graph Analysis" forming 12% of weightage in the actual exam. This section assesses a test taker's ability to interpret & use information found in charts & graphs. It requires complete understanding of any chart or a graph provided in the question.

Thus, given it's high weightage, we have made Chart of the Day (COD) an important part of our entire course on Bloomberg Assessment Test.

One of the PowerPoint Presentations from the course, is shown below:

Uploaded by Shivgan on WizIQ Tutorials

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Following Charts are covered in the slide:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-19/mcdonald-s-post-black-monday-advance-leads-dow-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-03/aging-americans-may-weigh-on-entitlement-cuts-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-20/china-growth-sets-vancouver-home-prices-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-28/bitcoin-s-gains-may-fuel-central-bank-concerns-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-30/beijing-air-akin-to-living-in-smoking-lounge-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-10/apple-to-top-spain-greece-portugal-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-07/apple-may-be-unable-to-meet-its-sales-forecast-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-21/commodity-catch-up-with-stocks-seen-as-elusive-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-26/u-k-energy-policy-weighs-on-green-investment-chart-of-the-day.html

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-19/brics-demand-for-u-s-exports-set-to-beat-eu-chart-of-the-day.html


For More Details Contact - Arpit (arpit@qcfinance.in)

Thursday, March 21, 2013

10 Hours Course on Introduction To CFT (Certified Financial Technician)/CMT (Chartered Market Technician)

10 Hours course with 5 classes on Understanding CFTe/CMTe @Wiziq (Coming up in the month of April)

Course Structure:

Class TopicDuration
1Technical Analysis of Stock Trend2 Hours
2Technical Analysis - The Complete Resource2 Hours
3Technical Analysis Explained2 Hours
4The Definitive Guide To Point & Figures2 Hours
5Revision2 Hours 


CFTe or Certified Financial Technician Certification gives one an International Professional Qualification in Technical Analysis.The exam is of Two levels & is designed to test the technical skill knowledge along with the understanding of ethics & market of the examinees. 

Level I- A multiple choice test with 120 questions, testing mainly the Technical knowledge.

Level II- A theoretical Level in which essay based questions are asked requiring extensive technical as well as real life knowledge of the.

CMT or Chartered Market Technician Certification is very similar to the CFT Certification, wherein candidates are required to demonstrate proficiency in Technical Analysis. Unlike CFT, CMT consists of three levels, Level 1 & 2 consists of multiple choice questions while Level 3 consists of short answer type questions.

The Objectives of the CMT Program are:

  • To Professionalize the field of Technical Analysis.
  • To Promote High Ethical & Professional Standards.
  • To Guide Candidates in Mastering a Professional Body of knowledge.

Clearing in all three levels of CMT helps a candidate become an International Professional Technical Analyst.

The course of these two certifications are almost similar & will be covered completely in the course.

Classwise Breakup:

Class 1 - Technical Analysis of Stock Trend:
  • The Dow Theory
  • Important Reversal Patterns
  • Support & Resistance
  • Trendlines & Channels

Class 2 - Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource:
  • Measuring Market Strengths
  • Temporal Patterns & Cycles
  • Flow of Funds
  • Moving Averages

Class 3 - Technical Analysis Explained:
  • Individual Momentum Indicators
  • The concept of Relative Strength
  • Volume: General Principles & Volume Oscillators

Class 4 - The Definitive Guide to Point & Figure:
  • Introduction to Point & Figure Charts
  • Characteristics & Construction
  • Understanding Point & Figure Charts
  • Projecting Price Targets

Class 5 - Revision:
  • Thorough Revision of the areas studied
  • Doubt Clearing
  • Can be set-up as per needs 

Some Important Links & Points relevant to CFT:
  • http://www.taindia.org/IFTA_CFTe
  • http://www.ifta.org/
  • Exam Fee- Level 1: US $ 500, Level 2: US $ 800
  • 2.5 Hours with 120 questions.
  • Focuses on 6 Broad areas.
  • Medium Difficulty.
  • 4 choices, 1 correct.
  • No Work Experience Required.
  • Less Online Resources.

Some Important Links & Points relevant to CMT:
  • http://www.mta.org/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?webcode=chartered-market-technician
  • http://www.mta.org/
  • http://www.atma-india.net/cmt-program.html
  • 2 Hours, 135 Questions
  • 4 Choices, 1 correct.
  • Easier exam compared to CFTe.
  • Better Online resource than CFTe.
  • Work Experience required.

CONTACT:
COURSE TEACHER: Shivgan Joshi (Shivgan@qcfinance.in, shivgan3@gmail.com).

COURSE MANAGER: Arpit (arpit@qcfinance.in, arpit2041@yahoo.com).

References of some important links:

http://www.sta-uk.org/IFTA_CFT.pdf

http://www.thechartschool.com/content.php/14-Ce

http://www.trade2win.com/boards/general-trading-chat/63230-chartered-financial-technician-cmt-diploma-technical-analysis.html


http://www.cmttestprep.com/classes/cmt-level-1-preparation-course/

http://www.nyif.com/courses/exam_prep.html - New York Institute of Finance is offering a course though.


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Saturday, February 9, 2013

VBA For Financial Engineering & Modeling - Online 20 Hours Course

VBA For Financial Engineering & Modeling - Online 20 Hours Course


Join our VBA for financial engineering course (http://www.wiziq.com/course/19620-vba-for-financial-engineering-and-modeling) & get 15% discount. Ask for discount code, email - info@qcfinance.in.

Websitehttp://qcfinance.in/
Youtube Channelhttp://www.youtube.com/user/shivbhaktajoshi

With the above registration, you will also get access to all updates and premium membership at Qcfinance.in.

Class
     Topic
Duration
1Introduction to Programming in VBA2 Hours
2Introduction to Quant Corporate Finance2 Hours
3Data Types, Ranges & Cell Arrays2 Hours
4Logical Operators & Control Flow2 Hours
5Distributions, FRM, VAR2 Hours
6Techniques For Handling Missing Data2 Hours
7Investment Banking Quant2 Hours
8Data Pulling Into Excel2 Hours
9Portfolio Optimization2 Hours
10         Econometrics: Multiple Regression and Logistic Regression   2 Hours

Course highlights:
  • Learn VBA without learning programming.
  • Feel the same as you are on an IB desk.
  • A demo class can be registered as per convenience.
  • Doubt clearing classes available.
  • Option for one on one classes available on requests.

Course plan:
  1. Quant Corporate Finance (Investment Banking).
  2. Quant Equity (Equity strategies and indices).
  3. Time Series.
  4. Yield curve/Fixed Income/ABS.
  5. Binomial pricing MC/Hull white/BS/exotic options KMV.
  6. Portfolio at risk.

From VBA Programming point of view (Divided into following areas):
  1. Dependencies and removing arrows.
  2. Picking non blank cells.
  3. Selecting sheet and changing color.
  4. Selection vs. entire sheet.
  5. For loops, if end if loops, exiting loop, placing end, nestled for loop.
  6. Importing values from another sheet, without opening.
  7. Change manual to automatic formula computation.
  8. Data tables with one and two variables using VBA.
  9. With Command.
  10. Set Command.
  11. := used where?
  12. Selecting cell with specific values.
  13. Data tables.
  14. Combining array in a single cell using delimiter.
  15. type data validation, playing with ranges.
  16. VBA editing of data validation.
  17. playing with string to get the last value.
  18. playing with axis of charts formatting.
  19. Functions with many inputs.
  20. On Error.
  21. Option Explicit others.
  22. Selective clearing arrays rows ranges by clear command.

Some key points about the course:
  • Requires absolutely no knowledge of programming.
  • Provide introduction about all Quantitative roles in Investment Banking.
  • Highly flexible and tailored as per needs of individual (10-50 % Quant Finance & 10-50% VBA).
  • Sensitization on derivative, Quant Equity corporate IB, fixed income, Monte Carlo.
  • Feel the same as you while you are on the IB desk.
  • Examples with real data to enhance your Financial IQ.
  • Under the applicability and use on Bloomberg or Reuters websites (Introduction to tickers, RIC).
  • Real recent examples and real cases which are hot in the market.
  • New Interpretation, terminologies, and basic IQ for the subject covered.
  • Helpful for passing FRM, CFA, BAT exams also prepares for Master level studies in Finance or career change.
  • Right mix of data handling, scripting, mathematical skills.
  • Contains right blend of learning and practice (Ratio 6:4).

Below are the video description of the course and the ppts used:





Addon Module on Quant Corporate Equity. This could include quant index, beta computations, different style of index, equity derivatives, importance of volume traded, value growth differences, emerging and developed markets relations, how index are made, using ric ticker, etc equity database research, etc.



Addon Module on Financial RiskThis could include Monte-Carlo, VAR, BS, Copulas pricing cdo, pricing exotic options, Modified BS models, EVT distributions, VLOOKUP, long data tables etc.

List of commands that we will use with references for self-study:
Param Array: Challenges and use of param array for dynamic number of inputs. Param array is itself added with GOTO command.

GOTO: Referring string named ranges Application. 

GOTO Reference:=abc2
'Range("qrs").Value = Selection Value
Application GOTO.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff839232.aspx.

The above command is used to go to a named range and select it. This is slower way to do the same.


Data Tables: Making data tables in vba, how to clear all update values, in other words enable/disable tables.


Setting default values from range to other named ranges: 2 column range and going to name using goto command and also storing value as string... clearing old values and difference between if error go to next and if error go to ext.

With Command: Use to act several attributes to an object in one go: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wc500chb(v=vs.80).aspx

The On Error Statement: http://www.cpearson.com/excel/errorhandling.htm.


Application.Union: Takes union of ranges.


This can be used to take union of ranges that are defined at different places.
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/BetterUnion.aspx

Call function in VBA is used to call functions based on name and parameters

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sxz296wz(v=vs.80).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa204537(v=office.11).aspx

Expression will calculate the range means I think it is like replacing = with =

Sub procedure

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dz1z94ha(v=vs.80).aspx

.activate

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff194565.aspx.

Function overloading in MATLAB is an interesting area, it is like defining function adhoc that will be used that time only and I think activated during the lines are used


Referencing in VBA (byRef ByVal):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb190882(office.11).aspx

Excel functions used commonly:

By val / reference
http://www.techonthenet.com/excel/formulas/index_vba.php
http://roymacleanvba.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/byref-and-byval/

.add

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/aa221688(v=office.11).aspx


Other courses that you can refer to:Demo Course structure:
http://www.vtc.com/products/Microsoft-Visual-Basic-for-Applications-(VBA)-Tutorials.htm


Given below is the playlist that will have all the videos related the course:






Contact Details: shivgan@qcfinance.in, arpit@qcfinance.in (Arpit).

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Equity / Corporate Quant Finance

I plan to start course on Quant Equity. This could include quant index, beta computations, different style of index, equity derivatives, importance of volume traded, value growth differences, emerging and developed markets relations, how index are made, using ric ticker, etc equity database research, etc.


Corporate quant fiance will be another important area.


1) Inter-corporate investment forms the heard of IB.

2) Minority interest is the main thing here. Proforma MI and how it is placed in IS BS.

3 Three types of securities and effect of the financials in recession is helpful.

4) Since the operations of the company are most of time abroad aspects of accounting needs to learned. Currency might play a very important role.

5) Adjustments for long lived assets for creating a future BS IS is another important aspect one must know.

This balances the approach on CFA L2 and BAT.

These form an integral part of the IB learning. A 20 page slide would be good enough on this.


Target videos to be developed:
  1. Advanced Equity 15min
  2. Methods of Analysis 15min
  3. Corporate Finance 15min
  4. Other Finance 15min
  5. M&A 15min
  6. Pensions 15min
  7. Translations 15min
  8. Ethics 15min