Course curriculum

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    CFA Level I Curriculum

    • Level I Curriculum

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    1. Quantitative Methods

    • Learning Module 1: Rates and Returns

    • Learning Module 2: Time Value of Money in Finance

    • Learning Module 3: Statistical Measures of Asset Returns

    • Learning Module 4: Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations

    • Learning Module 5: Portfolio Mathematics

    • Learning Module 6: Simulation Methods

    • Learning Module 7: Estimation and Inference

    • Learning Module 8: Hypothesis Testing

    • Learning Module 9: Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests of Independence

    • Learning Module 10: Simple Linear Regression

    • Learning Module 11: Introduction to Big Data Techniques

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    2. Economics

    • Learning Module 1: The Firm and Market Structures

    • Learning Module 2: Understanding Business Cycles

    • Learning Module 3: Fiscal Policy

    • Learning Module 4: Monetary Policy

    • Learning Module 5: Introduction to Geopolitics

    • Learning Module 6: International Trade

    • Learning Module 7: Capital Flows and the FX Market

    • Learning Module 8: Exchange Rate Calculations

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    3. Corporate Issuers

    • Learning Module 1: Organizational Forms, Corporate Issuer Features, and Ownership

    • Learning Module 2: Investors and Other Stakeholders

    • Learning Module 3: Corporate Governance: Conflicts, Mechanisms, Risks, and Benefits

    • Learning Module 4: Working Capital and Liquidity

    • Learning Module 5: Capital Investments and Capital Allocation

    • Learning Module 6: Capital Structure

    • Learning Module 7: Business Models

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    4. Financial Statement Analysis

    • Learning Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

    • Learning Module 2: Analyzing Income Statements

    • Learning Module 3: Analyzing Balance Sheets

    • Learning Module 4: Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows

    • Learning Module 5: Analysis of Inventories

    • Learning Module 6: Analysis of Long-Term Assets

    • Learning Module 7: Topics in Long-Term Liabilities and Equity

    • Learning Module 8: Analysis of Income Taxes

    • Learning Module 9: Financial Reporting Quality

    • Learning Module 10: Financial Analysis Techniques

    • Learning Module 11: Introduction to Financial Statement Modeling

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    5. Equity Investments

    • Learning Module 1: Market Organization and Structure

    • Learning Module 2: Security Market Indexes

    • Learning Module 3: Market Efficiency

    • Learning Module 4: Overview of Equity Securities

    • Learning Module 5: Company Analysis: Past and Present

    • Learning Module 6: Company Analysis: Forecasting

    • Learning Module 7: Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools

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    6. Fixed Income

    • Learning Module 1: Fixed-Income Instrument Features

    • Learning Module 2: Fixed-Income Cash Flows 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 Rates: Spot, Par, and Forward Curves

    • Learning Module 10: Interest Rate Risk and Return

    • Learning Module 11: Yield-Based Bond Duration Measures 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 Risk

    • Learning Module 15: Credit Analysis for Government Issuers

    • Learning Module 16: Credit Analysis for Corporate Issuers

    • Learning Module 17: Fixed-Income Securitization

    • Learning Module 18: Asset-Backed Security (ABS) Instrument and Market Features

    • Learning Module 19: Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) Instrument and Market Features

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    7. Derivatives

    • Learning Module 1: Derivative Instrument and Derivative Market Features

    • Learning Module 2: Forward Commitment and Contingent Claim Features and Instruments

    • Learning Module 3: Derivative Benefits, Risks, and Issuer and Investor Uses

    • Learning Module 4: Arbitrage, Replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives

    • Learning Module 5: Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities

    • Learning Module 6: Pricing and Valuation of Futures Contracts

    • Learning Module 7: Pricing and Valuation of Interest Rates and Other Swaps

    • Learning Module 8: Pricing and Valuation of Options

    • Learning Module 9: Option Replication Using Put-Call Parity

    • Learning Module 10: Valuing a Derivative Using a One-Period Binomial Model

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    8. Alternative Investments

    • Learning Module 1: Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures

    • Learning Module 2: Alternative Investment Performance and Returns

    • Learning Module 3: Investments in Private Capital: Equity and Debt

    • Learning Module 4: Real Estate and Infrastructure

    • Learning Module 5: Natural Resources

    • Learning Module 6: Hedge Funds

    • Learning Module 7: Introduction to Digital Assets

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    9. Portfolio Management

    • Learning Module 1: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I

    • Learning Module 2: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II

    • Learning Module 3: Portfolio Management: An Overview

    • Learning Module 4: Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction

    • Learning Module 5: The Behavioral Biases of Individuals

    • Learning Module 6: Introduction to Risk Management

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    10. Ethical and Professional Standards

    • 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 (GIPS)

    • Learning Module 5: Ethics Application