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Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Syllabus
Credential from the CAIA Association focused on hedge funds, private equity, real assets, and alternative investments.. The complete Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) outline — 7 subjects, 30 chapters and 95 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 10 topics · 24 sub-topics
Quantitative Methods, Statistics, and Risk Foundations4 chapters · 13 topics · 29 sub-topics
Real Assets4 chapters · 14 topics · 30 sub-topics
Hedge Funds and Managed Futures5 chapters · 15 topics · 34 sub-topics
Private Equity and Private Debt5 chapters · 15 topics · 32 sub-topics
Structured Products and Digital Assets4 chapters · 13 topics · 26 sub-topics
Asset Allocation, Risk Management, and Manager Selection5 chapters · 15 topics · 31 sub-topics
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) flashcard decks
363 question-and-answer cards across 7 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- Professional Standards, Ethics, and the Alternative Investment Industry — 49 cards
- Quantitative Methods, Statistics, and Risk Foundations — 51 cards
- Real Assets — 50 cards
- Hedge Funds and Managed Futures — 51 cards
- Private Equity and Private Debt — 54 cards
- Structured Products and Digital Assets — 50 cards
- Asset Allocation, Risk Management, and Manager Selection — 58 cards
How to work through the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Hedge Funds and Managed Futures carries 15 topics while Professional Standards, Ethics, and the Alternative Investment Industry carries 10. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
The ~110 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus?
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) covers 7 subjects: Professional Standards, Ethics, and the Alternative Investment Industry, Quantitative Methods, Statistics, and Risk Foundations, Real Assets, Hedge Funds and Managed Futures, Private Equity and Private Debt, Structured Products and Digital Assets and Asset Allocation, Risk Management, and Manager Selection. Together they contain 30 chapters and 95 named topics.
How much do you have to study for Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)?
The full Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) outline breaks down into 30 chapters, 95 topics and 206 sub-topics. Hedge Funds and Managed Futures is the largest single subject with 15 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus?
Roughly 110 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 5 weeks.
Are there Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) flashcards?
Yes — 363 question-and-answer flashcards across 7 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United States and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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