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  "id": 1314,
  "title": "Using External Data ?",
  "url": "/competitions/benchmark-bond-trade-price-challenge/discussion/1314",
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  "post_date": "2012-01-29T04:54:36.900Z",
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  "content": "<p>Hi, all</p>\r\n<p>Can we use external data ,such as historical yield curve of T-Bond , T-BIll , interest rate / repo rate ?</p>\r\n<p>or we only can use data provided and cal needed Quasi reference data on ourselves ?</p>\r\n<p>Thank you for explainantion</p>",
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      "id": "8329",
      "postDate": "01/29/2012 04:54:36",
      "content": "<p>Hi, all</p>\r\n<p>Can we use external data ,such as historical yield curve of T-Bond , T-BIll , interest rate / repo rate ?</p>\r\n<p>or we only can use data provided and cal needed Quasi reference data on ourselves ?</p>\r\n<p>Thank you for explainantion</p>",
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    {
      "id": "8338",
      "postDate": "01/29/2012 21:53:38",
      "content": "<p>I assume point 9 in the rules:</p>\r\n<p>&quot;Participants will not use data other than that provided to estimate their model.&quot;</p>\r\n<p>answers your question?</p>",
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    {
      "id": "8342",
      "postDate": "01/30/2012 02:05:05",
      "content": "<p>Thanks&nbsp;Bogdanovist !</p>",
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    {
      "id": "8371",
      "postDate": "01/31/2012 15:00:36",
      "content": "<p>Also, since we don't give you the times that trades occur, only relative time differences, the vast majority of external data would be of limited use.</p>",
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      "id": 8338,
      "author_name": "mattfrancis",
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      "post_date": "01/29/2012 21:53:38",
      "content": "<p>I assume point 9 in the rules:</p>\r\n<p>&quot;Participants will not use data other than that provided to estimate their model.&quot;</p>\r\n<p>answers your question?</p>",
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      "id": 8342,
      "author_name": "moysz28232",
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      "post_date": "01/30/2012 02:05:05",
      "content": "<p>Thanks&nbsp;Bogdanovist !</p>",
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      "id": 8371,
      "author_name": "danglaser",
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      "post_date": "01/31/2012 15:00:36",
      "content": "<p>Also, since we don't give you the times that trades occur, only relative time differences, the vast majority of external data would be of limited use.</p>",
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