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CFA Level II

58 lessons across 14 topics

Topic 1: Exam Orientation And Level Ii Strategy

1Lesson 1.1: The Level Ii Exam Format And Scoring2Lesson 1.2: How Level Ii Differs From Level I3Lesson 1.3: Topic Weights And A Personalized Study Plan4Lesson 1.4: The Practical Skills Module Requirement

Topic 2: Ethical And Professional Standards

5Lesson 2.1: Code Of Ethics And Standards Framework6Lesson 2.2: Applying The Standards To Cases7Lesson 2.3: Global Investment Performance Standards8Lesson 2.4: Ethical Decision-making In Investment Contexts

Topic 3: Quantitative Methods

9Lesson 3.1: Multiple Regression And Inference10Lesson 3.2: Model Specification And Violations11Lesson 3.3: Time-series Analysis12Lesson 3.4: Machine Learning And Big Data

Topic 4: Economics

13Lesson 4.1: Currency Exchange Rates And Parity14Lesson 4.2: Exchange Rate Determination And Policy15Lesson 4.3: Economic Growth And Its Determinants

Topic 5: Financial Statement Analysis

16Lesson 5.1: Intercorporate Investments17Lesson 5.2: Business Combinations And Consolidation18Lesson 5.3: Employee Compensation And Pensions19Lesson 5.4: Multinational Operations20Lesson 5.5: Financial Reporting Quality And Analysis

Topic 6: Corporate Issuers

21Lesson 6.1: Capital Structure And Cost Of Capital22Lesson 6.2: Corporate Governance And Stakeholders23Lesson 6.3: Mergers, Acquisitions, And Restructuring24Lesson 6.4: Dividend And Share Repurchase Policy

Topic 7: Equity Investments

25Lesson 7.1: Equity Valuation Frameworks And Return Concepts26Lesson 7.2: Discounted Dividend Valuation27Lesson 7.3: Free Cash Flow Valuation28Lesson 7.4: Market-based And Residual Income Valuation29Lesson 7.5: Private Company And Industry Valuation

Topic 8: Fixed Income

30Lesson 8.1: The Term Structure And Interest Rate Dynamics31Lesson 8.2: Arbitrage-free Valuation And Binomial Trees32Lesson 8.3: Bonds With Embedded Options33Lesson 8.4: Credit Analysis And Credit Default Swaps34Lesson 8.5: Structured And Securitized Products

Topic 9: Derivatives

35Lesson 9.1: Pricing And Valuation Of Forwards And Futures36Lesson 9.2: Pricing And Valuation Of Swaps And Options37Lesson 9.3: Option Greeks And Derivative Applications

Topic 10: Alternative Investments

38Lesson 10.1: Private And Public Real Estate39Lesson 10.2: Private Equity And Venture Capital40Lesson 10.3: Commodities And Infrastructure41Lesson 10.4: Alternatives In A Portfolio Context

Topic 11: Portfolio Management

42Lesson 11.1: Return, Risk, And The Capital Market43Lesson 11.2: Multifactor Models And Arbitrage Pricing44Lesson 11.3: The Economics Of Active Management45Lesson 11.4: Trading, Execution, And Performance46Lesson 11.5: Portfolio Construction And Risk Management

Topic 12: Vignette And Item-set Mastery

47Lesson 12.1: Reading A Vignette Efficiently48Lesson 12.2: The Four Linked Questions49Lesson 12.3: Single-best-answer Discipline50Lesson 12.4: Calculator And Calculation Workflow

Topic 13: Exam Strategy And Pacing

51Lesson 13.1: Time Budgeting Across Two Sessions52Lesson 13.2: Triage And Question Selection53Lesson 13.3: Guessing, Flagging, And Review54Lesson 13.4: Stamina, Stress, And Exam-day Logistics

Topic 14: Full-length Practice And Review

55Lesson 14.1: Diagnostic Assessment56Lesson 14.2: Timed Full-length Mock Exams57Lesson 14.3: Structured Error Review58Lesson 14.4: Final Readiness And Exam-day Plan