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    2020 Exam Update from GARP (updated on a regular basis)

    Thanks very much...
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    2020 Exam Update from GARP (updated on a regular basis)

    Exam Defferal: Vancouver Canada Nov 2020 I have to defer my exam as I have a family emergency in the US. The deferral link is not active on ‘My Programs’. Mails to GARP is unanswered. Any one in this forum can help with some info pls?
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    FRM PART1 May 2019

    This is Vish. Happy to be in the group. My number is +1 236 868 1962
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    Residual risk is the Sword of Damocles

    Residual risk is the Sword of Damocles
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    Insurance Companies and Pension Plans

    Hi David, Excellent and convincing analysis. I completely missed the conditional and joint probabilities part. The chart values diverted me from the line of thinking that was outlined in your response. Thank you.
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    Insurance Companies and Pension Plans

    Hi, I have this question from GARP Reading 2017 Book 3 --> Page 25 --> Example 2.1 Interest Rates for all maturities are 4% semi annual compounding Premiums paid once a year at the begining What is the insurance companies breakeven premium for term life insurance USD100,000 for a man aged 90...
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    P1T1 - Foundations of risk management - Crouhy - The essentials...

    Financial risk is defined as volatility of unexpected losses-So in the risk management process when we scan the horizon and identify potential risks and devise a risk management strategy are we not now in the zone of 'expected losses'; Which would mean it is not 'unexpected' any more and does...
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    what is the one factor model and what is the dif between it with CAMP?

    In generic terms one factor model is using one component or a variable to see the effect of an outcome. To make this clear let us look at most simple return model and graduate to CAPM itself. We will use Ri to denote the expected return from an investment and Rm as the expected market return...
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    P1.T2.300.1 Probability functions Question

    Hi PortoMarco, can you please put in the numbers in the image please..at least a description. I ma not able to figure out the probability of picking B&I in the venn image
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    It took years to pass FRM - Zero Finance Background - Only David at my side!!

    As I write this, I am right now in stage 2 described by Finaspirant. And trnsitioning to the success path (hopefully....
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    Continuous compounding - Miller - Mathematics and Statistics

    Thank you very much gentlemen! Much obliged at the indepth interest my thread has generated.I missed the subtlety in the question. A valuable lesson learnt. Thank you/
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    Continuous compounding - Miller - Mathematics and Statistics

    I have a question here. in Miller's book page 17 - problems..Question 2: Nominal monthly rate 5% - calculate equivalent in continuous. The answer given is 4.99%. Question: When nominal rate is 5% compounding has to be more than 5%. My calculation using the 'e' function in BA II plus gives...
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    2012 FRM books for sale. Please help!

    I guess selling with an intent to make a profit is prohibited. In my undergrad days students do sell text books at lesser than marked price. The question here is that of ethics. Reading the posts the intent is not to make a profit. and it is not a commercial activity.
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    How to correlate between the GARP material and Video here.

    Hi Dave, Reference: P1.T1 Amenc-Chapter 4 (questions 26 to 32) My question is on 31.4 D. This is my understanding on Jensen's alpha --. Excess return (9%) less CAPM. CAPM: Risk Free plus ((exp return from market less risk free return) * beta)) Risk free is 3.0 % exp return from mkt is 5%...
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    Practice qns vs videos & notes

    Hi Suzanne, In the Foundations of Risk Management Part 1 Topic 1 there are numerical references for Var (pages 7, 8, 9) so also in pages 20, 21, 22 etc., I see only the numbers. What is missing are the calculations. I am more comfortable practising the numericals to better understand the...
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    New Level 1 (Part 1) Formula Summary Sheet available

    Hi Dave, I purchased FRM 1 Tier 2 material. I read through T1a Foundation. I am looking for practice questions where can I find these? please help.
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