This online course is designed to meet the needs of students preparing for SOA/CAS Exam
MFE/3F. It will be like a regular academic course except that you won't have to travel and you won't have
to be at a certain place at a certain time to attend the class.
How will it be run?
Every week I will send you a reading assignment, a write-up summarizing the basic
concepts, illustrative exercises, and a quiz. You may ask me questions at any time and I will try to respond as promptly as
I can. Also, I will put up discussions of common interest on the web site or send them by e-mail. This continual interaction
is the most important part of the course.
There will be a Forum page on this web site through which you can hold discussions
with other students.
During the course there will be two exams. (Please see the calendar below
for dates.) They will constitute excellent practice for taking the SOA exam. Please reserve a good part of the
day for each exam.
How will the exams be given?
I will send out the exam by e-mail and/or post it on course web site at 9 A.M.
Central time. You take the allotted time and send me your answers. Then I will send you complete solutions and we will discuss
any questions you might have.
Online Course text required :
ACTUARIAL MODELS : A Study Guide for Course MFE - by G.V. Ramanathan - 2010
Edition, downloadable PDF version. Cost: 60 dollars
DERIVATIVES MARKETS by Robert L. McDonald
The reading assignments will follow the Study Guide with some references to
McDonald. For a description and of the Study Guide and sample pages please click here.
Software requirements: I will send out and post files in pdf format. In
order to read them you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which you can download from:
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