CFA Certificate Level 2
Study Session 1
ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
1. Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
2. Guidance for Standards I – VII
3. CFA Institute Soft Dollar Standards
4. CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards
Study Session 2
ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
5. The Glenarm Company
6. Preston Partners
7. Super Selection
8. Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
9. Changing Investment Objectives
10. Prudence in Perspective
Study Session 3
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR VALUATION
QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR VALUATION
11. Correlation and Regression
12. Multiple Regression and Issues in Regression Analysis
13. Time-Series Analysis
Study Session 4
ECONOMICS FOR VALUATION
ECONOMICS FOR VALUATION
14. Economic Growth
15. Regulation and Antitrust Policy in a Globalized Economy
16. Trading with the World
17. The Exchange Rate and the Balance of Payments
18. Currency Exchange Rates
19. Foreign Exchange Parity Relations
20. Measuring Economic Activity
Study Session 5
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
Intercorporate Investments
21. Intercorporate Investments
Study Session 6
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
Post-Employment and Share-Based Compensation and Multinational Operations
22. Employee Compensation: Post-Employment and Share-Based
23. Multinational Operations
Study Session 7
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ANALYSIS:
Earnings Quality Issues and Financial Ratio Analysis
24. The Lessons We Learn
25. Evaluating Financial Reporting Quality
26. Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques
Study Session 8
CORPORATE FINANCE
CORPORATE FINANCE
27. Capital Budgeting
28. Capital Structure and Leverage
29. Dividends and Dividend Policy
Study Session 9
CORPORATE FINANCE:
CORPORATE FINANCE:
Financing and Control Issues
30. Corporate Governance
31. Mergers and Acquisitions
31. Mergers and Acquisitions
Study Session 10
EQUITY VALUATION:
EQUITY VALUATION:
Valuation Concepts
32. A Note on Asset Valuation
33. Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
34. Equity: Markets and Instruments
33. Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
34. Equity: Markets and Instruments
35. Return Concepts
Study Session 11
EQUITY VALUATION:
EQUITY VALUATION:
Industry and Company Analysis in a Global Context
36. Equity: Concepts and Techniques
37. The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy
38. Industry Analysis
39. Valuation in Emerging Markets
40. Discounted Dividend Valuation
Study Session 12
EQUITY INVESTMENTS:
EQUITY INVESTMENTS:
Valuation Models
41. Free Cash Flow Valuation
42. Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
43. Residual Income Valuation
44. Private Company Valuation
Study Session 13
ALTERNATIVE ASSET VALUATION
ALTERNATIVE ASSET VALUATION
45. Investment Analysis
46. Income Property Analysis and Appraisal
47. Private Equity Valuation
48. Investing in Commodities
49. Evaluating the Performance of Your Hedge Funds
50. Buyers Beware: Evaluating and Managing the Many Facets of the Risks of Hedge Funds
Study Session 14
FIXED INCOME:
FIXED INCOME:
Valuation Concepts
51. General Principles of Credit Analysis
52. The Liquidity Conundrum
53. Term Structure and Volatility of Interest Rates
54. Valuing Bonds with Embedded Options
Study Session 15
FIXED INCOME:
FIXED INCOME:
Structured Securities
55. Mortgage-Backed Sector of the Bond Market
56. Asset-Backed Sector of the Bond Market
57. Valuing Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities
Study Session 16
DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS:
DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS:
Forwards and Futures
58. Forward Markets and Contracts
59. Futures Markets and Contracts
Study Session 17
DERIVATIVE INVESTMENTS:
Options, Swaps, and Interest Rate and Credit Derivatives
60. Option Markets and Contracts
61. Swap Markets and Contracts
62. Interest Rate Derivative Instruments
63. Using Credit Derivatives to Enhance Return and Manage Risk
Study Session 18
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT:
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT:
Capital Market Theory and the Portfolio Management Process
64. Portfolio Concepts
65. A Note on Harry M. Markowitz’s “Market Efficiency: A Theoretical Distinction and So What?”
66. International Asset Pricing
67. The Theory of Active Portfolio Management
68. The Portfolio Management Process and the Investment Policy Statement