COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course aims to cover the entire CFA Level 1 syllabus to help candidates prepare for the CFA Examinations conducted by the CFA Institute, USA.
Course Objectives
The aim of course is to help students advance on completing their CFA qualification, which is one of the most highly valued International qualifications in finance.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis
- Firm and Market Structure
- Aggregate Output, Prices and Economic Growth
- Understanding Business Cycles
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- International Trade, Capital Flows & Currency Exchange Rates
- Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Reporting Standards
- Understanding Income Statements & Balance Sheets
- Understanding Cash Flow Statements
- Financial Analysis Techniques
- Inventories
- Long-Lived Assets
- Income Taxes
- Non-Current (Long-Term) Liabilities
- Financial Reporting Quality
- Applications of Financial Statement Analysis
- FRA Module Practice
- The Time Value of Money
- Organizing, Visualizing, and Describing Data
- Probability Concepts
- Common Probability Distributions
- Sampling and Estimation
- Hypothesis Testing
- Introduction to Linear Regression
- Quants practice
- Introduction to Corporate Governance and Other ESG Considerations
- Uses of Capital
- Sources of Capital
- Cost of Capital-Foundational Topics
- Capital Structure
- Measures of Leverage
- Market Organization and Structure
- Security Market Indexes
- Market Efficiency
- Overview of Equity Securities
- Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
- Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools
- Equity Practice
- Corporate Governance Practice
- Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements
- Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding
- Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation
- Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
- Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return
- Fundamentals of Credit Analysis
- Fixed Income Practice
- Portfolio Management: An Overview
- Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I
- Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
- Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction
- The Behavioral Biases of Individuals
- Introduction to Risk Management
- Portfolio Practice
- Technical Analysis
- Fintech in Investment Management
- Introduction to Alternative Investments
- Derivative Markets and Instruments
- Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
- Derivatives continued
- Derivatives and Alternate Investments Practice
- Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
- Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
- Guidance for Standards I–VII
- Ethics Practice
- Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
- Ethics Application
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 20 Weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 11
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
