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There is a cotangent function, and you're right, the derivative of tangent is secant squared (x). And no, Mr. Bae, 1/cosine(x) equals secant(x).
secant being abbreviated to sec, meaning we're saying the same thing here.

edit: oh right, I didn't clarify that I was talking about sec rather than sec^2. Come on Andy, I'm still studying maths in university (much to my chagrine :()
 

ReBeL

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Meteorology with a concentration in Weather Risk Management, Financial Derivatives and Economics. I still have about a year before I graduate, however.
Isn't the most famous market for these things located in Chicago??

Forwards, futures, swaps and such things??
 
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    secant being abbreviated to sec, meaning we're saying the same thing here.

    edit: oh right, I didn't clarify that I was talking about sec rather than sec^2. Come on Andy, I'm still studying maths in university (much to my chagrine :()
    I absolutely abhor calculus. In some ways I wish I majored in Finance so that I wouldn't have had to take all these higher level calculus courses.

    How did you pick your major?
    Well, Burke has sort of a point. I've always loved meteorological phenomena, and I attend the Penn State which has one of the best meteorology programs in the world. But right now the market for "weathermen" so to speak is not as big as it once was, and now there is a huge demand for people who understand weather and also finance/risk management. I'll be one of the first people in the world to graduate with a degree that specializes in applying meteorological knowledge to financial markets and risk analysis.

    It's fucking awesome in my opinion.

    Are you familiar with chaos theory and strange attractors then?
    I've heard of chaos theory but not the latter. Doesn't chaos theory have to du with the butterfly effect?

    Isn't the most famous market for these things located in Chicago??

    Forwards, futures, swaps and such things??
    Yes indeed. The Chicago Board of Trade merged with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to create the world's largest financial exchange. Forwards, futures, equities, options, currencies, commodities, weather derivatives and real estate derivatives, etc. It's far larger than the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Dubai Mercantile Exchange who primarily focus on metal and petroleum futures and options.

    Altair worked at the CME and I would love to somehow follow in his footsteps. I should have straight out majored in Finance as this shit is very intriguing to me.


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