<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" ><channel><title>Finance Training CourseFinance Training Course | Risk Management and Simulation Models - Training, Study Guides, Templates</title> <atom:link href="http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education</link> <description>Risk Management and Simulation Models - Training, Study Guides, Templates</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:57 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator><itunes:summary>Risk Management and Simulation Models - Training, Study Guides, Templates</itunes:summary> <itunes:author>Finance Training Course</itunes:author> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://ftcone.alchemytechnolog.netdna-cdn.com/education/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/itunes_default.jpg" /> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name>Finance Training Course</itunes:name> <itunes:email>m.arbab@alchemya.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <managingEditor>m.arbab@alchemya.com (Finance Training Course)</managingEditor> <copyright>Copyright &#xA9; Finance Training Course 2012</copyright> <itunes:subtitle>Risk Management and Simulation Models - Training, Study Guides, Templates</itunes:subtitle> <image><title>Finance Training CourseFinance Training Course | Risk Management and Simulation Models - Training, Study Guides, Templates</title> <url>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg</url><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education</link> </image> <item><title>Deriving Factors for Table H, Table S and Table R(2) of the IRS Actuarial Tables used in the US</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/deriving-factors-for-table-h-table-s-and-table-r2-of-the-irs-actuarial-tables-used-in-the-us/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/deriving-factors-for-table-h-table-s-and-table-r2-of-the-irs-actuarial-tables-used-in-the-us/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:05:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Agnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Actuarial Stuff]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18963</guid> <description><![CDATA[Table H Recently a visitor to FinanceTrainingCourse.com, who had seen our basic introductory course on developing commutation functions, requested us to recreate the commutation tables used by the IRS in the US, Table H. Table H contains commutations factors, at various interest rates, that are used in the valuation of annuities, life estates, and remainders.The tables contain [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/11/actuarial-mathematics-introduction-to-commutation-functions/' rel='bookmark' title='Actuarial Mathematics – Introduction to Commutation Functions'>Actuarial Mathematics – Introduction to Commutation Functions</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2011/01/actuarial-mathematics-commutation-functions/' rel='bookmark' title='Actuarial Mathematics – Development of Commutation Functions'>Actuarial Mathematics – Development of Commutation Functions</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2011/01/gratuity-and-pension-actuarial-valuation-process-flow/' rel='bookmark' title='Gratuity and Pension Actuarial Valuation Process Flow'>Gratuity and Pension Actuarial Valuation Process Flow</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/deriving-factors-for-table-h-table-s-and-table-r2-of-the-irs-actuarial-tables-used-in-the-us/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BDT interest rate model – Limitations with EXCEL’s Solver Functionality and Workaround</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/bdt-interest-rate-model-limitations-with-excels-solver-functionality-and-workaround/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/bdt-interest-rate-model-limitations-with-excels-solver-functionality-and-workaround/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 05:36:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Agnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Interest Rate Modelling]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18960</guid> <description><![CDATA[A key element in the construction of the Black Derman Toy interest rate model is the setting up and running of EXCEL’s Solver function. The Solver functionality links various parts of the model together, the inputs- initial zero curve rates and their volatilities, the calculation cells – price lattices and short rate tree, and the [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/11/interest-rate-models-steps-for-building-black-derman-and-toy-bdt-model-in-excel-define-set-solver-function-results/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define &amp; Set Solver Function &amp; Results'>Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define &amp; Set Solver Function &amp; Results</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/10/interest-rate-models-building-black-derman-and-toy-bdt-in-excel-output/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Models: Building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) in Excel: Define Output Cells'>Interest Rate Models: Building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) in Excel: Define Output Cells</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/11/interest-rate-modelling-hjm-heath-jarrow-merton-model-how-to-construct-an-interest-rate-model-in-excel-define-calculation-cells/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Modelling: HJM (Heath Jarrow Merton) Model: How to construct an Interest Rate Model in Excel &#8211; Define calculation cells'>Interest Rate Modelling: HJM (Heath Jarrow Merton) Model: How to construct an Interest Rate Model in Excel &#8211; Define calculation cells</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/bdt-interest-rate-model-limitations-with-excels-solver-functionality-and-workaround/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Using US Treasuries to calibrate the Black Derman Toy (BDT) Model</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/using-us-treasuries-to-calibrate-the-black-derman-toy-bdt-model/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/using-us-treasuries-to-calibrate-the-black-derman-toy-bdt-model/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Agnes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Interest Rate Modelling]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18956</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Black Derman Toy (BDT) model is a one-factor, no-arbitrage interest rate model. One-factor in that the entire term structure of interest rates can be inferred with reference to the process underlying the short rates derived. No-arbitrage in that the term structure derived is exactly consistent with the current term structure- the zero curve yield [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/11/interest-rate-models-steps-for-building-black-derman-and-toy-bdt-model-in-excel-define-set-solver-function-results/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define &amp; Set Solver Function &amp; Results'>Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define &amp; Set Solver Function &amp; Results</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/10/interest-rate-models-steps-for-building-black-derman-and-toy-bdt-model-in-excel-define-input-cells/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define Input Cells'>Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: Define Input Cells</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/11/interest-rate-models-steps-for-building-black-derman-and-toy-bdt-model-in-excel-how-to-utilize-the-results-of-a-bdt-interest-rate-model-derivation-of-short-rates/' rel='bookmark' title='Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: How to utilize the results of a BDT interest rate model: Derivation of Short Rates'>Interest Rate Models: Steps for building Black, Derman and Toy (BDT) model in Excel: How to utilize the results of a BDT interest rate model: Derivation of Short Rates</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/05/using-us-treasuries-to-calibrate-the-black-derman-toy-bdt-model/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>475 North Martingale Road, Schaumburg, IL</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/475-north-martingale-road-schaumburg-il/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/475-north-martingale-road-schaumburg-il/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:46:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jawwad</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18905</guid> <description><![CDATA[475. 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Nassim&#8217;s logic has never been perfect but he speaks from his heart as a practitioner.  I can relate to the challenges he raises as a practitioner and I loved [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/chicago-society-of-actuaries-cas-prmia-enterprise-risk-symposium-random-snapshots/' rel='bookmark' title='Chicago &#8211; Society of Actuaries, CAS, PRMIA Enterprise Risk Symposium &#8211; Random snapshots'>Chicago &#8211; Society of Actuaries, CAS, PRMIA Enterprise Risk Symposium &#8211; Random snapshots</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2011/06/frontier-emerging-markets-enterprise-risk-management-erm-a-practical-perspective/' rel='bookmark' title='Frontier and Emerging Markets Enterprise Risk Management: A practical perspective'>Frontier and Emerging Markets Enterprise Risk Management: A practical perspective</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/03/risk-management-risk-systems-for-central-banks/' rel='bookmark' title='Risk management. 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Turned into a global catastrophe, the blues sapped productivty &#38; smiles everywhere you looked. Spending decades scouring the universe for an antidote,  a depressed nation of aliens discovered that happiness comes in four flavours. And they [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>No related posts.</div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/happiness-comes-in-four-flavors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>From startup failure to pitching like a pro. 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So long and thanks for all the fish&#8230;</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/goodbye-new-york-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/goodbye-new-york-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:07:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jawwad</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18624</guid> <description><![CDATA[Missed you Fawzia. Wish you were here. <div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/return-to-new-york-a-drive-down-memory-lane/' rel='bookmark' title='Return to New York &#8211; A drive down memory lane'>Return to New York &#8211; A drive down memory lane</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/new-york-spring-cherry-trees-and-startup-mode/' rel='bookmark' title='New York Spring &#8211; Cherry trees and startup mode.'>New York Spring &#8211; Cherry trees and startup mode.</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/goodbye-new-york-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Columbia Business School &#8211; Private reunion April 2013</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-private-reunion-april-2013/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-private-reunion-april-2013/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jawwad</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18612</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a reunion we had planned forever.While I made many good friends at Columbia, four were very special. Ken Uesugi who went back to Tokoyo to work for Lands End. Qamar Bakrin who now rules the Private Equity world in West Africa. Arno, my friend from the banking world and Ken Bates, the wisest of [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/08/top-ten-mba-programs-15-months-as-a-mba-student-at-columbia-business-school/' rel='bookmark' title='Top Ten MBA programs: 15 months as a MBA student at Columbia Business School'>Top Ten MBA programs: 15 months as a MBA student at Columbia Business School</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/shot-by-zaka-shafiq-at-columbia-business-school/' rel='bookmark' title='Shot by Zaka Shafiq at Columbia Business School'>Shot by Zaka Shafiq at Columbia Business School</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-open-dc-heart-to-heart-on-startup-failure/' rel='bookmark' title='Columbia Business School &amp; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure'>Columbia Business School &#038; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-private-reunion-april-2013/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shot by Zaka Shafiq at Columbia Business School</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/shot-by-zaka-shafiq-at-columbia-business-school/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/shot-by-zaka-shafiq-at-columbia-business-school/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:28:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jawwad</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18595</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had always wondered what it would feel like to be shot by the remarkable Zaka Shafiq.Zaka is a Columbia Business School Class of 2013 candidate who is really handy with a lens. We have all seen his work over the last two years as he documented his business school education through his camera lens.This [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-open-dc-heart-to-heart-on-startup-failure/' rel='bookmark' title='Columbia Business School &amp; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure'>Columbia Business School &#038; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/08/top-ten-mba-programs-15-months-as-a-mba-student-at-columbia-business-school/' rel='bookmark' title='Top Ten MBA programs: 15 months as a MBA student at Columbia Business School'>Top Ten MBA programs: 15 months as a MBA student at Columbia Business School</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2010/08/mba-guides-my-mba-finance-course-work-at-columbia-business-school/' rel='bookmark' title='MBA Guides: My MBA Finance course work at Columbia Business School'>MBA Guides: My MBA Finance course work at Columbia Business School</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/shot-by-zaka-shafiq-at-columbia-business-school/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>On Startup Failure &#8211; OPEN Washington DC Chapter Fireside chat</title><link>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/on-startup-failure-open-washington-dc-chapter-fireside-chat/</link> <comments>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/on-startup-failure-open-washington-dc-chapter-fireside-chat/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:05:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jawwad</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/?p=18586</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thursday night fire side chat on startup failure organized by the OPEN Washington DC chapter turned out to be a brilliant experience.  In the end it&#8217;s the audience that determines how well a session goes and the OPEN DC audience was everything a speaker could ask for. Receptive, interactive and generous with their feedback [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/columbia-business-school-open-dc-heart-to-heart-on-startup-failure/' rel='bookmark' title='Columbia Business School &amp; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure'>Columbia Business School &#038; OPEN DC &#8211; Heart to heart on Startup Failure</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2011/02/startup-and-reboot-chat-pmi-karachi-chapter-event/' rel='bookmark' title='Startup and Reboot Chat – PMI Karachi Chapter Event &#8211; 1st Feb 2011'>Startup and Reboot Chat – PMI Karachi Chapter Event &#8211; 1st Feb 2011</a></li><li><a href='http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2011/06/startup-school-startup-roulette-a-framework-for-failure/' rel='bookmark' title='Startup School – Startup roulette: A framework for failure'>Startup School – Startup roulette: A framework for failure</a></li></ol></div> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://financetrainingcourse.com/education/2013/04/on-startup-failure-open-washington-dc-chapter-fireside-chat/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>