Tuesday, May 20, 2008

For young people in India seeking good knowledge of finance

If you're a young person in India, and desire to genuinely know finance, and the NSE NCFM F&O exam was too easy, you should do the GARP FRM examination. Studying for this exam, and winning at it, gets you close to a good finance education.
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  1. I am planning to enroll for FRM for the current year examination. Your suggestion gives me confidence in the course. Can you please elaborate on the reasons for backing the course.

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  2. Sir,

    I am a fresher doing my MBA from S P Jain Mumbai, currently in second year. Your suggestion has given me confidence but do u think it is suitable for me at this stage or later. And other courses like CFA n all...are they better or this?

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  3. Nkhl, why do I like FRM? It's a top quality curriculum; some really smart people have worked on the curriculum; it uses good books. It genuinely makes you learn the exact thorough sophisticated finance that nobody in India seems to have the patience to teach you.

    Nayana, FRM is much better than CFA.

    The beauty is this: You could be in the boondocks, in a remote corner of India, far away from anyone who knows finance. But you can still study for the FRM all by yourself, and take the exam. If you win at this exam, you will immediately be recognised as one of the good ones by the labour market. It's a real meritocracy, and an opportunity for intelligent and hard working people to get ahead even though they may be unlucky about the colleges and peers that are handy.

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  5. Hello Sir
    I'm a passout of IIM Kozhikode, 2008 batch.
    Currently placed in a global financial services firm with a credit card risk analytics profile.

    How useful is the FRM as a resume signal for an MBA with a finance major?

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  6. Shrikanth,

    Look at the FRM curriculum. Do you know this stuff? I would be surprised if you do.

    The FRM is serious finance, unlike MBA.

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  7. Boss,

    You are dead right. I admire your courage in saying that MBAs are just ....I passed FRM in 2006 but the problem in our country is that the best jobs are for marketing guys. Even in finance, they look for people who sell. No wonder, CEO/heads of even most fund houses are experts in marketing except few exception like Sanjiv and Ajit. Most of the industry CFO positions are monopolised by CAs and its kind of dynastic rule which prevents people from real finance to enter and succeed...taxx planning is still the key skill set. (Recent goof-ups with hedging strategies is actually a factual reflection of their incompetence in finance). What all these does is that it severely limits the scope for a true blue finance guy....further, no chance if he is actually from bondooks....

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  8. Hi Ajay Sir,

    Thanks for responding to my query, given place in your Blog.There is community in PaGul Guy regarding FRM, where FRM aspirants share their views one another. It would be useful to whoever has plans to do it.

    http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career-discussions/17216-financial-risk-manager-frm-garp-19-print.html?pp=40

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  9. Anonymous,

    Which Sanjiv (Sanjiv Shah?) and Ajit are you referring to?

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  10. Ajay,

    I think it depends.

    FRM is useful to have if you are interested in working in economics, fixed income or risk management.

    A CFA would be useful if you are interested in valuations, equity research, asset management or corporate finance kind of roles.

    Rather than mindlessly going for certifications and the next 'hot label', it's important to understand where you want to be from a career perspective IMO.

    I do agree with you that the mathematical rigor which the FRM brings adds a lot of value to it. On a similar note, I would argue that CFA has a similar pedigree. It is founded by the great Benjamin Graham, and is vastly noted for its breadth.

    -Sajal

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  11. Dear Ajay

    I work for a pvt bank . i have done my ncfm- f&o.

    I will be shifting to an IT company soon. Will CFA benefit me or FRM working as a business consultant .

    Wishes

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  12. I've been following your blog for last one year or so,I've been working in the area of risk management for last 6 years, after my MBA...most of the thing of my daily work (I work in a middle east bank) is something which I picked on-the-job.
    Coming to FRM...isn't that a little specific to risk mgmt. rather than finance?
    Any reason why you refer FRM and not PRM which is a breakaway grp formed from FRM only and little more flexible in exam takings?
    (I must admit I chose to clear PRM instead of FRM)

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  14. Hi all,
    FRM is better than CFA in quantitative terms. FRM is better compared with PRM. They both have good levels of mathematics. Computational finance, you will have to learn on the side. Doing a Master of Financial Mathematics (or computation) will give you fundamental understanding of Stochastic calculus, which is neither covered in FRM or PRM. It is the key to modern finance. Make sure you learn stochastic calculus.

    Apurva

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  15. Hello Ajay,

    This is really disheartening that you still beleive in the actual merit of the courses like these.

    What I beleive is that there were more people in the field of finance due to money factor than due to love of work.......

    If i take in very crude form.......the cream talent of every country having degrees from best of the universities and cfa and frm under their belt.......gave 158 year old organisation a Bankruptcy....

    I may sound rude but this is the way i look at it.

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  16. Sir,
    i am vaibhav,
    i finished my grad in computers,and i want to make career in finance specially financial risk management.can you pls guide me how can i start with it.Also is it compulsory to be an MBA for finance market......

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  17. Hi sir,

    I am in the final semester of my MBA to be completed in Feb. Have been placed as Assttnt Manager in a Pvt Sector Bank but they havent specified the profile as of now looking at the market conditions. I am a core finance guy and dont want a profile that includes marketing as the bank has asked us to be open to various profiles for some time till economic conditions imoprove.

    I hve already started to prepare for this FRM course in the meanwhile coz I ll be joining the bank in July. want to know how useful it would be for the banking sector and what profiles re open to me after I complete FRM.

    Thanks

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  18. Hi.I have cleared the FRM exam and have no relevant work experience neither have any other degree...could you please suggest me the sectors for which i could apply for job.

    Your help would be appreciated!!

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  19. I have cleared FRM this year having 3+ yrs experience in Credit Risk (Kotak Mahindra Bank). Is anyone aware of any good job in India??
    sunil.k.agrawal@kotak.com

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  20. Hello Sir,
    Can you please elaborate on various job profiles one can look at if one has passed FRM exam and done his MBA. Considering current economic situation where finance jobs are difficult to come by, what profiles one should target without jeopardizing his future plan to change career track within finance?

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  21. hello sir
    I am a graduate and am planning to work with the finance sector.i wanted to know how tough is this course can it be done while working and will an mba after this course help ..
    ur help will be highly appreciated .

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  22. hello sir,
    Im just completed my 1st year in MBA. i want to specialize in Finance. I have heard of FRM and in a confusion whether to do it or not. I need to find out whether it will be useful for me or not in terms of job.

    kindly help me in deciding and tell me what are the jobs in which we can benefit from it.

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  23. Hi,

    I am IT Professional .I want to do FRM .I find Risk Management as potential field as well as interesting.
    I have no prior knowledge in Finance except Little knowledge in derivative(cleared NCFM derivative) .
    My question are.
    what prerequisite knowledge required for course
    When the registration start
    Where I will get the study material

    I would be highly obliged if you can give me a roadmap to FRM

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  24. Find tips about the FRM exam by experts and student who have cleared FRM on http://frmexam.blogspot.com/

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  25. The caption "FOR young people in India seeking good knowledge of finance" caught my eye.
    I'm a B'Com graduate and am keen on entering the world of Banking and Financial Services.
    Will FRM be helpful as of now, or should i do an MBA in Finance!! Your help would be appreciated.
    Thank Tou.

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  26. Hi Ajay,
    Its a pleasure to go through your blog & follower's comments.
    It really provides a thread of critical information.

    Thanks,
    Sohan Dhande
    http:// sohandhande.wordpress.com

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  27. Let me know more about FRM level - I and II

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  28. All it started from this Blog only........Now just today morning I got that happy news, I passed FRM. Thanks Ajay

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  29. Sir,
    I am pursuing a PGPM certification course in financial services will the FRM degree will help me to get placed better .

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  30. If we compare CFA and FRM course we see following points:
    1.FRM is shorter than CFA.
    2.Course content of FRM and CFA is not very much diffrent. CFA is a broader course than FRM as it covers lot more topic then FRM. FRM teaches just few more thing which comes to 20-30 pages then CFA. Howver it dont teaches Financial Statement Analysis, Portfolio Management, Equity Valuation, Alternative Investment and Economics. Howvever FRM is definately worth doing.

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  31. Dear Sir,

    Thank you for covering FRM in detail. I have a specific question on FRM, I am finance professional from a non-technical background. So I wanted to know the difficulty level of FRM for a person of my background.

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  33. Hi

    In one your replies, you said " one can attempt the exam without enrolling in any institution, and reading the prescribed books " I was just wondering for asking you , is is possible ? and if yes, how should i register for exam ...Hoping for your reply...Bye

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  34. hi
    i have done MBA from IILM Jaipur in finance and human resoourse .i am doing CFA (indian).
    i just want to know as i am not working anywhere currently and having no experience . i am confused whether to do FRM or not .

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  35. Hi I am Pankaj , I ve done MBA finance ,i need to know fees for FRM .And what are the stage to clear it.Form where i can get Books for the same.I reside in Pune.Please help!

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    1. u can get fee details here.
      http://www.garp.org/frm/exam-overview/fees.aspx

      study materials also available to book in website.

      u can refer to authorized training institutes. so that you can get material or training from them

      http://www.garp.org/frm/study-center/exam-preparation-providers.aspx

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  36. hi,this is suresh bellam.I have done PGDM(2012 passed) and now working as a research associate. i know that my job is not relevant for FRM. but i am planning to write exam in this December.i have doubts regarding the employment after clearing FRM.can u please let me know requirement for FRM in INDIA.

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  37. hi ,I don't see that much benefit doing FRM for people who want to switch to finance or want to make money very quickly. It will give you exposure to finance field but there are no companies who requires FRM as their prerequisites
    so If you want to make your career in finance, then better do MBA from some good college or gain experience.Then FRM can definitely boost your resume as well your career.
    Comments from anyone are most welcome.

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    1. Hi Ajay,
      I am planning to appear for both parts of FRM in May 2013..can you suggest how shold i start preaparing for it? i have downloaded its syllabus and will it be ok if i start preparing for it from other rextbooks because i will be registering for it in December...but before that i want to begin my studies..

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  38. hello sir..this is rahul from new delhi and i am doing mba from symbiosis in banking mgt and planning to give frm next may...yesterday i was looking frm salaries..nd smwhere i found tht in us frm earns near abt 100k$...so my question is tht after getting frm certificate will i am able to get job abroad easily and does frm certificate gives tht much cutting edge to me among my peers...kindly clear my query....plzz

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  39. undoubtedly frm is great but one bad aspect of frm or cfa is that after doing such courses, u hav to apply for jobs and count on your lunch but in case of mba, once u get into a decent bschool, more or less a great job is guaranteed, rest assured.

    i am myself pursuing frm and undoubtedly it is good, just as good as cfa.
    i hav completed my bcom from st xaviers collg and started doing frm directly but as far as getting a job is concerned, i have to toil on my own for it.
    the GARP wont provide me a job (only in very few cases) after immediate completion of the course and satisfaction of other requirements.
    i have to hunt for a job on my own.
    so there is always a RISK or UNCERTAINITY factor, in case of getting a job, if a person wants to get one based on FRM ,solely
    thats not the case in mba.

    if someone can help me regarding some source where one can look to for a job, based solely on my FRM degree, i would'nt be more glad

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    1. You are Damn right, Sarkar. Sometime I really wonder whats the point of pursing CFA n FRM. I know friends and people who have cleared L2 but couldn't get a nice job. Now they are trying for getting into some good B-school. They are like overqualified over there and they have no interest in managing things, still just because they can get a right platform.

      So my question is-- CFA and FRM, Know as gold standard degree in Finance, is actually just a add-on degree for your career??

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  40. Sir,

    My name is Parth Shah. I will become a chartered accountant in this January,13 (only 3 subjects were left). I do have time now to study and gain knowledge.

    1. Will u advice me to join FRM?
    2. Will it be helpful in today's bearish job market?
    3. Please reply purely considering "future salary package" and increase in opportunity of getting a job.
    4. And requesting u to please reply with the joining procedure and cost.

    Pl. reply,
    Thanking u,
    Parth.

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