CFA Overview
MindCypress CFA Level-1 program is designed to equip aspiring financial professionals with the essential knowledge and skills needed to conquer the CFA Level 1 exam and excel in the dynamic world of finance. CFA is one of top recommended courses for aspiring financial analysts seeking to advance their careers.This program equips them with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of finance, including investment analysis, portfolio management, and ethical standards.
Prerequisites for CFA Program:
While not a strict requirement for enrollment in the CFA program, individuals looking to pursue a career in investment management and finance can enrol for the course.
Targeted Audience:
- investment managers
- financial advising
- financial planning
- economics professionals
Training Outcome:
- Participants will get the better understanding of CFA exam Level 1
- Boost the participants performance and maximise the chance of passing the exam on the first attempt
- Doubt clearing session from a program expert to clear all your difficult concepts.
Training Highlights:
Earning the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level-1 designation can offer a wide range of career benefits, as it is a globally recognized and highly respected credential in the field of finance and investment management.
Course Curriculum
- Learning Module 1: Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
- Learning Module 2: Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
- Learning Module 3:Guidance for Standards I-VII
- Learning Module 4: Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards
- Learning Module 5: Ethics Application
- Module 1: Analysis of Income Taxes
- Module 2: Financial Reporting Quality
- Module 3: Financial Analysis Techniques
- Module 4: Introduction to Financial Statement Modeling
- Module 1: Market Organization and Structure
- Module 2: Security Market Indexes
- Module 3: Market Efficiency
- Module 4: Overview of Equity Securities
- Module 5: Company Analysis: Past and Present
- Module 6: Industry and Competitive Analysis
- Module 7: Company Analysis: Forecasting
- Learning Module 1: Fixed-Income Instrument Features
- Learning Module 2: Fixed-Income Cash Flow and Types
- Learning Module 3: Fixed-Income Issuance and Trading
- Learning Module 4: Fixed-Income Markets for Corporate Issuers
- Learning Module 5: Fixed-Income Markets for Government Issuers
- Learning Module 6: Fixed-Income Bond Valuation: Prices and Yields
- Learning Module 7: Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Fixed-Rate Bonds
- Learning Module 8: Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Floating-Rate Instruments
- Learning Module 9: The Term Structure of Interest Rate: Spot, Par, and Forward Curves
- Learning Module 10: Interest Rate Risk and Return
- Learning Module 11: Yield-Based Bond Duration Measure and Properties
- Learning Module 12: Yield-Based Bond Convexity and Portfolio Properties
- Learning Module 13: Curve-Based and Empirical Fixed-Income Risk Measures
- Learning Module 14: Credit Bank
- Learning Module 15: Credit Analysis for Government
- Learning Module 16: Credit Analysis for Corporate Issuers
- Learning Module 17: Fixed-Income Securitization
- Module 18: Asset-Backed Security (ABS) Instrumental and Market Features
- Module19: Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) Instrument and Market Features
- Module 1: Rates and Returns
- Module 2: The Time and Value of Money in Finance
- Module 3: Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
- Module 4: Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations
- Module 5: Portfolio Mathematics
- Module 6: Simulation Methods
- Module 7: Estimation and Inference
- Module 8: Hypothesis Testing
- Module 9: Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests of Independence
- Module 10: Simple Linear Regression
- Module 11: Introduction to Big Data Techniques
- Module 12: Appendices A-E
- Module 1: Firms and Market Structure
- Module 2: Understanding Business Cycle
- Module 3: Fiscal Policy
- Module 4: Monetary Policy
- Module 5: Introduction to Geopolitics
- Module 6: International Trade
- Module 7: Capital Flow and the FX Market
- Module 8: Exchange Rate Calculation
- Module 1: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part 1
- Module 2: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part 2
- Module 1: Organisational Forms, Corporate Issuers Features and Ownership
- Module 2: Investors and Other Stakeholders
- Module 3: Corporate Governance: Conflicts, Mechanism, Risk, and Benefits
- Module 4: Working Capital and Liquidity
- Module 5: Capital Investment and Capital Allocations
- Module 6: Capital Structure
- Module 7: Business Models
- Module 1: Derivative Instruments and Derivative Market Features
- Module 2: Forward Commitment and Contingent Claim Features and Instrument
- Module 3: Derivatives Benefis, Risks, and Issuers and Investor Uses
- Module 4: Arbitrage, Replication, and The Cost of Carry in Pricing derivations
- Module 5: Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for and Underlying with Varying Maturities
- Module 6: Pricing and Valuation of Future Contracts
- Module 7: Pricing and Valuation of Interest Rate and Other Swaps
- Module 8: Pricing and Valuation of Option
- Modules 9: Option Replication Using Put-Call Parity
- Modules 10: Valuation a Derivative Using a One-Period Binomial Model
- Module 1: Alternative Investment Features, Methods and Structure
- Module 2: Alternative Investment Performance and Return
- Module 3: Investment in Private Capital: Equity and Debt
- Module 4: Real Estate and Infrastructure
- Module 5: Natural Resources
- Module 6: Hedge Funds
- Module 7: Introduction to Digital Assets
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is not possible to take all levels of the CFA exam if you enroll through the Bachelor’s Degree or Final-Year Student requirement. You can only attempt the Level 1 exam.
The revised CFA exam eligibility criteria are as follows: 1. Students in the second year of their bachelor’s degree programme. 2. Students who have completed their bachelor’s degree. 3.Students who do not fulfil the educational requirements but have 4000 hours of work experience.