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  1. The Office (Official Admin)

    1. Announcements

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    2. Today's Daily Questions

      David writes totally fresh, totally original practice (quiz) questions every week: a fresh set of three (4) from Mon to Thursday = 12 new practice questions per week. A few hungry customers like to follow along, so we post them here.

      Paid members please note: you do not need to collect practice questions one at a time! After a chapter (or section of related chapters) is finished, Suzanne collects them into a single PDF file and uploads to the Study Planner. Most paid members will want to go straight to the study planner (unless you want to discuss/etc in the forum). Thank you!
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    3. Today's YouTube

      Free videos posted to YouTube
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      Latest: How to use TI BA II+ to price a bond David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 8, 2014
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    4. David's Notebook

      These are my random notes, stuff I think might be useful based on member/visitor interactions
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      Latest: Component versus Incremental value at risk (VaR), Level 2 best_seller249, Apr 10, 2014
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    5. FAQ's

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    6. FRM and Risk Related Career Opportunities

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  2. Financial Risk Manager (FRM)

    As of 2012, we are updating the syntax to P1/P2 vs. the previous years L1/L2 to reflect the FRM Exam being renamed into Parts vs. Levels.

    1. About FRM

      About the FRM or bionicturtle.com FRM prep service
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      Latest: Watch policy on the exam Nicole Manley, Apr 22, 2014 at 8:54 AM
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    2. P1.T1. Foundations of Risk (20%)

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    3. P1.T2. Quantitative Methods (20%)

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    4. P1.T3. Financial Markets & Products (30%)

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      Latest: Default compounding assumption for yield in bond pricing questions David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:05 AM
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    5. P1.T4. Valuation & Risk Models (30%)

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      Latest: Multi -Factor Risk metrics/hedges and Key rates - testability and level1 relevance Maiyaa, Apr 24, 2014 at 10:34 AM
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    6. Fixed Income (P1.T4 or P2.T5)

      Tuckman L1 (Chapters 1,2,3 & 5) and L2 (Chapter 6, 7, 9, 21). Fabozzi's Handbook of MBS Chapters 1 & 31.
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    7. P2.T5. Market Risk (25%)

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    8. P2.T6. Credit Risk (25%)

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    9. P2.T7. Operational Risk & ERM (25%)

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    10. P2.T7. Basel II & Regulatory

      Classified under Operational Risk & Integrated Risk but a big topic
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      Latest: Basel Readings - How to cope with them? inik, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:14 PM
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    11. P2.T8. Investment Management (15%)

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      Latest: Question on Portfolio Construction Techniques Cipher2014, Apr 16, 2014
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    12. P2.T9. Current Issues (10%)

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      Latest: Current Issues Readings - How to cope with them? joacogimeno, Mar 24, 2014
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  3. Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Practice Questions

    Practice Questions and Answers (for Paid Customers Only) As of 2012, we are updating the syntax to P1/P2 vs. the previous years L1/L2 to reflect the FRM Exam being renamed into Parts vs. Levels.

    1. 2013 Errata

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      Latest: Netting factor, Gregory 4.11 should be EPE(netting)/EPE (no netting) Steve Jobs, Nov 8, 2013
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    2. P1. 2013 Practice Exam

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      Latest: PRACTICE EXAM SCORES AND ACTUAL EXAM RESULT Brian H, Mar 19, 2014
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    3. P2. 2013 Practice Exam

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      Latest: 2013 Part 2 Sample exam Q 8 delta123, Nov 13, 2013
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    4. FRM Handbook

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      Latest: EXAMPLE 13.4: FRM EXAM 2001—QUESTION 79 sho, Nov 11, 2012
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    5. P1.T1. Foundations of Risk

      Practice questions for Foundations: Intro, CAPM, APT, Stulz, and Case Studies
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      Latest: P1.T1.402. APT and Fama-French three-factor model David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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    6. P1.T2. Quantitative Analysis

      Practice questions for Quantitative Analysis: Econometrics, MCS, Volatility, Probability Distributions and VaR (Intro)
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      Latest: P1.T2.401. Time-adjusted efficient estimators in Monte Carlo simulation David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:51 AM
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    7. P1.T3. Financial Market & Products

      Practice questions for financial markets & products: Hull (options, futures & derivatives), commodities, FX, and corporate bonds
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      Latest: L1.T3.166. Interest rate parity (IRP) Stuti, Apr 24, 2014 at 2:08 PM
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    8. P1.T4. Valuation & Risk Models

      Practice questions for valuation and risk models: value at risk (VaR), binomial, BSM, Greeks, Tuckman's bonds, bond sensitivities, stress testing, credit ratings, expected/unexpected loss, OpRisk intro
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      Latest: P1.T4.18. Portfolio duration and convexity Roshan Ramdas, Apr 14, 2014
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    9. P2.T5. Market Risk

      Practice questions for Market Risk Measurement & Management
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      Latest: P2.T5.210. Value at risk (II. Parametric approaches) David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:43 AM
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    10. P2.T6. Credit Risk

      Practice questions for credit risk
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      Latest: P2.T6.411. Expected (EE) and potential future exposure (PFE) Nicole Manley, Apr 22, 2014 at 8:42 AM
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    11. P2.T7. Operational Risk

      Practice questions for operational risk and Basel II (Basel III)
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      Latest: L2.T7.B5. Standardized approach to credit risk under Basel II/Basel III irenab, Apr 22, 2014 at 5:37 AM
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    12. P2.T8. Investment Management

      Practice questions for investment management and risk management
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      Latest: P2.T8.2. Marginal and component value at risk (VaR) David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 23, 2014 at 6:56 PM
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    13. P2.T9. Current Issues

      Practice questions for current issues
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    14. Miscellaneous Practice Questions

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    15. [P1.T2.] Textbook: Essentials of Econometrics

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      Latest: Gujarati 04.15 David Harper CFA FRM CIPM, Apr 18, 2014 at 1:09 AM
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    16. [P1 & P2] Jorion, Value at Risk (VaR) 3rd Ed

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    17. [P1 & P2]Text: Options, Futures & Derivatives, 8th

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  4. FRM Archive

    Archive of practice queries and errata specific to previous years exams

    1. 2012 Errata and GARP 2013 FRM Recommendations

      This forum is to (i) identify errors (e.g., in the Practice Exams) and also (ii) to collect and prioritize the suggestions and recommendations we will make to GARP with respect to the 2013 FRM
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    2. P1. 2012 Practice Exam Part 1

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    4. 2011 Errata

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    5. L1. 2011 SAMPLE EXAM Level 1

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    6. L2. 2011 SAMPLE EXAM Level 2

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    7. 2010 Errata

      Errors in 2010 screencasts, notes or quizzes.
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    8. L1. 2010 SAMPLE EXAM Level 1

      Super-annotated exam-level practice questions for Level 1 (aka, Part 1)
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    9. L2. 2010 SAMPLE EXAM Level 2

      Super-annotated exam-level practice questions for Level 2 (aka, Part 2)
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    10. 2009 Errata & Exam-specific Clarifications

      Errors in 2009 screencasts, notes or quizzes.
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    11. 2009 Sample Exam L1

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    12. 2009 Full Exam I

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    14. 2008 FRM Errata

      Updates to correct errors in the 2008 FRM Screencast Episode Series
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    15. 2008 FRM Screencast Tutorial Q&A

      Answers to the "thought-provoking" questions associated with screencasts. Please don't peek until you try!
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    16. [P1 & P2]Text: Options, Futures & Derivatives, 7th

      Assigned in 2010: Estimating volatility & correlation (Ch 21); Chapters 1 - 7, 9 and 10; Binomial (Ch 11), BSM (Ch 13), Greeks (Ch 17), Credit risk (Ch 22), Credit derivatives (Ch 23), Volatility smile (Ch 18), and Exotic options (Ch 24)
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  5. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

    1. About CFA

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  6. Cert. Financial Planner (CFP) Practice Questions

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    2. General Principles of Financial Planning

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  7. Energy Risk Professional (ERP) Practice Questions

    1. About ERP

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    2. 2012 ERP Practice Exam 1

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    3. 2012 ERP Practice Exam 2

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      Latest: Q.6O Fundamentals of Trading Energy Futures & Options, 2nd Edition [products] Fran, Dec 26, 2011
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    4. Hydrocarbon Resources

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      Latest: 1.7. Oil and gas leases Suzanne Evans, Feb 15, 2012
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    5. Electricity Production & Distribution

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      Latest: Answer and follow up question: Electric grid and asset backed securities - commonalities Aleksander Hansen, Nov 14, 2012
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    6. Renewable Energy Sources & Carbon Emissions

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    8. Modeling Energy Price Behavior

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    9. Risk Evaluation & Management

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    10. 2011 Sample Questions

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    11. 2010 Sample Questions

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      Latest: Question 17: Alternative energy projects annabride28@gmail.com, Nov 5, 2010
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