C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

[Rajan Seth]

Objective: Learn C++ to prepare myself for MFE
Programming Experience: C++(6 years back), VBA, SQL, Unix
Current Work: Business Analyst (change management), BB investment bank
Intended Pace: ASAP

 

[Dong Niu]

Hello everyone!

Objective: Familiarize myself with C/C++ programming, admission to MFE program.

Programming experience: Basic knowledge of C/C++.

Current work: Ph.D. at NYU, preparing for a career switch to financial engineering after graduation.

Intended pace of program: ASAP.

 

[Alexey Slaykovsky]

Objective: Organize my knowledge about C/C++, admission to MFE program.
Programming Experience: Python, Ruby, JavaScript, C, JVM languages (Java, Scala, Clojure)
Current Work: FX trader
Intended pace: ASAP

 

[Weilin Liu]

Objective: For admission into MFE

Programming experience: C++, VBA

Current work: Real Estate Finance

Intended pace: as quick as I can

 

[mengyuforquant]

Objective: Secure a job in Quant position
Programming Experience: MATLAB, C++, VBA, FORTRAN
Current Work: Equity Sales Trader
Intended Pace: Get done in a month

 

[Thomas Oh]

Objective: (a) Get good at C++ (b) gauging from this class, consider further pursuing a Quant education
Programming Experience: Python (Beginner), Java (Beginner), MATLAB (Beginner)
Current Work: Electrical Engineer
Intended Pace: Fit it in with work schedule. Might use all 16 weeks.

 

[Abraheme]

Hi everyone!

Objective: Become proficient in C++/C# for financial applications and pursue MFE/FRM programs
Programming Experience: Mathematica (Intermediate), MATLAB( Beginner)
Current Work: Software Analyst
Intended Pace: Within 2 months

 

[Walt]

Hi everyone!

Objective: Learn C++ for admittance into MFE programs
Programming Experience: R, VBA
Current Work: Masters Student
Intended Pace: Fit in with school work.

 

[Marco Baggins]

Hi guys! Nice to meet you all

Objective: learn and improve c++ to enrich my CV, for admission in master programs
Programming experiences: Fortran, VBA, C++ (long time ago)
Current work: Studying to prepare my application to masters
Intended pace: 2/3 months

 

[Gavin L]

Hi all! Finally decided to *actually* enroll . I am a third year mathematics/statistics student from Sydney, Australia. Will finish undergrad in Nov 2016, looking at MFEs or PhDs after that.

Objective: May need it for internships at the end of 2015, essential for a quant anyhow!

Programming experience: R, Matlab, C

Current work: Penultimate student

Intended pace: ASAP

 

[karthik reddy]

Hello Everybody..

Objective: For admission into MFE

Programming experience: VBA

Current work: Financial Analyst

Intended pace: 2 months

 

[Xiangyu Gu]

The system noticed me that I was missing an AVATAR. So here I am...

Objective: Refresh myself with C/C++, prepare for admission to MFE program.
Programming Experience: Python, MATLAB, C
Current Work: Research Engineer
Intended pace: roughly two months

 

[Tommy Lewis]

Hello Everyone,

Objective: Learn C++ for an MFE program
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: Undergraduate student at Michigan State University
Intended Pace: Probably around 14 weeks

 

[Ni Lu]

Hi Everyone!

Objective: Learn C++ for an MFE program
Programming Experience: little Python
Current Work: student
Intended Pace: Not sure, but as soon as possible

 

[hongjing zhang]

Objective: Learn relevant C++ for MFE program

Programming experience: C, python, Matlab, SAS, SPSS

Current work: Third year statistic student

Intended pace: 10 weeks

 

[TK]

Hello All,

Objective: Learn C++ for admission to graduate program as well as use in current job
Programming Experience: Statistical softwares - R, SPSS
Current Work: ALM Analyst at a Bank
Intended Pace: Two months

 

[Gleb]

Hi Comrades,

Objective: Refine C++ for work. Improve resume. Admission to the Masters program.
Social objectives: Get to know best of the best in the industry. Meet new people, socialize if possible (I'm from WA state).
Programming Experience: C# (4 years), C\C++ (1 year), basic Matlab
Current Work: Mid-level software engineer at a large corporation
Intended Pace: ASAP but in parallel with full-time work

Good luck everyone!

 

[Yuhang Wang]

Objective: Learn C++ for MFE program (Baruch), learn how to use C++ as a tool in finance, meat requirement of Baruch MFE.
Programming Experience: VBA, C++, Marlab, R, Stata
Current Work: Graduate student
Intended Pace: not sure

 

[ShadowKnight]

Hello All,

Objective: Learn C++ for switching to more quant job
Programming Experience: VBA,Matlab,R, SPSS,
Current Work: Financial Analyst
Intended Pace: ASAP

 

[Kyungchul Oh]

Hello All,

Objective: Learn C++ for admission into MFE programs and getting a quant job
Programming Experience: None
Current Work: Technical Sales Engineer
Intended Pace: not sure; I guess having not been bestowed with any prior programming skills, however, hope to finish before May fo 2015