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[ original email was from William Roberts - vadi@vadivelk.net ]
Hi All,
I am a c++ programmer working with FIX protocol since from last one year even though I am not an expert in FIX specification or in Fixed Income market I can able to get help from various other people and get to work.
Now I am seriously thinking to take up FIX related programming as my career so I would be glad if i get to know answers for the below questions,
- What is right approach to become a wellversed in Fixed Income Market? How do i start?
- Is there any institutions provides FIX related certifications to individuals like me, which can help me in getting a job
Thanks
WR
[ original email was from John Harris - john.harris@bondmart.com ]
William,
Two books will give you a good start in learning about the fixed income markets:
- The Money Market by Marcia Stigum
- The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities edited by Frank Fabozzi
Best,
John
Hi All,
I am a c++ programmer working with FIX protocol since from last one year
even though I am not an expert in FIX specification or in Fixed Income
market I can able to get help from various other people and get to work.Now I am seriously thinking to take up FIX related programming as my
career so I would be glad if i get to know answers for the below
questions,
- What is right approach to become a wellversed in Fixed Income Market?
How do i start?- Is there any institutions provides FIX related certifications to
individuals like me, which can help me in getting a jobThanks WR
[ original email was from William Roberts - vadi@vadivelk.net ]
Thanks John,
I just ordered these books in Amazon.
Meanwhile, Is there any tutorials or websites that I can go through?
[ original email was from John Harris - john.harris@bondmart.com ]
I don’t know of any, William - sorry.
Thanks John, I just ordered these books in Amazon.
Meanwhile, Is there any tutorials or websites that I can go through?
[ original email was from David N.W. Sawyer - david.sawyer@btradianz.com ]
John - if the whole world were underwater, those Fabozzi’s would still be bone dry…
William, an old but much slimmer book that you might consider:
Inside the Yield Book
William,
Two books will give you a good start in learning about the fixed
income markets:
- The Money Market by Marcia Stigum
- The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities edited by Frank Fabozzi
Best, John
Hi All,
I am a c++ programmer working with FIX protocol since from last one
year even though I am not an expert in FIX specification or in Fixed
Income market I can able to get help from various other people and get
to work.Now I am seriously thinking to take up FIX related programming as my
career so I would be glad if i get to know answers for the below
questions,
- What is right approach to become a wellversed in Fixed Income
Market? How do i start?- Is there any institutions provides FIX related certifications to
individuals like me, which can help me in getting a jobThanks WR
[ original email was from John Harris - john.harris@bondmart.com ]
I’ll grant you that, Mr. Sawyer 
Inside the Yield Book is a better suggestion.
John - if the whole world were underwater, those Fabozzi’s would still
be bone dry…William, an old but much slimmer book that you might consider:
Inside the Yield Book
William,
Two books will give you a good start in learning about the fixed
income markets:
- The Money Market by Marcia Stigum
- The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities edited by Frank Fabozzi
Best, John
Hi All,
I am a c++ programmer working with FIX protocol since from last one
year even though I am not an expert in FIX specification or in Fixed
Income market I can able to get help from various other people and
get to work.Now I am seriously thinking to take up FIX related programming as my
career so I would be glad if i get to know answers for the below
questions,
- What is right approach to become a wellversed in Fixed Income
Market? How do i start?- Is there any institutions provides FIX related certifications to
individuals like me, which can help me in getting a jobThanks WR