Ethical and Professional Standards
Professional Standards of Practice
Topical Issues
Quantitative Methods
Time Value of Money
Basic Statistical Concepts
Probability Concepts and Random Variables
Common Probability Distributions
Sampling and Estimation
Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing
Correlation Analysis and Linear Regression
Multivariate Regression
Time Series Analysis
Portfolio Concepts
Economics
Market Forces of Supply and Demand
Elasticty
The Firm and Industry Organization
Supply and Demand for Productive Resources
Measuring National Income
Economic Fluctuations and Unemployment
The Monetary System
Inflation: Causes and Consequences
International Trade
International Finance
The Macroeconomics of an Open Economy Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply
Sources of Economic Growth
Government Regulation
Natural Resource Markets
Relationship of Economic Activity to the Investment Process
Financial Statement Analysis
Financial Reporting System
Principal Financial Statements
Earnings Quality and Nonrecurring Items
Analysis of Inventories
Analysis of Long Lived Assets
Analysis of Income Taxes
Analysis of Financing Liabilities
Analysis of Leases
Analysis of Off Balance Sheet Activities
Analysis of Pensions, Stock Compensation, and Other Employee Benefits
Analysis of Inter Corporate Investments Analysis of Business Combinations Analysis of Multinational Operations Ratio and Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Fundamental Issues
Capital Investment Decisions
Business and Financial Risk
Long-Term Financial Policy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Valuation Implications of Corporate Finance
Analysis of Equity Investments
Organization and Functioning of Securities Markets
Security-Market Indexes and Benchmarks Equity Risk Definition and Measurement
Fundamental Analysis
Special Applications of Fundamental Analysis
Technical Analysis
Analysis of Fixed Income Investments
Fixed-Income Securities
Risks Associated with Investing in Bonds
Global Bond Sectors and Instruments
Yield Spreads
Introduction to the Valuation of Fixed-Income Securities
Yield Measures, Spot Rates, and Forward Rates
Measurement of Interest Rate Risk
The Term Structure and Volatility of Interest Rates Valuing Bonds with Embedded Options
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Asset-Backed Securities
Valuing Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities
Assessing Trading Strategies
Principles of Credit Analysis
Derivatives
Derivative Markets and Instruments
Forward Markets and Instruments
Futures Markets
Options Markets
Swaps Markets
Analysis of Alternative Investments
Real Estate
Investment Companies
Venture Capital
Hedge Funds
Closely-Held Companies
Distressed Securities/Bankruptcies
Commodity Markets and Commodity Derivatives
Portfolio Management
Capital Market Theory
Management of Individual Investor Portfolios
Management of Institutional Investor Portfolios Pension Plan and Employee Benefit Funds
Endowment Funds and Foundations
Insurance Companies
Other Corporate Investors
Capital Market Expectations
Asset Allocation
Portfolio Construction and Revision
Equity Portfolio Management Strategies
Fixed-Income Portfolio Management Strategies Real Estate and Alternative Investments in Portfolio Management
Risk Management
Performance Measurement
Presentation of Performance Results
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