I put a 9. It's because I just recently started and have been having a hard time with some of my assignments.

Whoever wizeguy901 is, you really need delete those posts. You can't post an actual question from the exam. You are not allowed to discuss specific questions or topics from the exam today.

I really don't care whether he (or she) passes or not. This thread is annoying.

Hey, you need to be very careful about speaking about what was on the exam while it's still going on. That could kill your career before it even gets started.

No, I don't think we can talk about the problems. The tests will be computerized sometime in the future and the society will be using some of the same questions in the CBT version.

Yeah, I also guessed on a few. Hopefully we didn't fall into any of their traps. The other two exams I took were CBT, so pass/fail was given right after the exam. This is going to be a long eight...

There are 13 different ranks to choose from. Once the rank has been chosen you choose 2 out of 4. Divide by 52 choose 2.

[13 * (4 C 2)] / [52 C 2] = 0.058823529

'''! I just want to say congratulations, those both seem like good offers. I guess some of it boils down to where you would like to live, because either one could pan out into a full-time job. You...

I don't think you should quit your job. Actuaries have to work full time and study for exams, so you should try to do the same. It also might look bad to a prospective employer if you're not...

Is nickj trying to say that yoga is the right career path for you, Berghofer?

A lot of people seem to ask this question, and even though I don't have any full-time experience as an actuary, I'm going to put in my two cents.

I believe that in any career path you choose...

The exams you're speaking of are P/1 (Probability) and FM/2 (Financial Mathematics). As far as what gives the best opportunity for a job, due to the very competitive nature of the profession, all of...

Take the integral of the force of interest from 0 to 4. Then use that result to discount the $300. It will be 300e^{-(result of integration)}.

Hey, wait a second here. You might have a bad opinion of this profession due to your experiences, but don't go trashing Greenville by calling it a stupid town. It's actually a very nice city with a...

My question is, what material did the old course 2 exam test? Was it still a financial mathematics test or was there more to it?

I don't understand. If your goal is to have a career as an actuary why would you wait so long just to apply for a job? If you pass one, two, or three exams you should go ahead and start applying. ...

That sounds like a nightmare. It's really strange because I also used a BA-II Plus and mine doesn't have any weird default settings like that. I reset mine right before I went in and had no...

This is interesting. I think everyone should lay bets on whether he can do it or not. No offense, mandersonjr, but if you can provide proof that you are an ASA by September 1, 2010, then I will...

No, please don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it can't be done, I just know that I could never (and would never want to) do that. Those exams are very difficult and if that's what you want to do...

That's like cramming four years of college into one month... good luck

Exam content shouldn't be discussed while the window is still open. People are still taking the exam through Aug. 19th.

I just checked the SOA website and it's definitely 3.

First find the level payment for the swap. Since the first payment of the swap will (most likely) be larger than the first payment if there was no swap contract, there is implied lending in that...

I used that book when studying for P, and while it is a good one I don't think it's enough for the exam. You should look into getting Dr. O's manual from ASM; the practice tests will more than...

Hi, I'm taking Exam FM/2 soon and have a question about the material on derivatives markets. I'm studying out of the ASM manual now but should I get the McDonald text "Derivatives Markets", or will...