The CFA® charter is the most prestigious designation in the field of Finance. It is globally recognized standard for measuring the competence and integrity of Financial Analysts, Portfolio Managers and Finance Professionals. To obtain the CFA® charter, CFA Institute has set different requirements. One is that candidates have to pass three exams referred to as levels I, II, and III. Candidates are admitted to take the next level exam after passing the previous level exam.
Three levels of yearly examinations measure a candidate's ability to apply the fundamental knowledge of investment principles at the professional level. However passing these levels requires significant preparation.
Here at the Institute for Financial Analysts, we have designed a 120-140 hour live program where we use the original books for preparation and have our candidates take an inhouse examination of every subject set by CFA institute. At The Institute For Financial Analysts, we are very happy with the results and the feedback of our candidates. After an impressive success for years in Lebanon, we took our program along with our top-notch instructors to Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia and other regional markets to make another success story in the history of IFA.
CFA QUALIFICATIONS
Regular Course
This course is offered to all CFA® levels. This has become a very valuable resource for CFA® candidates in Lebanon, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Arab World with benefits including:
A disciplined weekly study program and class schedule Thorough outlines/notes prepared by seasoned instructors tied directly to CFA Institute's Study Curriculum.
The opportunity to network and study with other local candidates Instruction offered by local investment professionals and professors.
An opportunity to have questions answered as you encounter difficult areas in your personal study.
Practice exams simulating test day conditions for candidates.
This 18-20 week course provides you with the most comprehensive CFA® preparation available but it is not meant to substitute for your own individual study program, although the course does provide strong support to your own efforts. Our Who's Who in CFA® instructors conduct weekly seminars, using Schweser Study Material. Seminars are held separately for each of the three exam levels. Classes are held beginning the first week of December and concluding in early May. The weekly classes are based on a curriculum that parallels the CFA® Study Session Guidelines.
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REGULAR COURSES CONTINUED
All seminars are interactive where candidates can participate, raise questions and get the necessary explanations. Instructors get frequent feedback about how prepared the candidates are by conducting in class exams based on previous CFA® exam questions, followed by corrections of the exams in class.
After passing 18-20 weeks of successive lectures, time comes to compile all the sessions in a full and intensive review sessions. This three-day program, which takes place 4 weeks just prior to the exam, is the perfect compliment to our five months long preparation course. Participants invest long hours reviewing complex problems in the critical areas of Accounting, Derivatives, Asset Valuation, Portfolio Management, and Fixed Income. New CFA Institute Study Session information is incorporated in this program, and attendees spend considerable time attempting and reviewing problems associated with specific CFA Institute learning outcome statements required for the CFA® examination. Attendees sharpen their focus on key exam components as well as topical subtleties that may have eluded them since the early weeks of preparation. Sessions devote considerable time to reviewing problem solving techniques, insights, important formulas and other need-to-know material. Moreover, participants experience the simulated, pressure-oriented exam conditions (mock exam) that will help mentally prepare them and improve their confidence in the final days before the actual exam.
