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CFA Level 1

Syllabus

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MODULE 01

Ethical and Professional Standards

ChapterTopics
1

Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession

2

Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct

3

Guidance for Standards I-VII

4

Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

5

Ethics Application

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MODULE 02

Quantitative Methods

ChapterTopics
1

Rates and Returns

2

Time Value of Money in Finance

3

Statistical Measures of Asset Returns

4

Probability Trees and Conditional Expectations

5

Portfolio Mathematics

6

Simulation Methods

7

Estimation and Inference

8

Hypothesis Testing

9

Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests of Independence

10

Simple Linear Regression

11

Introduction to Big Data Techniques

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MODULE 03

Economics

ChapterTopics
1

The Firm and Market Structures

2

Understanding Business Cycles

3

Fiscal Policy

4

Monetary Policy

5

Introduction to Geopolitics

6

International Trade

7

Capital Flows and the FX Market

8

Exchange Rate Calculations

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MODULE 04

Financial Statement Analysis

ChapterTopics
1

Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

2

Analyzing Income Statement

3

Analyzing Balance Sheet

4

Analyzing Statement of Cash Flow I

5

Analyzing Statement of Cash Flow II

6

Analysis of Inventories

7

Analysis of Long-Term Assets

8

Long-Term Liabilities & Equity

9

Analysis of Income Taxes

10

Financial Reporting Quality

11

Financial Statement Analysis - Techniques

12

Introduction to Financial Statement Modeling

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MODULE 05

Corporate Issuers

ChapterTopics
1

Organizational Forms, Corporate Issuer Features, and Ownership

2

Investors & Other Stakeholders

3

Corporate Governance: Conflicts, Mechanisms, Risks, and Benefits

4

Working Capital and Liquidity

5

Capital Investments and Capital Allocation

6

Capital Structure

7

Business Models

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MODULE 06

Equity Investment

ChapterTopics
1

Market Organization and Structure

2

Security Market Indexes

3

Market Efficiency

4

Overview of Equity Securities

5

Company Analysis: Past and Present

6

Industry and Competitive Analysis

7

Company Analysis: Forecasting

8

Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools

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MODULE 07

Fixed Income

ChapterTopics
1

Fixed-Income Instrument Features

2

Fixed-Income Cash Flows and Types

3

Fixed-Income Issuance and Trading

4

Fixed-Income Markets for Corporate Issuers

5

Fixed-Income Markets for Government Issuers

6

Fixed-Income Bond Valuation: Prices and Yields

7

Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Fixed-Rate Bonds

8

Yield and Yield Spread Measures for Floating-Rate Instruments

9

The Term Structure of Interest Rates: Spot, Par, and Forward Curves

10

Interest Rate Risk and Return

11

Yield-Based Bond Duration Measures and Properties

12

Yield-Based Bond Convexity and Portfolio Properties

13

Curve-Based and Empirical Fixed-Income Risk Measures

14

Credit Risk

15

Credit Analysis for Government Issuers

16

Credit Analysis for Corporate Issuers

17

Fixed-Income Securitization

18

Asset-Backed Security (ABS) Instrument and Market Features

19

Mortgage-Backed Security (MBS) Instrument and Market Features

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MODULE 08

Derivatives

ChapterTopics
1

Derivative Instruments and Derivative Market Features

2

Forward Commitment and Contingent Claim Features and Instruments

3

Derivative Benefits, Risks, and Issuer and Investor Uses

4

Arbitrage, Replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives

5

Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying Maturities

6

Pricing and Valuation of Futures Contracts

7

Pricing and Valuation of Interest Rates and Other Swaps

8

Pricing and Valuation of Options

9

Option Replication Using Put–Call Parity

10

Valuing a Derivative Using a One-Period Binomial Model

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MODULE 09

Alternative Investments

ChapterTopics
1

Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures

2

Alternative Investment Performance and Returns

3

Investments in Private Capital: Equity and Debt

4

Real Estate and Infrastructure

5

Natural Resources

6

Hedge Funds

7

Introduction to Digital Assets

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MODULE 010

Portfolio Management

ChapterTopics
1

Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I

2

Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II

3

Portfolio Management: An Overview

4

Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction

5

The Behavioral Biases of Individuals

6

Introduction to Risk Management