Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KASMAR ROY JAMES
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RADIAN GROUP INC [RDN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
RADIAN GROUP INC., 1601 MARKET STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2005
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
common stock 11/01/2005   M   7,281 A $ 35.81 16,846 D  
Common Stock 11/01/2005   S   7,281 (3) D $ 53.4 9,565 D  
common stock               470 I Owned by 401K Stock Fund

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Dividend Equivalent (2) $ 0             01/01/2007 01/15/2007 Common Stock 3.0748   9.8212 D  
Phantom Stock Unit $ 0             01/01/2007 01/15/2007 Common Stock 8,000   8,000 D  
stock option $ 48.39             02/08/2006 02/08/2012 common stock 20,800   20,800 D  
stock option $ 45.95             02/10/2005 02/10/2014 common stock 0   30,000 D  
stock option $ 27.1875             01/22/2002 01/22/2010 common stock 20,000   0 D  
stock option $ 35.81 11/01/2005   M     7,281 11/06/2002 11/06/2010 common stock 7,281 (1) 12,994 D  
stock option $ 35.79             01/30/2004 01/30/2013 common stock 10,000   45,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KASMAR ROY JAMES
RADIAN GROUP INC.
1601 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
  X     President and COO  

Signatures

 Howard S. Yaruss Howard S. Yaruss (POA) Atty-in-fact   11/01/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) N/A
(2) dividend equivalent rights accrued on phantom stock units and become exercisable proportionately with the options to which they relate.
(3) sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 Trading Plan

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