{"product_id":"probability-theory-key-concepts-and-tools-for-soa-exam-p-cas-exam-1-paperback","title":"Probability Theory: Key Concepts and Tools for SOA Exam P \u0026 CAS Exam 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOlivier Le Courtois\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book presents in a very compact way the fundamental aspects of \u003cb\u003eprobability theory\u003c\/b\u003e. It provides the \u003ci\u003ekey concepts and tools\u003c\/i\u003e a student needs to master the \u003cb\u003eExam P\u003c\/b\u003e of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the \u003cb\u003eExam 1\u003c\/b\u003e of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This text benefits from the vision and experience of the author, who is a professor who has taught probability theory in finance, insurance, and risk management for many years. The author is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Students interested in \u003ci\u003eeconomics, finance, statistics, mathematics, or other fields, \u003c\/i\u003e will also find this book a useful tool to help them further their studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book can also be warmly recommended as a prerequisite reading to the students who consider taking, or are in the process of taking, the \u003ci\u003eChartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams\u003c\/i\u003e. Indeed, the statistics and portfolio management material studied in the CFA syllabus is fundamentally based on the probability results shown in this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This text does not just present the material; it furthers an understanding of the foundations of probability theory. This book does not include exercises because it is \u003ci\u003edesigned to be used with the (long) series of exercises made freely available by the Society of Actuaries.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe tables in the appendix link the exercises of the Society of Actuaries with the equations in the book.\u003c\/i\u003e These tables can be a very convenient tool for providing hints for the exercises that the student cannot solve - instead of going directly to the solutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The order in which the contents of this book are presented mostly respects the order of the Society of Actuaries and Casualty Actuarial Society syllabi. Very few adjustments were made to this order and they were done for pedagogical improvement reasons only. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This text is the first one in a \u003ci\u003eseries\u003c\/i\u003e dedicated to actuarial associateship exams. In each of these books, conceptual links between the contents of the various exams are provided. This book was also \u003ci\u003ewritten in such a way that you can use it throughout your career\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is the book the author would have liked to have when he took the Exam P of the Society of Actuaries. It contains all the formulas that are useful to solve the official exercises of the SOA. This book is \u003ci\u003ecompact, theoretically solid, and not verbose.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Get a first view of the contents: Click on Look Inside  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivier Le Courtois is a professor at emlyon business school. His areas of interest are probability and calculus, which he has applied to finance, insurance, and economics. Olivier is an alumnus of Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and holds a PhD and a Habilitation in Management Science, and an Agrégation in Physics. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA, QFI track) and he has also obtained the following designations: CFA, CERA, and FRM. Olivier is a former bank engineer and is the founder and ex-director of the CEFRA research center of emlyon business school. He also has more than ten years of consulting experience. Specializing in the modeling of extreme risks in finance and insurance, he is the author of a book published by the Imperial College Press and of several other books, and his research papers have been published in journals such as Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Finance, and the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. His research contributions have received seven awards, such as the prestigious Kulp-Wright book award of the American Risk and Insurance Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704858669363,"sku":"9781979807982","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a2l5SlNWeTdXcHhsMTRxL2tIOXZKUT09.webp?v=1763366288","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/probability-theory-key-concepts-and-tools-for-soa-exam-p-cas-exam-1-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}