CFA LEVEL 1
We offer CFA Level 1 training emphasizing on financial tools and inputs, and includes an introduction to asset valuation, financial reporting and analysis, and portfolio-management techniques.
CFA Level 1 Curriculum
STUDY SESSION | EASY | INTERMEDIATE | DIFFICULT |
Quantitative Methods | R1 Time value | R3 Probability | R4 Common probability distributions |
R2 Data | R5 Sampling and estimation | R7 Linear Regression | |
R6 Hypothesis Testing |
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Economics | R9 Firm and market structures | R8 Demand and supply | R12 Monetary and fiscal policy |
R11 Understanding business cycles | R14 Currency rates | R10 Output, Prices and growth | |
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| R13 International Trade and Capital Flows |
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Financial Statement Analysis | R15 Introduction | R18 Balance Sheet | R21 Inventories |
R16 Financial reporting standards | R19 Cash Flow | R23 Income Taxes | |
R25 Financial reporting quality | R20 Financial Analysis Techniques | R22 Long lived assets | |
R17 Income statement | R26 Applications of FSA | R 24 Long-term liabilities | |
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Corporate Issuers | R28 Uses of capital | R30 Cost of Capital |
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R29 Sources of Capital | R31 Capital Structure |
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R27 Corp governance and ESG | R32 Measures of leverage |
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Equity Investments | R33 Market organization and structure | R35 Market Efficiency | R38 Equity Valuation |
R34 Security Market Indexes | R37 Industry and company analysis |
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R36 Overview of Equity Securities |
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Fixed Income | R39 Introduction | R41 FI valuation | R42 Asset backed securities |
R40 Markets, Trading | R44 Credit analysis | R43 Fixed Income risk and return | |
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Derivatives |
| R45 Derivatives Markets and Instruments | R46 Derivative pricing and valuation |
Alternative Investments |
| R47 Introduction to alternatives |
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Portfolio Management | R52 behavioral biases | R51 Basics of Portfolio Planning | R48 PM An Overview |
R54 Technical Analysis | R53 Introduction to risk management | R49 Portfolio risk and return I | |
R55 Fintech |
| R50 Portfolio risk and return II | |
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Ethical and professional standards | R56 Ethics and trust | R58 Guidance for Standards I-VII | R59 GIPS |
R57 Code of Ethics and Standards |
| R60 Ethics Application |
CFA Level 1 2022 Express Course Schedule
DAY | SUBJECT | DIFFICULTY | TOPIC |
Day 1-9 | Theory and problems | Easy | All study sessions |
Day 10 | Test I (135 min) | Easy | All study sessions |
Day 11-19 | Theory and problems | Intermediate | All study sessions |
Day 20 | Test II (135 min) | Intermediate | All study sessions |
Day 21-29 | Theory and problems | Difficult | All study sessions |
Day 30 | Test III (135 min) | Difficult | All study sessions |
Day 32 | Mock Test I ( In two sessions of 2 hr 15 min each gapped by a 45 min break | Blended | All study sessions |
| Mock Test II ( In two sessions of 2 hr 15 min each gapped by a 45 min break | Blended | All study sessions |
Day 36 | Result declaration and discussion of the two mock tests |
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