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Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Syllabus
Globally recognized investment-management credential from the CFA Institute, earned via three exam levels (I, II, III). The full Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) syllabus: 8 subjects, 30 chapters, 103 topics and 277 sub-topics, with 443 flashcards written against it.
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) subjects
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) has 8 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 · 7 topics
- Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) · 3 topics
- Ethical Decision-Making and Applications · 3 topics
Quantitative Methods
- Time Value of Money and Rates of Return · 3 topics
- Statistical Concepts and Distributions · 4 topics
- Hypothesis Testing and Linear Regression · 3 topics
- Time Series and Machine Learning · 3 topics
Economics
- Microeconomic Foundations · 3 topics
- Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle · 3 topics
- Monetary Policy and International Economics · 3 topics
- Economic Analysis for Investment (Levels II and III) · 3 topics
Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Reporting Framework and Mechanics · 3 topics
- The Major Financial Statements · 4 topics
- Analysis of Key Accounting Items · 4 topics
- Advanced FSA and Quality of Earnings (Level II) · 4 topics
Corporate Issuers
- Corporate Structures and Governance · 3 topics
- Capital Investments and Working Capital · 3 topics
- Capital Structure and Cost of Capital · 3 topics
- Corporate Actions and Restructuring (Levels II/III) · 3 topics
Equity Investments
- Market Organization and Indexes · 3 topics
- Equity Securities and Industry Analysis · 3 topics
- Equity Valuation Models · 4 topics
Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Alternatives
- Fixed-Income Fundamentals · 3 topics
- Yield Curves, Risk, and Credit · 4 topics
- Derivatives · 3 topics
- Alternative Investments · 4 topics
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
- Portfolio Management Foundations · 3 topics
- Asset Allocation and Investment Policy · 3 topics
- Portfolio Construction and Risk Management · 4 topics
- Private Wealth and Institutional Management (Level III) · 4 topics
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) flashcards
443 question-and-answer cards across 8 subject decks, each shown in full on its subject page.
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) syllabus?
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) covers 8 subjects: Ethical and Professional Standards, Quantitative Methods, Economics, Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Issuers, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Alternatives and Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning.
How many chapters and topics are in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) syllabus?
30 chapters and 103 topics, broken down further into 277 sub-topics, across 8 subjects. Financial Statement Analysis is the largest subject, with 15 topics in 4 chapters.
Are there Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) flashcards?
Yes — 443 question-and-answer flashcards in 8 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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