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CFA Syllabus
Chartered Financial Analyst. The full CFA syllabus: 10 subjects, 28 chapters and 68 topics, with 514 flashcards written against it.
CFA subjects
CFA has 10 subjects. Each one is listed below with its chapters in syllabus order; open a subject for every topic and sub-topic inside them.
Ethical and Professional Standards
- Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct · 2 topics
- Guidance for Standards I–VII · 7 topics
Quantitative Methods
- The Time Value of Money · 2 topics
- Statistical Concepts and Market Returns · 3 topics
- Hypothesis Testing · 3 topics
Economics
- Microeconomics · 3 topics
- Macroeconomics · 3 topics
Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Financial Statement Analysis · 3 topics
- Inventories · 2 topics
- Long-lived Assets · 2 topics
Corporate Finance
- Capital Budgeting · 3 topics
- Cost of Capital · 2 topics
- Corporate Governance · 2 topics
Equity Investments
- Market Organization and Structure · 2 topics
- Security Markets · 2 topics
- Equity Valuation · 2 topics
Fixed Income
- Fixed-Income Securities · 2 topics
- Fixed-Income Markets · 2 topics
- Risk and Return Analysis · 2 topics
Derivatives
- Derivative Markets and Instruments · 2 topics
- Forward Markets and Contracts · 2 topics
- Option Markets and Contracts · 2 topics
Alternative Investments
- Types of Alternative Investments · 3 topics
- Real Assets · 2 topics
- Alternative Investment Valuation · 2 topics
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
- Portfolio Management · 2 topics
- Asset Allocation · 2 topics
- Risk Management · 2 topics
CFA flashcards
514 question-and-answer cards across 10 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
- Ethical and Professional Standards — 60 cards
- Quantitative Methods — 51 cards
- Economics — 50 cards
- Financial Reporting and Analysis — 50 cards
- Corporate Finance — 50 cards
- Equity Investments — 51 cards
- Fixed Income — 51 cards
- Derivatives — 51 cards
- Alternative Investments — 49 cards
- Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning — 51 cards
CFA syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the CFA syllabus?
CFA covers 10 subjects: Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Financial Reporting and Analysis, Corporate Finance, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Alternative Investments and Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning.
How many chapters and topics are in the CFA syllabus?
28 chapters and 68 topics, across 10 subjects. Ethical and Professional Standards is the largest subject, with 9 topics in 2 chapters.
Are there CFA flashcards?
Yes — 514 question-and-answer flashcards in 10 subject decks. Each deck is printed in full on its subject page here, and the same cards are in the Examius app with spaced repetition. The free plan covers one exam of your choice, including its flashcards; Examius Pro, a one-time purchase, unlocks every other exam and deck.
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