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New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
The CFA admit card will include the following details:
- Candidate's Name
- CFA Institute ID
- Exam Level
- Reporting Time
- Exam Time
- Venue Address
- Instructions for Exam Day
- Photograph
- Barcode or QR Code
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The entire Level ll CFA exam consists of MCQ questions. It is divided into two separate three-hour sessions with a total no. of 88 questions. There are sets which are based on a single vignette that provides a scenario or case study.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 9
The CFA Level I exam weights topics in ranges, not fixed percentages. This means the exact proportion of questions on a specific topic can vary slightly year to year. Here's the breakdown for the 2024 CFA Level I exam:
- Quantitative Methods (QM): 6-9%
- Economics (ECO): 6-9%
- Financial Statement Analysis (FSA): 11-14%
- Corporate Issuers (CI): 6-9%
- Equity Investments (EI): 11-14%
- Fixed Income (FI): 11-14%
- Derivatives (DER): 5-8%
- Alternative Investments (AI): 7-10%
- Portfolio Management (PM): 8-12%
- Ethics and Professional Standards (ETH): 15-20%
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
No, candidates cannot change their pathway in the middle of the CFA registration process. If the candidate is taking the CFA Level 3 exam for the second time, then they have the option of changing their specialised pathway. The content for all the three pathways are available online for CFA preparation.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
The CFA institute has introduced the specialised pathways because:
- Career discovery
- Mastering a specific field
- Choosing which field aligns best with interests and aspirations of the students
- Credentialing. Passing a challenging exam for the role will benefit the candidates by benefiting their clients and their employers.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
Students should contact CFA Institute, if there error in CFA admit card. To avoid issues on exam day, students should get errors rectified. Students have to submit supporting documents to get rectifications.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
- Go to CFA Institute website, cfainstitute.org
- Log in to candidate portal using username and password.
- Go to section for downloading admit card and click on admit card link
- Download admit card in PDF format and print it out.
Candidates should bring a coloured copy of CFA admit card to exam centre on the exam day.
New answer posted
a year ago
Contributor-Level 10
CFA admit card is a mandatory document which is to be carried to alloted CFA exam centre. Admit card will be ticket to enter the exam centre to take CFA exam. Students should paste a recent coloured passport-size photograph on the admit card on the space provided.
Without the admit card, students will not be allowed to take the CFA exam. The admit card can be downloaded online from the candidate portal.
New answer posted
a year agoContributor-Level 10
The qualifying criteria for CFA Level I remain largely unchanged under the new exam pattern implemented in February 2024. Here's a quick summary:
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent: This includes recognised degrees like BTech, BCom, BBA, etc., or completed professional qualifications like CA, CS, CMA.
- In the final year of your bachelor's program: You can still register for the exam and complete the degree before taking it.
Work Experience (Optional):
- 4 years of relevant work experience: This can be in any field, but finance-related experience is preferred.
- Combination of education and work exper
New answer posted
2 years ago
Contributor-Level 10
The CFA deferral policy is for the registered candidates who cannot sit for their scheduled exam and want to move to a new exam window. The CFA institute provides two kinds of deferrals to the candidates:
- Emergency Deferral: To avail this deferral students need to fulfil a set of eligibility criteria. If they match the criteria then they will be given an emergency deferral for their scheduled exam without any cost. Candidates need to provide documentation to support the claim for an emergency deferral.
- Paid Deferral: The paid deferral can be availed once per paid exam for USD 399 up until the deadline. When the candidate purchases a defe
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