Just for the heck of it I made some changes to the data type definitions and interestingly enough both queries now return the same result.

declare @MktVal1...

Looks like it comes down to how things are being rounded during the computation.  You can start by looking at the various pieces.

Was it that bad?

Just one more question as I seem to be asking the wrong question on site.  Does the stop button shutdown the VM so it isn't running when I am not...

I like the open-ended questions as well.  My last interview for my current employer was interesting.  He asked me 3 questions but I answered 10 questions.  He asked number 1,...

Just getting started I don't think I would be the one, but Stair Way series would be a nice idea.

From just poking around a bit it looks like you could create an entire CI/CD environment in Azure if you wanted to that.

I am definitely out of my depth at the moment.  Hopefully the learning curve won't be too steep.  Just have to make sure I also take the time to start...