CFA© Level I Crash Course

Day One

08.30 - 08.45 Welcome and Introduction

08.45 - 12.00 Ethical and Professional Standards

• Study Session 1
  • Code of Ethics
  • Standards of Professional Conduct
     
• Small test

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 17.00 Quantitative Methods

• Study session 2
  • TVM, Statistical Concepts, Market Returns, Probability Concepts, Probability Distributions
• Study Session 3
  • Sampling and Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Correlation and Regression

Economics

• Study Session 4
  • Macroeconomic Analysis
• Study session 5
  • Microeconomic Analysis
• Study session 6
  • Global Economic Analysis
     
• Small test

Day Two

08.30 - 08.45 Recap

08.45 - 12.00 Financial Statement Analysis (I)

• Study Session 7
  • Basic concepts
• Study Session 8
  • Financial Ratios and Earnings per Share
     
• Small test

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 17.00 Financial Statement Analysis (II)

• Study Session 9
  • Assets
• Study session 10
  • Liabilities
     
• Small test

Corporate Finance

• Study Session 11
  • Corporate Investing and Financing Decisions

Portfolio Management

• Study Session 12
  • Capital Market Theory: Basic Concepts
     
• Small test

Day Three

08.30 - 08.45 Recap

08.45 - 12.00 Asset Valuation (I)

• Study session 13
  • Securities Markets
• Study session 14
  • Equity Investments
• Study session 15
  • Debt Investments: Basic Concepts
     
• Small test

12.00 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 16.00 Asset Valuation (III)

• Study Session 16
  • Debt Investments: Analysis and Valuation
• Study Session 17
  • Derivative Investments
• Study Session 18
  • Alternative Investments

Mock Examination

Evaluation and Termination of the Course

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