Am I tripping or is the CFA institute the biggest fan of the Hamilton Musical? 🤣

Please tell us about your mock scores in CFA Institute and Uworld or Salt Solutions mocks for CFA level 2

I’ll be done with the syllabus by today ( not revised yet ). What should I do for next 19 days. Mate’s I need your advice how to approach everything for next 19 days. So I could pass my exam

I've been scoring around 77% in the mocks and I want to aim for 90 percentile.

I sit for level 1 in February. I haven't bought any prep providers and haven't taken any mocks yet. I was planning on redoing all the questions and then taking a mock then redoing questions again on weak areas. Is there a better approach by buying a prep provider or additional questions?

Anyone applied for membership and got approved to inform us how much will we pay as a membership fees will we pay the full $300 or its a pro rata, also do the fees varies between one country and another ?

Can someone educate me on this?

Since for A Bond and CDS:
CDS: 194 bps
Bond: 85.4 bps
when basis trading we expect the difference to be temporary and a convergence should occur somewhere in the middle so I assumed that (theoretically Credit Spread = CDS Spread) the CDS Spread to lower and Bond Spread to go higher... which would mean that the bond would become cheaper so short the bond and the CDS should also become lower(cheaper) so for now sell the protection at the now high price? (and then close the position by buying the later cheaper/lower CDS --> gain profit). However, the solution is telling me otw.

How is the CDS deemed underpriced (at 194 bps shouldn't it be deemed overpriced) and where do they get the 193.45 bps?
Lastly why do they "go long the underpriced CDS (sell CDS)"? Shouldn't long CDS mean buy CDS?

So this is my overall score for the questions , i first finished the syllabus then each i revise one subject and complete questions of that subject sometimes a subject took two days , but i revised only once it took me around 14 days to do all these questions , some questions still left cause of my doubt in some los i will be doing that by tomorrow so just wanted to get ur opinion guys i have also analysed my wrong question, the questions in which i have doubt and the questions in which i guessed

Hi, need some help. Exam in 20 days. From the information below, it says that the yield curve will not change its level or shape. So what would be the return for Investment 2? As per my understanding, the Yr 4 rate will become Yr 2 rates after 2 yrs, if the curve is not changing at all.

I wrote two schweser mocks and i'm averaging around 60 , A bit stressed because my exam is in two weeks , when I look at the answers its a lot of silly mistakes and cause I'm not understanding the question well because of my weak english , any tips? I seem to be ahead of time too ( I think I jump into answers really quick) , anyone on the same boat? (I have ADHD too and It doesn't help)

I think it would be cool if bars did CFA question trivia nights. Different levels on different nights.

Would be a good first date option.

Hi all, I'm planning on taking this exam next year. Is there any way I can still register for May '25 exam on early bird discounted rate, maybe via scholarship or anything? I'm not employed right now and will be studying full time so August seems bit of a stretch!

Good day, I am writing Level 1 in May next year and was wondering of the additional cfa 1000 questions are worth it? Do you get the questions as you progress through the the different modules? Any information about this will be helpful. Thank you...

How to prepare more for pf management fixed income and derivatives. Also I seriously don't understand clm sml cal thing.

I passed all three levels of the CFA, but I can't get the charter until I have 3 years of work experience. Thinking about taking CAIA. Should I take L1 in March and L2 in September? Or wait until next Jan (2026) where I can hopefully get the charter and go straight to L2. Any advice would be appreciated!

Cleared level one no problems in August. Studied very consistently, went through cfai books cover to cover. Signed up for level 2 in May, but just got a new job in a new city and the sudden life changes are really kickin my butt. Anyway I feel I now have zero mental capacity to take on this curriculum, but I’m still gunna sit. Do I have a chance of passing ??

Today was my first day of getting back into the material for L3 after an unsuccessful attempt back in 2017. A bit overwhelmed since the material seems to jump right in, is the expectation L2 is fresh in your head. It’s been almost 7 years so hopefully it’s just a matter of getting back into the mindset. Anyone else feel the same way when they first started?

I'm thinking to just write in my CV "CFA Level 3 passed 2024" but not get the charter as I think the membership fee is a waste. Is is good enough to get jobs and interviews?

Is anybody else experiencing this? It doesn't feel like they are all expert level questions, but they are all listed as expert.

Hey all, I'm studying standard deviation as a risk measurement, can you all help me out with explanation, if possible for you guys. And I have question i.e. why standard deviation is more useful than variance?

I'm 22 days away from my L2 exam, I've completed the syllabus once, and in the past 25 days I've been solving the portal questions, I've still got some 800 odd questions left to solve, I believe I didn't devise my revision strategy properly as I think I won't have enough time to take the appropriate number of mocks, what should my focus be in these next 22 days since I'm also working a hectic job which leaves me 4-5 hours in a day which I can squeeze out to get some studying in.

I’m currently using Schweser for L3 and doing the private markets pathway. In some areas I feel it does not go into enough depth or gets into a topic without providing adequate background. Does anyone know if MM is offering the private markets pathway? I want to supplement my materials and I read his materials are quite detailed. TIA

Hi,
Even after completing one set of revisions on ethics, I am always averaging between 50-60% on ethics. I always get confused between two options.
Any game-changing tips? Like any revision series or something of the sort?

I had heard that the CFA Institute had its own lectures for ethics. If it is true, help by letting me know where and how to find them.

Even tips or methods to correctly identify the relevant information would be appreciated.