Online CFA Calculator Training Course

We all know the fact that Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is one of the hardest credential to be obtained which is explicitly focused on the investment banking process. Talking about the three parts of the CFA exam (level 1,2 and 3) do not test subject matter individually.
The CFA builds each exam covering many of the same subjects such as ethics and financial analysis but just at comprehensive and deeper levels.

The subjects that are covered at large also include various practical problems in the area of financial analysis, quantitative analysis, corporate finance and financial reporting. If you are a CFA aspirant you very well are aware about the fact that there is a lot more goes into the preparation for CFA exams apart from the main subjects and their conceptual understanding. Especially where you need to solve the problems within limited time it is important to prepare for the same accordingly.

You may have read from the official CFA calculator policy that only two financial calculators are approved to be used in the CFA exam, one is the Texas Instruments BA II Plus and the other is Hewlett Packard 12C. Both have there pros and cons of using and yu can select the one that best suits your need and preference. Moreover using it effectively is more important and that is what we would look into this training.
Are you worried on how you could optimize your time during the CFA exam? Especially when you have complex calculations to do and they are not coming correct, you are bound to get anxious. In such situations you would be eventually running out of time. We at edu CBA understand these trivial but very vital aspects about your CFA exam and want to help you out fix this in such a way that it makes you confident to appear on your exam day.

One such aspect is the usage of CFA calculator which if done wrong can hamper your scores in a big way. Also the time that goes into using the calculator to solve the practical problems can be saved if it is used effectively. It has been observed that a CFA aspirant can save up to 30 minutes of their total exam time if the calculator is used efficiently. I am sure you do not want to be in those candidates who unfortunately cannot use the CFA calculator in the best manner and loose time.

Why undertake Free Online CFA Calculator Training Course?

This amazing Free Online CFA Calculator Training Course deals in nuts and bolts of using CFA Calculator. This course discusses in detail all the functions of a CFA Calculator which includes understanding the setup of the calculator, its regular usage, quantitative analysis in calculator using examples, calculating time value of money. Next we will look at the application of corporate finance concepts and solving problems related to the same.

The usage of calculator also is done while calculating depreciation and the bond pricing and accrued interest. All these concepts and their problems have been explained in depth along with tips to save time during the CFA exam. This course has been designed for all the three levels CFA participants i.e. CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2 & CFA Level 3. This online course will simplify the use of CFA calculator with different tips and tricks.

Free Online CFA Calculator Training Course Curriculum

Section 1: Introduction to CFA Calculator- This video tutorial in detail explains about which subjects of CFA we will have to use a calculator, the course learning objectives and learn how to spend more time on solving problems and less on calculations.

Section 2: Calculator set up
This section will cover the following video tutorials;
• Calculator Set Up – Decimals- This video in detail explains what is decimal point and how to set the most optimal decimal point in the calculator.
• Calculator Set Up – Chn AOS and RESET – This tutorial will explain how to do changes from Chn to AOS and also how to reset the hardware of your calculator if there is a issue.

Section 3: Regular Usage
This section will cover the following video tutorials;
• Regular Usage – Basic Operators- This video explains in detail about how to use basic operations in calculator such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Regular Usage – Advanced Operators- This video explains in detail about how to use advanced operations in calculator and divide complex problems into simpler equations and solve problems.
• Regular Usage – Using STO and RCL effectively- This video will explain about the way to use STO and recall (RCL) operations efficiently in calculator.

Section 4: Quantitative Analysis
This section will cover the following video tutorials;
• Solving Time Value of Money- This tutorial us going to explain how to solve time value of money sum correctly and easily in calculator. We will also understand the concept of opportunity cost and interest rate and solve an example using the calculator.
• Time Value of Money – Continuous Compounding- This video explains in detail about how to solve continuous compounding sum of time value of money and calculate the future value using an example with calculator.
• Time Value of Money Annuity- Here in the video we are going to see the concept of annuity and how to solve annuity compounding sum of time value of money in calculator.
• Time Value of Money – BGN and END- This video explains in detail about Time Value of Money and use the CFA calculator functions Begin and End.
• Statistics – Mean Std Dev Variance- In this video we are going to learn about how to solve Mean, Standard Deviation and Variance problems in calculator using example.

Section 5: Corporate Finance
• Calculating NPV IRR- This video explains about how to solve problems in the corporate finance area such as the calculation of NPV and IRR effectively and easily in calculator.

Section 6: Financial Reporting
Calculating Depreciation using calculator- This video explains in detail about how to calculate depreciation and understand the depreciation methods. We will then see how to do the same calculations using the calculator.

Section 7: Fixed Income
Bond Pricing and Accrued Interest- Here we are going to learn about how to calculate Bond Pricing and Accrued Interest in calculator.

Section 8: Conclusion- This video gives a quick review of what we learnt in this entire CFA calculator training.

Pre-requisites for Free Online CFA Calculator Training Course

• No requirements to do this course
• Passion to learn
• A computer with internet connection

Target Audience for Free Online CFA Calculator Training Course

• CFA aspirants
• Anybody appearing for any level of CFA
• Interested students/professionals in the area of finance.