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The examination is jointly sponsored and administered by the cas, soa, and the. An overview of financial mathematics william benedict mccartney july 2012 abstract this document is meant to be a quick introduction to interest theory. This threehour exam consists of 35 multiplechoice questions. Institute of actuaries of india subject ct1 financial mathematics november 2011 examinations indicative solutions.
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