What You Will Learn!
- Financial Reporting and Analysis: This section covers topics such as financial statement analysis, earnings quality, and financial ratios.
- Corporate Finance: This section covers topics such as capital budgeting, cost of capital, and corporate governance.
- Equity Investments: This section covers topics such as equity valuation methods, equity markets, and industry analysis.
- Fixed Income: This section covers topics such as bond pricing, yield measures, and credit analysis.
- Derivatives: This section covers topics such as futures, forwards, options, and swaps.
- Alternative Investments: This section covers topics such as real estate, private equity, and hedge funds.
- Portfolio Management: This section covers topics such as portfolio construction, risk management, and performance evaluation.
Description
CFA Level 2 is the second stage of the prestigious certificate course that is offered by the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute. CFA is a professional certification program recognized worldwide which provides competencies and skills required in the financial industry. The CFA Level II gives knowledge about concepts related to equity, finance, investment management and valuation.
CFA Level II is conducted twice a year. To pursue CFA Level II one must qualify for the CFA Level I exam and have completed their graduation in any stream. Apart from academic qualifications candidates should also gain 4 years of working experience.
The exam structure of CFA Level 2 comprises a short descriptive essay and 88 MCQs in 22 item sets. CFA Level 2 Duration is 4 Hours and 24 Minutes which is divided into 2 equal halves and an optional break between them.
CFA Level II is offered online as well as Offline mode through various Foreign as well as Indian Institutes. Some of the popular CFA institutes in India offering CFA courses include Narayana Business School Ahmedabad, Central India Institute of Management Studies Jabalpur, ICFP Delhi, etc. The average fees for the CFA course Level 2 can range from INR 1,90,000 – 5,60,000.
Candidates after completing CFA course level 2 can find lucrative job opportunities or can go for the next level of the CFA course. CFA Jobs include high-profile designations like Chartered Financial Analyst, Business Consultant, Market Research Analyst, Investment Manager and many others. The average salary after a CFA course level 2 can be between INR 4 - 20 LPA.
Who Should Attend!
- The CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Level 2 exam is designed for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in the investment management profession and have already passed the CFA Level 1 exam.