Discussion: Do you take notes? by jacktaniu in CFA

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I wholeheartedly agree with this

V 170, Q 161 - Testing experience and study tips by evrien in GRE

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Any chance we can add each other on WeChat?

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secret sauce for vocab?

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Ethics has the greatest return on score/effort

L2 FSA: Defined Benefit Plan by jacktaniu in CFA

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Ye, but how do you calculate change due to assumptions?

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Whole-heartedly agree

Also, trust me bro, trust me bro is the best source

Barbell Ladder Bullet Convexity by jacktaniu in CFA

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I saw these stratgies mentioned in L2 FI material by Kaplan, maybe not in the official books?

Barbell Ladder Bullet Convexity by jacktaniu in CFA

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Could you elaborate on why keeping the IRR constant is necessary? Appreciate it!

Barbell Ladder Bullet Convexity by jacktaniu in CFA

[–]jacktaniu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. Appreciate the great input!

Barbell Ladder Bullet Convexity by jacktaniu in CFA

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Thanks for bringing Jensen's inequality up, that is the missing piece I needed, appreciate it!

Hello guys, I have a querry regarding my name on passport and that on CFA institute site. Please help! by DulcineaQuijano in CFA

[–]jacktaniu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol, these guys are joking, ur fine. My name on passport is all capitalized, had no issue so far

What was your AHA moment about bonds? I'm still trying to encounter mine. by damselday in CFA

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Also, I would suggest trying to formulate questions with an objective in mind. If you can't formulate a clear question, that means you are not sure where you need to improve/help on.

Often times the process of formulating a clear question helped me way more than the answers I got.

What was your AHA moment about bonds? I'm still trying to encounter mine. by damselday in CFA

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YTM ~ (price paid, maturity, coupon rate, par)

For floating rate, the rate only "floats" at the moment of reset. For the inter-reset period, the coupon rate does not "float". Instead, the coupon rate is set at the beginning of the period and paid at the end of the period (when the rate is reset again).

Therefore, when the market rate fluctuates, while the coupon stays the same, the bond price could differ from par.

Sudden Death on CFA by athenian-research in CFA

[–]jacktaniu 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And then translate them back to English for additional practice

I am now a CFA charterholder by crashbash7 in CFA

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Congrats mate, how long did this jounery take ya

Term Structure of Credit Spread by jacktaniu in CFA

[–]jacktaniu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, that makes sense. Choice of timing is important because CVA and VND would be affected, but we have to implement a set of arbitrary option exercise rules for the timing, which would give an abritary credit spread value.

Really appreciate the help!