C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[Fucheng Guo]

Hello guys. Here's something I want to tell you about myself.
Objective: Study C++ for MSCF or MFE
Programming Experience: NONE
Current Work: Data Analyst
Intended Pace: By the end of September

 

[Gardner D. Schroth]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program, Learn how to synthesize C++ with my current financial background

Programming Experience: R, MatLab, HTML, CSS, Flash
Current Work: Financial Analyst at a US Domestic L/S Equity Tech Fund
Intended Pace: I intend to finish the course within the allotted period

 

[purplehaze]

Hello

Objective: Refresh C++ for MFE. Hopefully , make some new like-minded friends !

Programming experience: C and a JAVA/J2EE

Current work: Financial Services Consulting

Intended pace of program: Will see ! Will be starting Pre MFE at Baruch next month .
Also need to take GRE in the next couple of months .

- Anushree

 

[Danail Irinchev]

Objective: Brush up on C++ and get some hands-on experience with option pricing
Programming Experience: 15+ years
Current Work: E-trading tools engineer at a large investment bank
Intended pace: Normal pace within the course duration

 

[Xuefei Liu]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program
Programming Experience: MATLAB
Current Work: In my senior year of Finance major
Intended Pace: This Dec or Jan next year

 

[Kiyoshi Iwaki]

Objective: Learn C++ for career stepup and later apply for MFE program
Programming experience: VBA, SQL
Current work: IT project management consultant

Intended pace: As quick as I can but by the end of Sept

 

[Prasad Tilloo]

Hello Friends,

Objective: Willing and wishing to learn C++ for MFE / MSCF program.
Programming Experience: C , C# , SQL , VBA , VB.NET
Current Work: Software Developer
Intended Pace: Targeting Fall 2014 for MFE

 

[wxyyoyo]

Hi there,
Objective: would love to learn C++ and find a job in FE
Programming Experience: VBA, Matlab, R, SAS
Current Work: Graduate Student
Intend Pace: 2014 spring

 

[Yihan She]

Hi there,

Objective: Wish to learn C++ and find a job in finance
Programming Experience: Java
Current Work: Trader
Intend Pace: End of this year.

 

[Hesom Parhizkar]

Hello,

Objective: Relearn C++ (took a couple of classes in college) and get familiar with some core strategies in financial engineering.

Programming Exp.: VB.net, C#

Current Work: Vice President - Technology at www.evestment.com

Intended pace: Not sure, it will depends on my work load.

 

[Francis SeungJae Lee]

Hello,

Objective: learn C++ to use it in a financial applications,

Programming Experience: MATLAB, R, AMPL, LaTeX. Yes, my first attempt at C++!!!!

Current Work: Graduate student at Georgia Tech's Quantitative and Computational Finance program

Intended Pace: To finish by end of winter 2013!!

 

[Shunzhe Yao]

Objective: Learn C++ for graduate school and increase the probability to enter the Baruch MFE program
Programming Experience: Java, C++, SAS, R
Current Work: Graduated in 2014 Spring triple majors in Math, Stat and Engineering Physics.
Intended pace: As soon as I can.

 

[sreekant]

Objective : compliment my graduate degree in MSFE
Programming experience : very little C++ , some java and lots of messaging (MQ,TIBCO)
Current Work: Working at an IB.
Intended Pace: Complete by the end of October

 

[Nishant Mehta]

Hi

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program.

Programming experience: None

Current work: Prime Services/ Securities Finance

Intended pace of program: Let's see. Hopefully will be able to keep up with the pace of the program.

 

[Michael Little]

Hi All -

Objective: Brush up modeling skills while considering MFE

Programming experience: VB, Java and some Objective C

Current work: Rating Agency

Intended pace of program: Under the 16 week max...

 

[Phongvasu]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program.
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: Senior year Finance major
Intended Pace: As quick as I can.

 

[Jun Liu]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE study and future employment
Programming Experience: VBA, C++
Current Work: Landscape designer
Intended pace: Finish as soon as possible.

 

[Shuyuan Shi]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program and future employment
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: MS Finance Student
Intended Pace: By the end of this year

 

[Scott M. Anderson]

Hi All -

Objective: Improve quantitative skills, a programming capability is necessary
Programming experience: VB, C, Machine Code (from a long time ago)

Current work: Risk Management

Intended pace of program: Under the 16 week max...

 

[Yaguang Zu]

Hello everyone,

Objective: Study C++ for MSCF or MFE, learn programming capability
Programming Experience: None and I will take the challege
Current Work: MS Finance Student
Intended Pace: By the end of December