Steven G
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Many years ago I took the 1st actuary exam. It was called exam 100 and it covered Linear Algebra and Calculus. I got a 9 on this exam when I was an undergraduate student.
The SOA said that this exam still counts towards passing exam 1, which now covers probability theory
Now I am considering preparing for the 2nd exam which is in finance. I have a bachelors and masters degree in pure math. My question is how hard is this exam going to be for me given that I never took a finance course?
I looked at the exam and for now it seems like it is in another language so I can't gauge the difficulty of the exam.
I recall that one of the tutors here is in the actuary field (I forget who, sorry) and by friend Denis was in the business field. Hopefully these two and others can reply.
Also any ideas for which textbook to study from?
Thanks!
The SOA said that this exam still counts towards passing exam 1, which now covers probability theory
Now I am considering preparing for the 2nd exam which is in finance. I have a bachelors and masters degree in pure math. My question is how hard is this exam going to be for me given that I never took a finance course?
I looked at the exam and for now it seems like it is in another language so I can't gauge the difficulty of the exam.
I recall that one of the tutors here is in the actuary field (I forget who, sorry) and by friend Denis was in the business field. Hopefully these two and others can reply.
Also any ideas for which textbook to study from?
Thanks!