Course Overview
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All Levels CFA Training Level 1-2016 Course
CFA level 1 focuses on concepts that apply to investment valuation and management. There is lot of study efforts that you need to put in in order to successfully clear the first level to attain the CFA Charter. This online course on CFA level 1 is a preparatory course that has been designed by highly qualified industry professionals in order to aid you prepare well for this important exam. The training material of CFA Comprehensive Course has video tutorials and downloadable PDF’s in order to provide in depth understanding of the subjects that a CFA candidate is supposed to know and appear for in the CFA level 1exam.
CFA Training Level 1-2016 Course contains extensive tutorials on the following subjects:
- Ethics professional standards
- Quantitative analysis
- Economics
- Financial reporting analysis
- Corporate finance
- Portfolio management
- Equity investments
- Fixed income
- Derivatives
- Alternative investment
Target Audience for CFA Training Level 1-2016 Curriculum
Specifically for the CFA candidates appearing for Level 1 exam.
To become a CFA, you will need to clear all three levels. This course includes following modules:
Ethics Professional Standards
- It’s very important to CFA holder to comply with the Ethics code and standards. As per exam perspective this is very important topic. In so many cases we have seen that your overall passing criteria depends on ethics in CFA Examination. In this module (Ethics professional standards) contains framework for ethical conduct in the investment profession. This covers:
- Ethics Standard
- GIPS
- Much more
Quantitative Analysis
This Module introduces discrete and continuous probability distributions which is commonly used to describe the behavior of random variables and also presents the fundamentals of some quantitative techniques essential in financial analysis. It includes:
- Time Value of Money
- DCF (Discounted Cash Flow Applications)
- Statistical Concepts And Market Returns
- Sampling and Estimation
- Hypothesis Testing
- Technical Analysis
- Probability Concepts
- Common Probability Distributions
Economics
This module on economics covers microeconomic principles which are used to describe the marketplace behavior of consumers and firms‚ fundamental macroeconomic concepts. This module introduces economics in a global context it covers following Topics:
- Demand Supply Analysis Introduction
- Elasticity Of Demand Supply
- Efficiency and Equity
- Markets in Action
- Organizing Production
- Output and Costs
- Perfect Competition
- Monopoly
- Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly
- Markets for Factors of Production
- Monitoring Jobs and the Price Level
- Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
- Aggregate outputs Prices and Economic Growth
- Understanding Business Cycle
- And Much More
Financial Reporting Analysis
This module on financial reporting analysis discusses the general principles of the financial reporting system‚ underscoring the critical role of the analysis of financial reports in investment decision making. It also examines the financial reporting for specific categories of assets and liabilities and evaluates financial reporting quality and also shows the application of financial statement analysis to debt and equity investments. This module covers following topics:
- Financial Reporting Mechanics
- Financial Reporting Standards
- Understanding the Income Statement
- Understanding the Balance Sheet
- Understanding the Cash Flow Statement
- Financial Analysis Techniques
- Financial Reporting Quality
- International Standards Convergence
- Much More!!
Corporate Finance
This Module on corporate finance covers the principles that corporations use to make their investing and financing decisions. It involves study on corporate governance practices‚ which can expose the firm to a heightened risk of ethical lapses. This module on corporate finance covers:
- Capital Budgeting
- Cost of Capital
- Working Capital Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- The Corporate Governance of Listed Companies A Manual for Investors
- Measures of Leverage
- Dividends and Share Repurchases Basics
- Portfolio Management
- Introduction to portfolio management
- Much More!!
Equity Investments
This module explains important characteristics of the markets in which equities‚ fixed-income instruments‚ derivatives‚ and alternative investments trade. It Includes following topics:
- Organization and Functioning of Securities Markets
- Market Organization and structure
- Security Market Indexes
- Market Efficiency
- An Introduction to Security Valuation
- Industry and Company Analysis
- Equity Valuation
Fixed Income
This Module includes fundamentals of fixed-income investments and explains tools for valuation and analysis of fixed-income securities and markets. Fixed income module cover following topics:
- Features of Debt securities
- Risks Associated with Investing in Bonds
- Overview of Bond Sectors and Instruments
- Understanding yield Spreads
- Introduction to the Valuation of Debt Securities
- Yield Measures Spot Rates and Forward Rates
- Introduction to the measurement of interest rate risk
Derivatives
This module on derivative builds the conceptual framework for understanding the basic derivative securities (forwards‚ futures‚ options‚ and swaps)‚ derivative markets‚ and the use of options in risk management. This module on derivative includes topics like:
- Derivative Markets and Instruments
- Forwards markets and Contracts
- Futures Markets and Contracts
- Options Markets and Contracts
- Swaps markets and Contracts
- Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies
Alternative Investment
This Module describes the common types of alternative investments‚ their valuation‚ their unique risks and opportunities‚ and their relation to traditional investments. The speed at which they go is just adequate and covers requirements. It covers:
- Alternative investment
- Hedge Fund
- Investing in Commodities
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