Back Office, Finance et al
Short description of the functions of Back Office, Finance etc.
Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
My Life, My Way
Early retirement — wisdom or foolhardiness? You be the judge!
Uncategorized, Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Rates and Valuation
Other important functions of Middle Office, although far removed from quantitative development.
Philosophy, Work and Life, Corporate Life, Life and Death
Rules of Conflicts
The last post in this series on Games that People play, this piece looks at how rules can be so designed as to generate conflicts that ensure stability.
Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Market Risk Management and Analytics
Market Risk Management Analytics is where I started my banking career. It may be a good place for quantitative professionals to start. Here is a summary of what MRM and Analytics do.
Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Credit Risk Management
Risk management is a critical function of Middle Office. Here is a look at Credit Risk Management.
Life and Death, Philosophy
Game of Life
How to understand life in terms of its underlying rules. Evolutionarly biology first.
Humor, Work and Life, Corporate Life, Philosophy
Art of Corporate War
Exploring the rules and nature of the corporate game that a vast majority of us play on a daily basis.
Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance, Books
Middle Office
Moving from the risk taking side (Front Office) to the risk control side (Middle Office), this post gives you a general outline of what this second office does.
Work and Life, Philosophy, Physics
Rules of the Game
This is the introductory post on a short series on the rules of the games that people play, and where to look for predictability.
Books, Corporate Life, Quantitative Finance
Quantitative Developers
On the vital role of quantitative developers in an investment bank.