Level I CFA® Program Exam Prep
2022 / 2023 CFA Exams
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Most Level I CFA exam candidates would be satisfied with the status quo. You're not most candidates.
Get exactly the ones you want.
Choose between 10 Topic Modules,
on average 9 hours each.
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CFA exam, on demand.
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and assessment in the final stretch.
Our ace-in-the-hole study manual
breaks down every topic tested
on the Level I CFA exam.
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needed to pass with this printable quick-
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In 2021 CFA Institute transitioned the CFA exams to computer-based testing (CBT), offered in proctored test centers worldwide. For the Level I exam, there is a choice between 4 test windows per year:
February, May, August and November.
The Level I CFA exam is divided into two 135-minute (2-hour and 15 minute) sessions, with a 30-minute optional break in between. Both sessions have 90 free-standing multiple choice items consisting of a question, a statement, and/or table as well as 3 answer choices (A, B, or C). Only 1 of the 3 given answer choices per question is correct. There is no penalty for choosing the incorrect answer.
CFA, CFP, CIM, MBA, FCSI
The Level I CFA exam (basic knowledge exam), is a "time-pressure exercise of learning a little about a lot of topics".
Exam Success provides winning study solutions that cut the fat, teach you how to tackle the overwhelming volume and breadth of material and give you the keys to answer the questions (standalone Multiple Choice) the "CFA" way.
There are are 5 requirements for registration: |
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1. You must be either a university of college Bachelor degree graduate or equivalent or in your final year of the program or have a combined work experience and/or higher education of 4,000 hours that was acquired sequentially over a minimum of 3 years. |
2. You must have a valid international passport. |
3. You must be prepared to take exams in English. |
4. You must meet the professional conduct admission criteria. |
5. Living in a CFA Program participating country. |
The topics and topic weights on the Level I exam are subject to change on a year-to-year basis.
Here is a breakdown for the latest exam weightings:
Exam Success Topic Modules (10) |
CFA Institute Core Curriculum Exam Topics (10) |
CFA Exam Weights (100%) |
1 | Quantitative Methods | 8-12% |
2 | Economics: Micro & Macro | 8-12% |
3 | Financial Reporting & Analysis | 13-17% |
4 | Corporate Finance (Corporate Issuers) | 8-12% |
5 | Equity Investments | 10-12% |
6 | Fixed Income | 10-12% |
7 | Derivatives | 5-8% |
8 | Alternative Investments | 5-8% |
9 | Portfolio Management | 5-8% |
10 | Ethical and Professional Standards | 15-20% |
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