I have been having difficulty learning some chapters, like EMH theory and MPT for ex., so I was wondering if we can host a meeting (with cameras off) where someone who understands these but has difficulty understanding, say, Runoff Triangles, can help me and I can help them. This is mostly cuz a lot of classes around me seem to focus on 'marks-getting' and not 'concept-building'. What do you think, feasible?
I was curious as to what you had hoped your classmates would be like and how it turned out! I'm curious to see if anyone here shares the same ideas as me lol. In FYJC and FY I had expectations destroyed, so this might just be validating
Don't use the name in the exam tho lol, it's not the official name
Hi everyone. My class did not do the State Price Deflators part saying it is no longer in the portion, but I saw that as recently as in April 2025 they had asked it. I have no idea how to move abt studying it, so anything could be helpful, thank you!
Well I was having problems recognising certain payoff structures and diagrams, like which ones should have a put/ call, at which strike price, etc. so I just vibecoded a website to help me and others practice. It is similar to the one I made for runoff triangles. If you are struggling with option payoff diagrams, it may help you too! You can find the source code here. Just download it and open it with your browser.
https://github.com/jenishestmoizavut/simulating-statistics /blob/main/simulations/payoff-diagrams.html
Well I was having problems recognising certain payoff structures and diagrams, like which ones should have a put/call, at which strike price, etc. so I just vibecoded a website to help me and others practice. It is similar to the one I made for runoff triangles. If you are struggling with option payoff diagrams, it may help you too! You can use it here https://jenishestmoizavut.github.io/simulating-statistics/simulations/payoff-diagrams.html
For CM2 exams, how does one find the optimal portfolio to replicate a certain payoff where there are no choices in the question? I read smw there are some tricks but none of them worked, can anyone who understands payoff diagrams please help? Much appreciated, thanks!
I am very hesitant about paying my fee for CP2 because of some reasons, but I read last year that I can ask for a refund before exams. Has anyone actually tried it? How long does it take to reimburse? And I read the document, they said that we need a valid supporting document. Can I not cancel/refund an exam because I am not prepared for it?
I do not intend on forging any docs., so can anyone please guide me?
A few topics are not justified by our class/tuition, so I tried to code something w Claude and Gemini by making them understand first and then using that understanding to help clarify further concepts, but I would really like to get feedback on my so far first project (since this is still just an idea I have hosted it on an existing website of mine)
jenishestmoizavut.github.io/simulating-statistics/simulations/Martingale-Method.html
Please let me know what I can change! Thank you
I have been doing CM2 since June and hope to be done with it in August (inc. B) so I started CP2 today. I've cleared the other CS/CM/CB papers except CB3 and obv. CM2, so is there anything I should keep in mind or be mentally prepped for? I do have Excel knowledge since we did that in clg/uni.
If you didn't understand the ques., it's like I would tell a person starting CS1 to focus on concept building, understanding when distributions are used, understand the why behind stuff, etc. whereas for CM1 I would have suggested understanding the pattern of questions asked
Hey everyone,
To help track college attendance, assignments and study targets, I built Attrack. (I am planning on releasing it on Play Store soon after i have my feedback), It is a free platform which allows you to track and maintain your attendance vry easily.
What it does:
Input your schedule/timetable and your personal target percentage.
It explicitly tells you your "buffer"-6.g., "You can safely skip 3 lectures next weak" or "You need to attend 2 consecutive lectures to stay safe."
Allows tt sharing so if a friend also has the same tt you can directly share it (along with all lecs. upto that point)
Please be nice! All and any feedback on things to add next is completely welcomel
Link: jenishestmolzavut.github.io/attrack/
Hey everyone,
To help track college attendance, assignments and study targets, I built Attrack. (I am planning on releasing it on Play Store soon after i have my feedback), It is a free platform which allows you to track and maintain your attendance vry easily.
What it does:
Input your schedule/timetable and your personal target percentage.
It explicitly tells you your "buffer"-6.g., "You can safely skip 3 lectures next weak" or "You need to attend 2 consecutive lectures to stay safe."
Allows tt sharing so if a friend also has the same tt you can directly share it (along with all lecs. upto that point)
Please be nice! All and any feedback on things to add next is completely welcomel
Link: jenishestmolzavut.github.io/attrack/
Hi everyone,
While prepping for my exarns, I realized that formulas in the reading material didn't give me an immediate understanding of how things would look like if they were in real life. To help visualize things, I built a website featuring real-time statistical simulations. I originally shared this as an academic tool for r/ActuaryUK and the folks there loved it, so felt like it could help here too.
I've coded a few interactive dashboards for things we use constantly, including some common problems, like the law of large numbers, seven bridges of Konigsberg, K-Means clustering, Markov Chains, random walks, etc.
It is best viewed on PC. It helped me significantly when trying to wrap my head around stochastic modeling. If you are currently sitting an exam related to this, feel free to check it out! :))
Let me know if there are specific formulae or distributions you think would be valuable to add next! I will try to add them. Thank you!
Link: jenishestmoizavut.github.io/simulating-statistics
Before my results tmrw, I am really worried. I gave CS2 and CB1 both together, and I'm worried I did not give enough attention to CB1. I'll list it down for now.
All core readings atleast once, some twice and thrice for the theory heavy chaps. like CAPM and Sources of funfs.
All booklets - MCQs twice and subjective ones atleast once.
All X Assignments once before the exam
Papers not covered in my booklets (so basically in all I did 2014 - 2025)
3 mock sittings, scoring passing grades all the time and good time management.
Read through my own notes made during class (not a lot, about 70-80 pages) atleast 5-6 times, easily, maybe more, cuz I used to read them very frequently to drill the theory in.
Looking and revising via formula sheets available for free online before the exam.
Did I do enough? Your comments matter, cuz then tmrw, whatever the result, atleast I can look in the mirror and say I did my best. Didn't ask this attempt sitters in case they feel more worried abt theirs. I have an anxiety inducing disorder and so unless my prep is 100% crystal perfect I tend to have such spirals.
Some of us might be feeling excited - some scared - some nervous, and some may not even be feeling anything! And all of ours' feelings are valid! With the results tomorrow, I figured we can share some encouragement and motivation, to ease the tensions!
Our result will reflect the efforts we took! Let's tell ourselves that! All the best everyone! Drop your best motivation/story/joke to lighten the mood!
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share an interactive Runoff Triangle sim. I put together. If you're currently studying for your CM2 exams, looking to brush up on techniques, or just want a quick way to visualize claims development without building a spreadsheet from scratch, I think you might find this useful.
You can check it out here:
https://jenishestmoizavut.github.io/simulating-statistics/simulations/runofftriangles.html
I built this to make reserving methods a bit more interactive and easier to practice. Here are the main features:
It supports Basic Chain Ladder, Bornhuetter–Ferguson, Inflation-Adjusted CL, and Average Cost per Claim.
Real-Time Editing & Projections: You can edit any known claim cell directly in the triangle, adjust the triangle size (up to 7x7), and project to ultimate instantly to see how the future (amber) cells update.
Practice Mode: This generates a fresh, randomized triangle. You can calculate the outstanding reserves by hand (or your calculator) and check your figures against the model’s calculations. It even shows full workings! There's a streak counter and a leaderboard in Quiz Mode if you want to compete with others on your reserving accuracy.
You can export the randomized data or your custom triangles straight to Excel or copy them to your clipboard to play around with the data on your own terms.
I’d love to get some feedback from this community. Are there any other reserving methods, tweaks, or specific edge-cases you’d like to see added?
Hope it helps anyone currently grinding through their study sessions!