Risk Systems Analyst

I'm with BCI, and I was curious if you or someone from your professional network might be interested in this opportunity:



Job Order:

DM0643-001-511



Title:

Risk Systems Analyst



Location:

Midwest



Summary:

The Risk Systems Analyst will be responsible for setting up new
parameters and functions in the Energy Trading & Risk Management
software/solution, including all user configuration choices through
reliability/integrity design, running risk reports, and implementing
new statistical methodologies.



Responsibilities:

Manage the day-to-day transaction activity within the Energy Trading & Risk Management software/solution.

Contact person for coordinating resolution of software performance issues between software vendor & user group

Prepare daily risk reporting/communication to interested parties, and ensure accuracy of reports

Control weaknesses identification/remediation recommendation

Facilitate the use of transaction and market data throughout the front & back offices



Qualification/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in math based curriculum (i.e. Operations Research,
Statistics, IE, Econometrics, Computer Sciences, etc.) or equivalent
experience. Master’s degree preferred, not required.

Proficiency in writing algorithmic code including direct experience with large database manipulation

Experience with derivatives/complex software systems/mark to market accounting

Highly skilled with Excel

CPA or accounting experience

Significant progress toward CFA

5+ years of energy risk management experience preferred



Compensation:

Commensurate with experience



If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.



Thank you,



Brandon Trujillo

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

(312) 460-8222 x112

brandon@brokerageconsultants.com

www.bcius.com

The larger lesson: inevitable corruption of power; minimize power = minimize corruption

from: http://www.slate.com/id/2206433/

In an op-ed piece, the NYT's Timothy Egan
says that the complaint against Blagojevich "showed a man trolling the
depths of darkness," where nothing was sacred and anything could be
used for political and personal gain. "It would be somewhat comforting
if there were a larger lesson here, or a map out of the banality of
evil," writes Egan. "But there is no trend or modern twist, no evidence
of a greater criminal web, no overarching moral. Like a kid who beats
up old ladies just because he knows no other way, the allegations
against Blagojevich amount to what Fitzgerald called a crime spree, of
the political variety."

Wow! US Income Distribution 1967-2003

Stunning.

Senior C++ Developer

Job Order:
DM0556-001-811

Title:
Senior C++ Developer

Location:
Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:
Our client is a proprietary trading firm in the Chicago area whose focus is on the application of advanced quantitative methods in financial markets. They are in search of a Senior C++ Developer to assist in their high frequency trading operations. The candidate’s primary role will be to aid in our client research efforts. They use Microsoft Windows, Visual C++, MFC and STL.

Experience:
Strong background in object oriented programming
Programming using Visual C++ and MFC required
Experience using Python a plus
Minimum 5 + years industry experience required
BS or MS in Computer Science is required
Experience with SQL and C# is a strong plus


If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.

Thank you,

Brooke Akins
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
(312) 460-8222 x102
Brooke@brokerageconsultants.com

why government is NOT the answer to the current crisis. Quite the opposite.

from washingtonpost.com:

Absent from such conclusions is the central role the government played
in creating the crisis. Yes, many Wall Street leaders were
irresponsible, and they should pay. But they were playing the distorted
hand dealt them by government policies. Our leaders irrationally
promoted home-buying, discouraged savings, and recklessly encouraged
borrowing and lending, which together undermined our markets.

C++ Dev in NY

Job Order:

DM0626-001-1211



Title:

C++/Linux Developer



Location:

New York, NY



Summary:

Quantitative hedge fund manager seeks experienced computer programmers
with strong math and programming skills to work on trading
infrastructure.



Responsibilities:

Expand/maintain trading capabilities on various markets around the world

Coding connections to new markets

Optimize the performance of systems

Maintain/expand databases financial information

Perform basic systems administration to keep trading network running

Build risk management/performance tracking tools



Experience:

3+ years related experience

Degree from a top college or university

Excellent programming skills

Strong background in math, data structures, and algorithms

Strong C++ skills

Java knowledge a plus

Basic Linux system administration skills required

Solaris a plus

Knowledge of Perl, shell-scripts, DNS, NFS a plus

Financial experience is not required



Compensation:

Commensurate with experience



If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.



Thank you,



Brandon Trujillo

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

(312) 460-8222 x112

brandon@brokerageconsultants.com

www.bcius.com

Flerg

I thought I'd help point google in the right direction with this link. Flerg, Flirg, flirj.

Development Manager Position

TITLE: (5908MIK) Development Manager
COMPANY: Our client maintains and operates largeinternational computer networks to supportsecurities trading on U.S. and foreign markets.
REQUIREMENTS: This position requires very strongknowledge of computer programming techniques,software design, and programming environment onthe Microsoft Windows platform using VisualC++/MFC. Candidate must have prior experience inbuilding and managing a team of computerprogrammers, running complex developmentprojects, and interact with executive managementas well as outside vendors and clients. Financialsoftware experience is essential, specifically inthe area of front-end applications for tradingmultiple instruments: equities, equity options,and futures. Expertise in design, testing, andimplementation of Microsoft SQL database productsis a great plus. Minimum four-year college degreein computer science or related area is expected.
DUTIES: Seeking a senior management professionalto lead computer-programming team. DevelopmentManager will directly report to Chief InformationOfficer.
LOCATION:  Chicago
SALARY RANGE: Competitive

Interested?  Please contact us via email atresume@roytalman.com   Remember to include thejob number and the name of your counselor (if youhave one).
Feel free to forward this email to a friend.Even if this job is not for you but you areactively looking for a new position - reply to usand tell us what special strength you possessthat will make you standout from our othercandidates.

Identifiying Detroit's shortcomings?

For those wondering why Detroit has fumbled in automotive innovation, consider that they've not invested sufficiently in innovation: (from NYTimes at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/automobiles/14AUTO.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin) -- a seven story tower!

Mr. Hall said: “If G.M. were alone in this initiative, the Volt
probably would be enough to boost it back to the top of the
technological heap. But in Toyota City, there’s a seven-story tower
called the Electric Powertrain Building. And Chrysler
has a hybrid project called ENVI that’s progressing more quickly than
expected. So the best that can be hoped is that the Volt will move G.M.
to the front row of companies with contemporary propulsion technology.”

The Smoking Gun

Some may have seen the recent drop in silver and gold, seemingly out of the blue. Here is an article that sheds a little light on the subject.

Operations Control Manager

Good day,



I'm with BCI, and I was curious if you or someone from your professional network might be interested in this opportunity:



Job Order:

DM0566-010-511



Title:

Operations Control Manager



Location:

Chicago, IL



Summary:

This position will be responsible for issues related to internal
operations control and liaison with external and internal groups.
Additionally the position will serve as a resource for the operations
team and be responsible for development and review of policies and
procedures. The individual in this position will also work on special
projects and be the department's point of contact for external/internal
audit teams.



Responsibilities:

Review operations errors and facilitate the creation/maintenance of policies/procedures for Operations

Review projects for process automation and recommend appropriate tools/systems

Identify training needs and research, develop, and recommend training programs to meet business needs

Follow up on customer complaints and provide regular reporting on operations performance

Establish quality standards and create/manage systems to ensure process improvements and product and innovations

Work with all departments to ensure effective controls are in place
with regards to position reporting - identification and resolution of
inaccurate reporting.

Represent Operations in meetings with regulators/auditors on operations related issues

Follow up on outstanding audit items

Work with department heads to establish performance measurements and strong operations controls



Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business or related major.

10 + years of progressive industry experience

Project management experience

Working knowledge of back office systems, GMI, Opics, RTA, etc.

Ability to assess/elicit technical information from external vendors and internal IT on behalf of operations

Extensive experience interfacing with clients and servicing customer needs

Ability to gather, analyze and assess data and recommend alternative solutions

Ability to develop reasonable recommendation considering resources, priorities and needs

Ability to assess client’s need relative to available projects and services



Compensation:

Commensurate with experience.



If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.



Thank you,



Brooke Akins

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

(312) 460-8222 x103

brooke@brokerageconsultants.com

www.bcius.com

Financial Job Opening

Good day,



I'm with BCI, and I was curious if you or someone from your professional network might be interested in this opportunity:



Job Order:

DM0440-007-511



Title:

Risk Analyst



Location:

Midwest



Summary:

Diversified Financial Services firm seeks a Risk Analyst to join their
Investment Risk Management department. This person will be part of a
team responsible for asset analytics/modeling, attribution of value
changes, and economic capital calculations.



Responsibilities:

Actively contribute to projects involving the move to market value accounting

Develop analytic models to help explain volatilities of asset values

Provide attribution/sensitivity analyses for the sources of gain and loss under an economic framework

Work with Financial Reporting/Investment Accounting/Investment
System/Corporate Risk to develop these processes and move them to
regular, quality-controlled production as needed

Working knowledge/understanding of fixed income instruments, derivatives and the term structure of interest rates

General understanding of investment accounting helpful

Possess programming expertise in VBA and SQL

Analyze the sensitivities of the assets towards different market factors

Responsible for quantifying/analyzing/

attributing market value changes under normal and stressed scenarios



Experience:

Demonstrated ability to develop creative solutions to analytical problems, making use of spreadsheets, databases, and graphics

Strong mathematical skills/working knowledge as they relate to modeling/valuation of fixed income instruments and/or derivatives

Understanding of investments and related risk measures, particularly interest rate risk/credit risk

Ability to perform research through the use of internal/external information resources

Understanding of Investment Accounting very helpful

Able to clearly present information through the spoken or written word; compose well-written coherent documents

Able to challenge conventional practices; adapt established methods for
new uses; pursue ongoing system improvement; play with concepts and
ideas to create novel solutions to problems; evaluate new technology as
potential solutions to existing problems

Degree in financial engineering, economics, mathematics, actuarial science, computer science, or a related field

MBA and/or CFA designation encouraged

Knowledge of financial quantitative tools strongly preferred

Possess a good business understanding of investments and the ability to use quantitative techniques



Compensation:

Commensurate with experience.



If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.



Thank you,



Brooke Akins

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

(312) 460-8222 x102

brooke@brokerageconsultants.com

www.bcius.com

Here's an example of how to replace government

From http://www.slate.com/id/2196328/

USA Today leads with a look at how environmental groups and big businesses are filling a void left by the government by directly cutting "unprecedented deals"
that involve trade-offs between new development and conservation. The
deals permit businesses to carry out new projects, such as oil drilling
or the construction of new power plants, without worrying about
opposition from environmental groups. In exchange, companies often
agree to preserve undeveloped land or to adhere to strict environmental
standards. "These private deals are a pragmatic way to accomplish good
things," an environmental lawyer explained.

New Route to Work

Here is a map of my current bike-to-work route.

"Lost" blog from the Cranky Manager

And I thought losing a hard disk crash would cause data loss. Not with GoogleDesktop !! Honestly, I'm relieved not to have to run this locally.

---

The Cranky Manager

• articles
• forum
• gallery
• wiki
• news
• contact

Tuesday, 20.05.08

Amen to that!

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9412

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Saturday, 19.04.08

ML74289 Master Lock set your own combo

Inspired
by a complete lack of success searching for a solution to my problem
with a new master lock bike lock, I thought I'd post my results into
the blogosphere to help out anybody else who googles problems with this
lock.



You follow the instructions and still can't program a new combo other than the default 0000 ? The trick is to take a ballpoint pen to the special program button, not just
push it with your finger. You'll hear a "click" to know it stuck, then
select your new 4-digit code and proceed per the instructions.

[read more]

David - 20:08:39 - BLOG:CMS - permalink -

Wednesday, 23.01.08

FriendFeed - the latest!

David - 17:10:09 - BLOG:CMS - permalink -

Monday, 23.07.07

My almost-daily commute

I finally put together my bike route that I take to work as often as weather and health allow. It's also a cool pedometer that uses google maps technology.

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Tuesday, 27.06.06

Teaching Programming

I've introduced my daughter to Logo, the programming language for controlling a "turtle" and drawing objects, like geometric shapes. An example might help:

to draw a square

forward 100 right 90 forward 100 right 90 forward 100 right 90 forward 100 right 90

or, more simply,

repeat 4 [forward 100 right 90]

It's cool, it's fun, and immediate feedback. I showed her how to abbreviate so she doesn't need to type the whole words





repeat 4 [fd 100 rt 90]





And she was off to the races. In her first session, she wrote her name in block letters. What a girl!

[read more]

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Older articles:

02.06.2006

• As you may have noticed...

14.11.2005

• Latest Fashion Statement

10.08.2005

• Theory of Everything

30.06.2005

• Funny if it weren't so sad

24.05.2005

• I like this one.

22.05.2005

• And the wiki is up!

21.05.2005

• Under New Management
• BLOG:CMS v3.6 [comments: 4] 21.05.05 23:05

MCP61SM2MA AM2 uATX Motherboard Chipset NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100 (MCP61S ) Realtek ALC662 audio Realtek 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 6100

I got a new computer from bestbuy for $250 to replace the p.o.s. dell I'd gotten used (and free) from my old workplace. It came with Vista which wouldn't run quicken2006 so I installed XP. But XP had no idea what my video card was and the nvidia drivers refused to acknowledge any nvidia hardware. Until I downloaded version 175.19 of the drivers (of about 1000 other versions), that is, which fixed it completely. File was named 175.19_geforce_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe and available from nvidia website.

Hoping this helps somebody else.

The Impossible Art of Li Wei

Interesting. [http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/19/the-impossible-art-of-li-wei/]

trading job openings

Good day,

I'm with BCI, and I was curious if you or someone from your professional network might be interested in one of these opportunities:

Job Order:
DM0600-001-711

Summary:
Growing financial firm seeks multiple technology professionals: Trading Support Specialist, C++ Software Developer, Linux System Administrator. Roles will involve working with Traders/Financial Engineers/IT Staff on applications for: Front-Office Trading/Electronic Trading Systems/Position Keeping/Back-Office Systems/Exchange Connectivity Interfaces.

Location:
Chicago, IL (All Roles)

Compensation:
For all roles, compensation is commensurate with experience.

------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Trading Support (Relocation to Chicago is available)

Responsibilities:
Handle configurations/installations/monitoring/support of trading applications and back-end systems.
Perform systems and network troubleshooting and network optimization.
Product rollouts/installations/testing.
Diagnose issues (1st and 2nd level support) experience.

Experience:
2+ years Trading Applications Support experience required (1st and 2nd level).
Strong UNIX/Linux and SQL skills required.
Familiarity with scripting languages (Perl, UNIX, shell (sh), AWK) required.
Familiarity with financial markets is highly desirable but not essential.
Solid troubleshooting skills absolutely required
Knowledge of version/revision control practices and procedures.

------------------------------------------------------------
Title: C++ Software Developer (Relocation to Chicago is available)

Responsibilities:
Maintain code/develop new functionality/new features (enhancements) for electronic trading system
Diagnose problems/develop solutions to meet trading/business goals and communicate clearly with multi-disciplinary colleagues.

Experience:
3+ years experience developing C++ based software (Academic equivalent will be considered)
3+ years of commercial software development work experience strongly desired.
Excellent understanding of the Standard Template Library (STL) and POSIX threads required.
Excellent UNIX/Linux/SQL skills required.
Familiarity with web technologies (php, AJAX) preferred.
Troubleshooting and teamwork skills are essential.
Familiarity with financial markets is desirable but not required.

------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Linux System Administrator (Relocation to Chicago not available)

Responsibilities:
Handle configuration/installation/monitoring/support of Linux systems.
OS rollouts/installations/testing.
Patch application and performance of OS/application up-grades on existing systems.
Perform systems/network troubleshooting and optimization.

Experience:
Prior experience with administration of Linux based systems required including configuration/installation/maintenance.
Proficient with UNIX scripting languages like Perl, shell (sh), AWK, etc.
Solid troubleshooting skills required
Knowledge of version/revision control practices and procedures
------------------------------------------------------------

If you are interested in one of these openings, please email me a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment and indicate which position is of interest.

Thank you,

Tamara Polansky
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
(312) 460-8222 x 117
tamara@brokerageconsultants.com
www.bcius.com

Run Linux Applications in Windows

This is a very useful bit of info about running linux apps inside windows.

Outlook, Word, and MWM_OI_WINDOW_WORD

After setting Outlook to use Word as my default editor (because the
signature picture looked funny otherwise), there is now a window titled
MWM_OI_WINDOW_WORD on my task bar. It does nothing, apparently, except
run in the background in case I should decide to compose or read an
email. I'm thinking it should be a hidden window but is displaying
nonetheless in my task bar. Curious.

I'm thinking it should be a hidden window but is displaying nonetheless in my task bar.