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Jun 12, 2011
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Jun 12, 2011
'The market has already priced in one more hike by RBI': Jitendra Arora, senior vice-president (fixed income inv...

Jun 12, 2011
'The market has already priced in one more hike by RBI': Jitendra Arora, senior vice-president (fixed income inv...

Jefferies Extends Investment Grade Fixed Income Sales and Trading

Tom Thees, Head of Investment Grade Corporate Bonds at Jefferies, commented, “Tim and Harold are proven and talented professionals, and their hiring demonstrates Jefferies’ commitment to providing our institutional clients with best-in-class product, strategy and trading across the spectrum of fixed income securities.”

Jefferies' fixed income business has nearly 525 professionals globally who are focused on the sales and trading of investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds, U.S. and European government and agency securities, municipal bonds, repo finance, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, whole loans, leveraged loans, distressed securities and emerging markets debt.

Mr. Sullivan has nearly 17 years of industry experience and joins Jefferies from UBS, where he was a Managing Director in Credit Trading. Previously, he spent nearly six years at Credit Suisse and, prior to that, 10 years at Merrill Lynch. He received a BS from Cornell University.

Source: Business Wire (press release)

Quantitative Analyst/Equity and Fixed Income Derivatives - New ...

by dinka@martingaleinternational.com

Quantitative Analyst/Equity and Fixed Income Derivatives

New York, NY, United States of America

World prestigious Financial firm located in NYC is looking for Quant Analyst with experiences in Equity Derivatives and Fixed Income Derivatives. As a part of the quant team, right candidate will be an important part of the research team, and will be responsible for implementing and maintaining mark-to-market pricing models for various securities including equity derivatives and fixed income derivatives. As a part of research team applicant must have capabilities to maintain and enhance existing models and take initiative in building new models, and produce models that capture the current state of the market as closely as possible. The applicant will have opportunities to work directly with developers on integration and testing models, pricing analysts, and business managers, as well as communicate with clients and other firm's research teams This is a great opportunity for individuals with solid background in statistics or econometric modeling and techniques, including regression methodologies, co-integration and as well as estimation and calibration techniques. As a part of the quant research team successful candidates will demonstrate strong mathematical background, C/C++ quantitative development skills and proven experience working with pricing models as well. Minimum 2+ years of experience in financial industry and a advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Financial Econometrics, Physics, Engineering, Finance or related quantitative field is needed. Applicant must demonstrate working knowledge of Financial Derivatives, and deep understanding of financial modeling. Strong backgrounds in calculus, linear algebra, and probability theory ... Experience with R, SAS, MATLAB or similar statistical software package, is a big plus. Strong problem formulation and problem solving skills with particular emphasis on ill-conditioned and loosely defined problems. Very strong communication skills are desired, to advise new clients on implementation, and rollout the new product to the clients.

Source: Quantitative Analyst/Equity and Fixed Income Derivatives - New ...

No fax payday loans direct-Boon for the people with fixed income

by gorgienork

When your salary gets finished before your next payday and you do not have enough money to get rid of the financial problems, then you should go for no fax payday loans direct. These loans have been designed to solve your mid month crisis. You need not to wait for your next payday to avail cash for the sudden expenses. For the people with fixed income, these loans are a boon. You can get all your emergent needs fulfilled through these loans. These loans have been made for the short-term purposes. No fax payday loans direct are accessible through internet. There is no need to fax numerous documents and do hectic formalities to avail these loans. All you require is to fill up a single and simple online application form that contains necessary details about the borrower like name, age, gender, income proof, employment status, contact information, residential address, etc. and submit it online. Your application form will be analyzed by the lender and if gets satisfied, he will transfer the requested amount into your checking account within 24 hours time. These loans offer you the amount that ranges between 100 dollars and 1500 dollars. These loans have the repayment duration of 14 to 31 days. If you are unable to pay back within this period, you should inform the lender, he will extend your repayment period for some extra fee. These loans carry a high rate of interest because of the short-term nature. It is important to go through a proper web research before signing any deal to fetch a reasonable price quote. These loans are also available for the bad credit holders. The lender will never consider your bad credit scores like arrears, defaults, bankruptcy, etc. for these loans. These loans do not have any procedure of credit checks.

Source: No fax payday loans direct-Boon for the people with fixed income

Fixed Income News

Knight BondPoint Debuts Fixed-Income Surveillance Offering

www.waterstechnology.com - Oct 05, 2011

Knight BondPoint, a division of the Knight Execution and Clearing Services subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, has expanded its portfolio of electronic fixed-income trading tools with the launch of its BondScope surveillance platform.

Prudential Fixed Income expands London office with new portfolio manager ...

MarketWatch (press release) - Oct 03, 2011

NEWARK, NJ, Oct 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Prudential Fixed Income has expanded its team in London with two new hires, the company announced today. Tim Whyman joined the company as a vice president and portfolio manager for emerging markets debt.

Wall Street Facing 'Brutal' Fixed-Income Results After Jefferies

Bloomberg - Oct 15, 2774

Photographer: F. Carter Smith/ Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) posted a 79 percent plunge in fixed-income trading revenue that may show the extent of the damage August's market turmoil caused for its bigger Wall Street competitors.

How Bernanke Screwed The Banks And Fixed Income Savers At The Same Time

Business Insider - Oct 06, 2011

At the same time, banks have seen their lending income decline due to the sluggish economy and low interest rates. That has caused major banks to impose a variety of new customer fees, although the exact formula varies. Citibank, for example, decided

Brown Advisory to Launch New Long/Short Fund Focused on Total Return Through ...

MarketWatch (press release) - Oct 04, 2011

Focused on total return, Brown Advisory's newest Fund will seek to make investments in fixed income instruments including tax-exempt municipal bonds, corporate bonds, US Treasury bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities and cash equivalents.