CFA

Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)

The Chartered Financial Analysis (CFA) Degree is awarded by the CFA Institute, USA and is a valuable profession certifying in-depth knowledge of security types and investment. The CFA Program is a globally recognized, graduate level program that provides a strong foundation of real-world investment analysis and portfolio management skills along with the practical knowledge one needs in today’s investment industry. It includes a thorough knowledge in quantitative methodologies for analyzing securities that is assessing their value and identifying their underlying risks.

The degree awarded by the CFA Institute, USA is also referred to as International CFA as this degree has International presence with recognition in more than 138 countries across the globe. The self-study based model of this course enables candidates to continue with their full time jobs, and only requires them to appear for the exams. The exams are conducted in the month of June and December every year at various centers across the globe. ...Read more...

The syllabus for the different papers is given as follows.

Syllabus	Exam Weight
	Level I	Level II	Level III
Ethical and Professional Standards	15	10-15	5-15
Investments Tools (total)	49	30-55	0
-   Corporate Finance	7	5-15	0
-   Economics* (Part I, Part II, Part III)	10	5-10	5-15
-   Financial Reporting & Analysis ( Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV)	20	15-20	0
-   Quantitative Methods (Part I, Part II)	12	5-10	0
Asset Classes (total)	29	35-75	30-65
-   Alternative Investments	4	5-15	5-15
-   Derivatives	5	5-15	5-15
-   Equity Investments (Part I, Part II)	10	15-25	5-15
-   Fixed Income (Part I, Part II)	10	10-20	10-20
Portfolio Management & Wealth Planning (total)	5	5-10	40-55
Total	100	100	100
*Economics is part of Portfolio Management at Level III.

Important Dates	June 2017	December 2017(Level 1 Only)
Opening of Exam Registration	July 2016	January 2017
1st Deadline for Exam Fee	Deadline Passed	Deadline Passed
Sample Exams Available	Upon registration	Upon Registration
2nd Deadline for Exam Fee	Deadline Passed	August 16, 2017
Mock Exams Available	NA	NA
Final Deadline for Exam Fee	Deadline Passed	September 13, 2017
Exam Tickets Available	early May, 2017	November, 2017
Exam Day	3rd June, 2017	December 2, 2017
Results: Level I and Level II	Late July, 2017	Late January, 2018
Results: Level III	Mid August, 2017	-

Fee Structure: The fee structure of the exam changes on a number of criteria, such as type of study material desired (printed or e-book) and date of registration. It can be viewed here.

Sample Question Sets:   Level I          Level II           Level III           Level III Essay Type

For further information on the course, visit the website of the CFA Institute.