The best resource for mastering probability, and financial mathematics are Yufeng Guo's guides to passing actuarial exams. He takes the hacker approach to teach

The best resource for mastering probability, and financial mathematics are Yufeng Guo's guides to passing actuarial exams. He takes the hacker approach to teaching fairly difficult concepts so you can focus on solving problems quickly. Most of the books recommended here are too traditional in their approach,(boring) this is a true hacker guide to learning how to frame problems correctly and then the math needed to solve them. If you are a decent programmer you can figure out the application afterward. I used them to pass the introductory actuarial exams and they are awesome. Here is his page on actex, take a look at some of the previews and I think you will be sold. http://www.actexmadriver.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=858 http://www.actexmadriver.com/contributorinfo.cfm?ContribID=8...