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Your Bionic Turtle membership includes (1) video tutorials, (2) study notes, (3) practice questions and (4) forum service
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Plus, during the year we email you with mission-critical tips, heat-seeking questions ("ah ha! I get it!"), and spreadsheet brain-workout exercises
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In 2008, based on customer feedback, we will increase the emphasis on problem-solving (e.g., working out difficult problems to explain concepts)
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Legend:
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Light Green: Preliminary VIDEO lessons (before release of Study Guide & Learning Outcomes) starts Jan 7th
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Bright Green: Structured VIDEO lessons (linked to 2008 Study Guide & learning outcomes) starts March 24th
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Yellow: Bionic Turtle Study Notes (2008 version) are released, on module at a time, in May & Jun
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Pink = New question sets (for the 2008 exam) are added to the question bank every week starting in April
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Note: subject to minor change if GARP defers their schedule
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Please visit us:
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2008 Calendar
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More info?
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Members
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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FRM Forum
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Video
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Study
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2008 FRM
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Support
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Date
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Weekday
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Tutorials
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Notes
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Questions
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David @
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Early Bird:
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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
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Jan-14
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Monday
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#1 Notion, compounding
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(use mouse to rollover question in order to reveal answer)
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Jan-21
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Monday
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#2 Stat I (Distributions)
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Why are you starting so early?
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Jan-28
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Monday
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#3 Stat II (Regression)
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How can you start teaching before knowing the 2008 cirriculum?
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Feb-4
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Monday
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#4 Functions & factors
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What if I don't start studying until March/April/May/June?
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Feb-11
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Monday
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#5 Derivatives
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Who are the best candidates for the early-bird start (Jan - March)? Who is not well-suited for the early start?
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Feb-18
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Monday
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#6 Volatility
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...other questions? You can always ask a question on our public forum (you don't have to be a customer to visit...we like anybody who likes to learn finance)
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Feb-25
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Monday
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#7 Duration
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Mar-3
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Monday
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#8 Option Pricing Models
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Mar-10
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Monday
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Mar-17
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Monday
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Mar-24
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Monday
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1. Quant A
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Mar-31
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Monday
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Apr-7
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Monday
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2. Quant B
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Apr-14
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Monday
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Notes
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Schedule
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Apr-21
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Monday
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3. Quant C
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Schedule
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TBD
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Apr-28
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Monday
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TBD
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May-5
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Monday
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4. Market Risk A
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(publish one
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Every year
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May-12
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Monday
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module at a
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we add
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Testimnonials
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May-19
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Monday
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5. Market Risk B
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time)
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"hand crafted"
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Dakshina Verma et al:
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May-26
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Monday
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practice
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Professor Jyothi wrote:
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Jun-2
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Monday
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6. Market Risk C
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(probably
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questions
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Jun-9
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Monday
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April thru
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tied to the
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Jun-16
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Monday
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7. Value at risk (VaR)
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end of May)
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new learning
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Jun-23
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Monday
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outcomes
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Jun-30
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Monday
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8. Credit risk A
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1. Quant
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Jul-7
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Monday
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2. Market
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(in addition
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Jul-14
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Monday
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9. Credit risk B
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3. Credit
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to our
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Jul-21
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Monday
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4. Operational
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extensive
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Jul-28
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Monday
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10. Credit risk C
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5. Investment
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library of
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Aug-4
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Monday
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pre-existing
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Aug-11
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Monday
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11. Operational A
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questions)
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Aug-18
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Monday
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Aug-25
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Monday
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12. Operational B
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Sep-1
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Monday
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Sep-8
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Monday
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13. Operational C
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Sep-15
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Monday
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Sep-22
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Monday
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14. Basel II
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Sep-29
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Monday
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Oct-6
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Monday
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15. Investment A
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Oct-13
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Monday
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Oct-20
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Monday
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16. Investment B
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Oct-27
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Monday
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Nov-3
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Monday
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17. Cram Sessions
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Nov-10
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Monday
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Nov-15
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Saturday
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2008 EXAM DAY !!!
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