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Joined February 2014
How are T-Bills quoted and priced? A beginner's guide covering bid ask spreads, the bank-discount method and bond-equivalent yield with sources for rates and a quiz. Challenge yourself today. factorpad.com/fin/glossary/t… #investing #fintech #education #maths #quant #treasurydirect
What are #Derivatives? Assets that get a bad name because they're just beyond the understanding of the news media and general population, yet still widely used. A new Financial Glossary term with examples. factorpad.com/fin/glossary/d… #investing #finance #stocks #trading #bonds
What are Financial Assets? Often the focus of media outlets because investors hold most of their wealth here instead of in their counterpart called Real Assets. A new Financial Glossary term with examples. factorpad.com/fin/glossary/f… #stocks #investing #finance #bonds #assets
What are Real Assets? A term often overlooked in Finance because most investors focus their energies trying to predict the direction of interrelated Financial Assets. A new Financial Glossary term with examples. factorpad.com/fin/glossary/r… #stocks #finance #bonds #assets #investing
How should beginners approach the HTML link tag? Punt on 13 attributes and focus on just 3. Prioritized learning makes learning faster. factorpad.com/tech/html5/ref… #html #css #javascript #websites #seo #smallbiz #frontend #webdev
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The 24 Global Attributes in HTML5 - where should the beginner focus? Here we give you the scoop. Learning Web Development doesn't have to be so difficult. factorpad.com/tech/html5/ref… #webdev #html #css #website #ux #ui #smallbiz #startup
Long live the DIV tag! Targeted by HTML5 as a "last resort" tag, yet it endures. Let's ignore semantics and see why this tag stays popular. Another free resource to learn real HTML. factorpad.com/tech/html5/ref… #html #code #webdev #seo #ux #ui #webdev #css #javascript
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"Code a catchy SEO title that people click" -- That's the HTML title tag for a new HTML page describing what the HTML title tag is for. The circle of life. #tgif 8] factorpad.com/tech/html5/ref… #seo #html #coding #programmer #nerd #website #ui #ux #Geek #webdev
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The Python os.path module: a review of 30 functions with 61 examples on one freely accessible web page. It's time to manipulate filesystems to your heart's content. This is what Saturday evenings are for. No?? #python #tech #startup #programming #code #fun factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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Need to escape HTML entities? The Python html module makes it easy. Just two functions can save you a lot of time. #python #webdev #html #coding #smallbiz #ui #ux factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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Want to open a URL from a Python script or the command line? Try the webbrowser module. All you need is one function to open and another to create an object to test different browsers. Making it simple. #python #programming #coding #tech #fintech factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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The Python Integer. Why not learn about data types from the beginning? Invest a little extra time up front with what's common across Python data structures and speed up the learning process. #python #coding #tech #fintech #bigdata factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
Learning Python's 68 built-in functions can feel like running into a brick wall. Which do you start with? How are they categorized? And summarized? We solved that with a one-pager offering a bridge to learn other functions. #python #coding #tech #fintech factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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Python Operators...ugh. We explore 34, but beginners can be productive memorizing only 20! Save time with this math, Boolean and assignment operators cheat sheet. #python #coding #fintech #tech #startup #nerd #geek factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
A new twist on a Python keywords list for learners. A prioritized list! It helps you zero in on what's important at your level. #python #programming #coding #technology #fintech #bigdata factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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Tired of distractions on the web when learning Python? Use the local help right from the Interpreter. Here are tips to show you how. #python #fintech #coding #programmer #engineer #tech #startup #entrepreneur #developers factorpad.com/tech/python/re…
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Buy Bloomberg, SP CapIQ, FactSet, Thomson Reuters or Build it Yourself? #bloomberg #factset #capiq $FDS youtu.be/zoCGMqfvmVc?a
Your #1 question to ask the hiring manager for a portfolio manager job is? #cfa #fintech #invest #jobs youtu.be/j2ioyxZagtA?a
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