Course curriculum
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CFA Level I Curriculum
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Level I Curriculum
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1. Quantitative Methods
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Learning Module 1: Rates and Returns
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Learning Module 2: Time Value of Money in Finance
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Learning Module 3: Statistical Measures of Asset Returns
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Learning Module 4: Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations
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Learning Module 5: Portfolio Mathematics
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Learning Module 6: Simulation Methods
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Learning Module 7: Estimation and Inference
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Learning Module 8: Hypothesis Testing
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Learning Module 9: Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests of Independence
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Learning Module 10: Simple Linear Regression
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Learning Module 11: Introduction to Big Data Techniques
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2. Economics
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Learning Module 1: The Firm and Market Structures
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Learning Module 2: Understanding Business Cycles
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Learning Module 3: Fiscal Policy
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Learning Module 4: Monetary Policy
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Learning Module 5: Introduction to Geopolitics
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Learning Module 6: International Trade
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Learning Module 7: Capital Flows and the FX Market
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Learning Module 8: Exchange Rate Calculations
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3. Corporate Issuers
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Learning Module 1: Organizational Forms, Corporate Issuer Features, and Ownership
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Learning Module 2: Investors and Other Stakeholders
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Learning Module 3: Corporate Governance: Conflicts, Mechanisms, Risks, and Benefits
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Learning Module 4: Working Capital and Liquidity
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Learning Module 5: Capital Investments and Capital Allocation
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Learning Module 6: Capital Structure
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Learning Module 7: Business Models
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4. Financial Statement Analysis
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Learning Module 1: Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
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Learning Module 2: Analyzing Income Statements
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Learning Module 3: Analyzing Balance Sheets
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Learning Module 4: Analyzing Statements of Cash Flows
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Learning Module 5: Analysis of Inventories
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Learning Module 6: Analysis of Long-Term Assets
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Learning Module 7: Topics in Long-Term Liabilities and Equity
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Learning Module 8: Analysis of Income Taxes
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Learning Module 9: Financial Reporting Quality
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Learning Module 10: Financial Analysis Techniques
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Learning Module 11: Introduction to Financial Statement Modeling
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5. Equity Investments
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Learning Module 1: Market Organization and Structure
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Learning Module 2: Security Market Indexes
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Learning Module 3: Market Efficiency
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Learning Module 4: Overview of Equity Securities
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Learning Module 5: Company Analysis: Past and Present
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Learning Module 6: Company Analysis: Forecasting
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Learning Module 7: Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools
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6. Fixed Income
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Learning Module 1: Fixed-Income Instrument Features
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Learning Module 2: Fixed-Income Cash Flows and Types
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Learning Module 3: Fixed-Income Issuance and Trading
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Learning Module 4: Fixed-Income Markets for Corporate Issuers
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Learning Module 5: Fixed-Income Markets for Government Issuers
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Learning Module 6: Fixed-Income Bond Valuation: Prices and Yields
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Learning Module 7: Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Fixed-Rate Bonds
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Learning Module 8: Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Floating-Rate Instruments
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Learning Module 9: The Term Structure of Interest Rates: Spot, Par, and Forward Curves
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Learning Module 10: Interest Rate Risk and Return
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Learning Module 11: Yield-Based Bond Duration Measures and Properties
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Learning Module 12: Yield-Based Bond Convexity and Portfolio Properties
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Learning Module 13: Curve-Based and Empirical Fixed-Income Risk Measures
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Learning Module 14: Credit Risk
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Learning Module 15: Credit Analysis for Government Issuers
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Learning Module 16: Credit Analysis for Corporate Issuers
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Learning Module 17: Fixed-Income Securitization
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Learning Module 18: Asset-Backed Security (ABS) Instrument and Market Features
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Learning Module 19: Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) Instrument and Market Features
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7. Derivatives
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Learning Module 1: Derivative Instrument and Derivative Market Features
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Learning Module 2: Forward Commitment and Contingent Claim Features and Instruments
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Learning Module 3: Derivative Benefits, Risks, and Issuer and Investor Uses
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Learning Module 4: Arbitrage, Replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives
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Learning Module 5: Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities
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Learning Module 6: Pricing and Valuation of Futures Contracts
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Learning Module 7: Pricing and Valuation of Interest Rates and Other Swaps
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Learning Module 8: Pricing and Valuation of Options
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Learning Module 9: Option Replication Using Put-Call Parity
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Learning Module 10: Valuing a Derivative Using a One-Period Binomial Model
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8. Alternative Investments
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Learning Module 1: Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures
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Learning Module 2: Alternative Investment Performance and Returns
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Learning Module 3: Investments in Private Capital: Equity and Debt
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Learning Module 4: Real Estate and Infrastructure
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Learning Module 5: Natural Resources
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Learning Module 6: Hedge Funds
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Learning Module 7: Introduction to Digital Assets
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9. Portfolio Management
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Learning Module 1: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I
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Learning Module 2: Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
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Learning Module 3: Portfolio Management: An Overview
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Learning Module 4: Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction
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Learning Module 5: The Behavioral Biases of Individuals
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Learning Module 6: Introduction to Risk Management
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10. Ethical and Professional Standards
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Learning Module 1: Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
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Learning Module 2: Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
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Learning Module 3: Guidance for Standards I–VII
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Learning Module 4: Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
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Learning Module 5: Ethics Application
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