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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 27 Jan 2013, 05:16
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Anybody applying to the Masters in Financial Economics program of Oxford?

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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 28 Jan 2013, 03:14
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Yes! Applied for stage 2. Impatiently waiting for interview decisions to be released on Feb 1. I am very worried about the technical nature of the interview.
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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 16 Feb 2013, 03:09
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Hey guys,

Even i have applied to the oxford mfe in round 2.
Could anybody tell me how was your interview experience and what sort of technical questions did they ask ?

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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 16 Feb 2013, 06:23
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My interview is on the 22nd - the last date of interviews. So wont be able to help. When is your interview and how are you preparing for it? I am planning to review game theory and investments.

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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 16 Feb 2013, 23:22
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I have my interview on the 21st. Could you tell me about your background? Are you from an economics or finance background? I have a maths background so am revising some specific areas in that plus reading stuff about some economics concepts. Could you tell me some important things which I should read about in finance, keeping in mind that I haven't studied much finance till now. Are you from the UK ? In general, are you aware of the sort of technical questions questions they have been asking this year?
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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 18 Feb 2013, 10:46
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Probability and maximization problems would be my guess. But I haven't had my interview jet so it's pure speculation. The standard book for finance would be Hulls "options futures and other derivatives", I guess. Considering your mathematical background "Paul Wilmott introduces Quantitative Finance" could also be a good read for you. But those books have their focus on derivatives and you will learn almost nothing about portfolio theory and nothing about valuation.
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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 15 Mar 2013, 11:37
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Anyone applying in R3?
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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 15 Apr 2013, 11:05
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Guys, help me please!
I thought about mfe program for a long time. But is it possible for anybody without pure economics and mathematic background to go through selection process?
My background is management, for example, I had no problem with mathematic, but I am really concerned with my perspectives if I decide to apply on this program.
And second question is quiet stupid, but ... is it true about so technical interview? Because, for example, MIT ms in finance has a pretty easy, "soft" interview, as I heard.
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Oxford MFE 2013 - Calling All Applicants 10 Jul 2023, 09:52
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