The CFA syllabus is quite versatile and covers wide range of topics. The general outline of syllabus as prepared by CFA institute covers almost all topics related to finance.
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CFA Syllabus
- Ethical and Professional Standards
- Professional Standards of Practice
- Ethical Practices
- Quantitative Methods
- Time Value of Money
- Probability
- Probability Distributions and Descriptive Statistics
- Sampling and Estimation
- Hypothesis Testing
- Correlation Analysis and Regression
- Time-Series Analysis
- Simulation Analysis
- Technical Analysis
- Economics
- Market Forces of Supply and Demand
- The Firm and Industry Organization
- Measuring National Income and Growth
- Business Cycles
- The Monetary System
- Inflation
- International Trade and Capital Flows
- Currency Exchange Rates
- Monetary and Fiscal Policy
- Economic Growth and Development
- Effects of Government Regulation
- Impact of Economic Factors on Investment Markets
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Financial Reporting System (with an emphasis on IFRS)
- Analysis of Principal Financial Statements
- Financial Reporting Quality
- Analysis of Inventories and Long-Lived Assets
- Analysis of Taxes
- Analysis of Debt
- Analysis of Off-Balance-Sheet Assets and Liabilities
- Analysis of Pensions, Stock Compensation, and Other Employee Benefits
- Analysis of Inter-Corporate Investments
- Analysis of Business Combinations
- Analysis of Global Operations
- Ratio and Financial Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Dividend Policy
- Capital Investment Decisions
- Business and Financial Risk
- Capital Structure Decisions
- Working Capital Management
- Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
- Equity Investments
- Types of Equity Securities and Their Characteristics
- Equity Markets: Characteristics and Institutions
- Valuation of Individual Equity Securities
- Fundamental Analysis (Sector, Industry, Company)
- Equity Market Valuation and Return Analysis
- Equity Portfolio Management Strategies
- Fixed Income
- Types of Fixed-Income Securities and Their Characteristics
- Fixed-Income Markets: Characteristics & Institutions
- Fixed-Income Valuation (Sector, Industry, Company) and Return Analysis
- Term Structure Determination and Yield Spreads
- Analysis of Interest Rate Risk
- Analysis of Credit Risk
- Valuing Bonds with Embedded Options
- Structured Products
- Fixed-Income Portfolio Management Strategies
- Derivatives
- Types of Derivative Instruments and Their Characteristics
- Markets and Valuation of Forwards and Futures Contracts
- Options Markets and Valuation of Option Contracts
- Swaps Markets and Valuation of Swap Contracts
- Credit Derivatives Markets and Instruments
- Uses of Derivatives in Portfolio Management
- Alternative Investments
- Types of Alternative Investments and Their Characteristics
- Real Estate Valuation
- Investment Vehicles and Valuation
- Private Equity/Venture Capital and Valuation
- Hedge Fund Strategies and Valuation
- Commodities
- Asset Allocation to Alternative Investments
- Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
- The Investment Policy Statement
- Modern Portfolio Management Concepts
- Behavioral Finance
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing
- Management of Individual/Family Investor Portfolios
- Management of Institutional Investor Portfolios
- Investment Manager Selection
- Economic Analysis and Setting Capital Market Expectations
- Tax Impact of Investment Decisions
- Asset Allocation
- Portfolio Construction and Revision
- Risk Management
- Execution of Portfolio Decisions (Trading)
- Performance Evaluation
- Presentation of Performance Results
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