Heidi Su

Course Date:
January 2007
Current Position:
Confidential

"I paid for the CQF from my own pocket while working at a fixed income software company. Having dealt with a wide range of fixed income derivative products, I made up my mind to focus on credit derivative products. At first, I tried to study on my own, but soon found out it was not a practical idea at all. Very luckily, I learned about the CQF from a financial engineering website. Whilst attending an Information Session in November of 2006, I signed up right there and then.

Without the CQF, I wouldn't have my current opportunity. Period. It's as simple as that. Firstly, I am very thankful to Paul Shaw and Riaz Ahmad for their continuous guidance and help. Without that, I wouldn’t have been able to finish the program in six months as planned. Secondly, one of my CQF study buddies referred me to his boss so I could have the opportunity to meet him. So, in my case, no CQF, no transition.

The CQF gave me a very good foundation for learning about derivative product valuations. Although I don't work as a quant, with the CQF I could gain a better understanding on the quantitative analysis of credit derivative products."