C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[Fei Xue]

Hi all.
Objective: systematically go throught C++
Programming Experience: VBA, Matlab, Python
Current Work: Intern at hedge fund
Intended Pace: ASAP

 

[Zhangziman Song]

Hello all,
My name is Zhangziman Song. So excited to get start!

Objective: To learn C++ for 2014-fall MFE program.
Programming Experience: Little SAS.
Current Work: Senior year college student.
Intended Pace: ASAP.

 

[Evan O Keeffe]

Hi all,

Hope you are all keeping well?

Objective: give me a structured basis for learning C++ for FE.
Programming Experience: VBA, Matlab, GAUSS, Vb.Net
Current Work: Just finished working as a Quantitative Risk Analyst for Oil Company
Intended Pace: ASAP

 

[Luca Quaglia]

Objective: Learn C++ to support application to MFE program. Learn a new skill.
Programming Experience: LabVIEW, Mathematica, VBA, Pascal, Processing
Current Work: Just finished working as a researcher for a private physics research centre.
Intended Pace: Hopefully by early March 2014.

 

[Gurks]

Objective: Learn C++ for future work opportunities and MFE.
Programming Experience: A little Matlab.
Current Work: Senior year undergraduate student, math and economics.
Intended Pace: March/April -14

 

[Baddidi]

Hello everyone, glad to be here! Nice to meet you guys!

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program and get the admission to MFE programs for Fall 2014

Programming experience: Almost none. A little experience in Matlab and VBA

Current work: Unemployment. Just graduated from Master of finance in U of I. Previous exp in public accounting firm, and commercial banks

Intended pace of program: March of 2014

 

[F. Hoyos]

Objective: Learn C++ for fun and to improve my application to MFE programs.
Programming Experience: VBA, SQL. A bit of SAS and R.
Current Work: Risk Analyst at a bank. Industrial engineering background.
Intended Pace: Dec / March -14.

 

[Dat Nguyen]

Objective: Learn C++ to refresh, used to do C code long long time ago

Programming Experience: C, SQL
Current Work: Back office
Intended Pace: Maybe Fhd, future job ect

 

[Shenao]

Hi I am a graduated PhD in Computer Engineering ( Data mining and ML). I am looking for an entry level quant job.
Objective: Learn C++ for becoming an quant.
Programming Experience: VBA (undergraduate final year project) Java (placement as IT in Morgan Stanley) Python, Matlab, Perl
Current Work: Looking for a job
Intended Pace: Taking the course weekly.

 

[Ulquiorra]

Objective: Learn C++ for admission into MFE programs

Programming experience: C, MATLAB, SAS, R

Current work: Statistics Student

Intended pace: Finish before the end of the year

 

[Wenhao Lu]

Hello everyone! I am so excited to start with this group!

Objective: Admission to MFE program.

Programming experience: C, matlab, SAS

Current work: UCR student

Intended pace of program: Hopefully by the end Jan 2014

 

[subhasishs]

Hello Everyone. Hope to interact and learn from the forum.

Objective: To get C++ certification.

Programming experience: MATLAB, VB, SQL & R.

Current work: Market Risk Management

Intended pace of program: I intend to complete the certification in 72 days.

 

[PepeQuant]

Hi Everyone. My name is David Wan. It is my pleasure to participate in this course with all of you.
Objective: Apply MFE program

Programming Experience: C/C++, C#, Java, Python, Java Script, vb script, R, and SQL
Current Work: Electronic Trading Developer in Citi group
Intended Pace: Complete this course ASAP

 

[DJoren]

Hey everybody. My name is Dion Joren.

Objective: Complete pre-MFE program and get admission to MFE program
Programming Experience: Ox, Java, Matlab
Current Work: Just graduated BS Economics & BA, specialisation QF, at the moment working towards getting in MFE program
Intended Pace: ASAP, aspire to do it in about 6 to max 8 weeks

My best wishes to everyone for 2014!

 

[TW.Fu]

Happy New Year!

Objective: Complete pre-MFE program and get admission to the MFE program
Programming Experience: VBA, Matlab
Current Work: Graduated BS Finance, worked as research assistant at a securities house
Intended Pace: Before Mar 2014

 

[JacobJ]

Objective : Learn C++ for future employment
Programming Experience : R, VBA
Current Work: On a sabbatical
Intended Pace: Asap

 

[ya sun]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ for future employment, to get a quant job.
Programming Experience: Matlab, R
Current Work: Expected graduate in this May with a degree in FE, seeking employment and studying for FRM L1.
Intended pace: Hope finish by April.

 

[Ammasel]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ in preparation for a Math Fin MS program.
Programming Experience: VBA, R
Current Work: Energy Analyst, undergrad in Economics
Intended pace: Completion by Mar 2014

 

[Alexei Vinogradov]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ to use at work
Programming Experience: SQL, C#, R
Current Work: Risk Programmer/Analyst at a hedge fund
Intended Pace: Spring 2014

 

[Ketan Prajapati]

Hi All,

Objective: Learn C++ to use professionally or at least go towards that
Programming Experience: C++ (know a few things, but am not aware of a lot), R, SQL
Current Work: student
Intended Pace: Spring 2014