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part 1: quantitative analysis
What are interest rates determine...,
Calculating interest rates using ...,
What happens to interest rates if...
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1.2 Organizing, Visualing, and Describing Data
Numerical data aka quantitative d...,
Two types of numerical data 2,
Continuous data 3
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1.2 Summarizing Data Using Frequency Distributions
A frequency distribution 1,
The types of frequency 2,
Absolute frequency 3
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1.2 Measures of Dispersion, Downside Deviation, and Coefficient of Variation
Dispersion or variability around ...,
The most common measures of absol...,
The range 3
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1.2 the shape of the distributions
What does it mean for a distribut...,
Normal distribution has which cha...,
Skeweness 3
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1.2 the correlation between two variables
Correlation 1,
Covariance formula 2,
Correlation formula 3
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1.3: probability, expected value, and variance
Why is the return on a risky asse...,
What is an event 2,
The probability measures what 3
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1.3 Portfolio expected return and variance formula
The modern portfolio theory is ba...,
Portfolio variance 2,
In order to calculate a portfolio...
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Bayes Formula
Bayes formula 1,
Bayes formula formula 2,
Prior probabilities 3
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1.4 common probability distributions: Intro
Discrete random variables 1,
Continuous random variables 2,
True or false sometimes continuou...
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1.4 normal distribution
The normal distribution 1,
Multivariate distributions 2,
A multivariate normal distributio...
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1.4 lognormal distribution
The lognormal distribution 1,
The lognormal distribution is com...,
1 the continuously compounded ret...
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1.5: sampling methods
Sampling 1,
The two types of sampling methods 2,
Probability sampling 3
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1.5: Point Estimates, Confidence intervals, and resampling
The two branches of statistical i...,
Hypothesis testing 2,
Estimation 3
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1.6 Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis testing 1,
Hypothesis testing 2,
Hypothesis 3
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1.6 the role of P-values
The p value 1,
How do we use the p value when we...,
Type i error occurs when 3
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theory questions that I mess up from part 1
A distribution with fat tails is ...,
An analyst covering the oil and g...,
A two dimensional rectangular arr...
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1.6 Tests Concerning a Single Mean
What is a t test commonly used for 1,
The z test can be used for what 2,
When do the t and z test as the n...
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1.7 linear regression
The dependent variable or the exp...,
The independent variable or the e...,
If there is only one independent ...
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2.1 demand and supply analysis
Economics 1,
Macroeconomics 2,
Microeconomics 3
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MCQS 2 mess up in section 2: economics
If the cross price elasticity bet...,
A profit maximum is least likely ...,
A firm is operating beyond minimu...
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2.2 the firm and market structures
Economists four types of structure 1,
Perfect competition 2,
Monopolistic competition 3
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2.3 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth
Macroeconomics 1,
Aggregate output 2,
Aggregate income 3
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2.4 understanding business cycles
Types of cycles 1,
The classical cycle 2,
The growth cycle 3
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2.5 Monetary and fiscal Policy
Monetary policy 1,
Fiscal policy 2,
Money fulfills three important fu...
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2.6 introduction to geopolitics
Geopolitics 1,
Geopolitical risk 2,
Two axes of geopolitcal risk 3
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2.7 International Trade and Capital Flows
Gross domestic product gdp 1,
Gross national product gnp 2,
The terms of trade 3
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2.8 Currency Exchange Rates
Purchasing power parity ppp 1,
While fx markets facilitate inter...,
Spot transactions 3
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3.1 intro do Financial Statement Analysis
Liquidity 1,
Solvency 2,
The balance sheet also called the...
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Section 3 MCQs
A qualified audit opinion is most...,
An independent audit report is mo...,
What type of audit opinion is pre...
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3.2 Financial Reporting Standards
The conceptual framework 1,
International accounting standard...,
Financial accounting standards bo...
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3.3 Understanding Income Statement
A company s income statement 1,
Operating profit 2,
When is revenue recognized 3
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3.4 understanding the Balance Sheet
The balance sheet 1,
Assets 2,
Liabilities 3
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3.5 Understanding Cash Flow Statement
The cash flow statement 1,
Classification of cash flows and ...,
Operating activities 3
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3.6 Financial Analysis Techniques
Equity analysis focuses on 1,
Credit analysis focuses on 2,
The following steps could be used...
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3.7 Inventories
Under both ifrs and us gaap inven...,
The following items are included ...,
Conversion costs are directly rel...
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3.8 Long lived assets
How to input the cost or value of...,
Intangible assets 2,
Under ifrs the following criteria...
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3.9 income taxes
Deferred tax assets 1,
Deferred tax liabilities 2,
Accounting profit 3
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3.10 non-current long term liabilities
Non current liabilities 1,
The effective interest rate 2,
Accounting for bond amortization ...
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3.11 Financial reporting quality
Financial reporting quality is hi...,
Earnings quality is high if 2,
The spectrum of financial reporti...
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3.12 Application of financial statement analysis
A company s historical performanc...,
Past performance is more useful f...,
Credit analysis 3
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8.1 Alternative Investment Features, Methods, and Structures
Alternative investments can be de...,
Investors are attracted to altern...,
Traditional asset classes 3
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chapter 8 questions I mess up
Private debt 1,
Real assets 2,
Infrastructure 3
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8.2 Alternative Investment performance and returns
Assessing the performance of inve...,
Four key issues to consider when ...,
While the life cycles of investme...
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8.3 Investments in Private capital: Equity and Debt
The largest source of returns for...,
The primary approaches to private...,
Leveraged buyout lbo deals 3
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8.4 Real Estate and Infrastructure
The characteristics of real estat...,
Additionally there are several fa...,
Residential property 3
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8.5 Natural Ressources
Natural resources investments 1,
While there is no universally acc...,
Commodities 3
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8.6 Hedge Funds
While there is no universally acc...,
Equity hedge strategies 2,
Different equity hedge strategies 3
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8.7 Introduction to Digital Assets
The three basic elements of distr...,
Digital ledger 2,
The two parts of the consensus me...
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4.1 Organizational Forms, Corporate Issuer Features, and Ownership
The three main types of organizat...,
The three basic categories of bus...,
The key areas of focus when compa...
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part 4 questions I mess up
Compared to a private limited com...,
Bynary dynamics bnd which is curr...,
Which of the following statements...
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4.2 Investors and other stakeholders
Prospective investors can compare...,
The shareholder theory of governa...,
The stakeholder theory of governa...
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4.3 stakeholder conflicts and management
A principal agent relationship or...,
Corporate governance systems 2,
Information asymmetry 3
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4.4 working capital and liquidity
Companies that produce physical g...,
The three main working capital ac...,
Activity ratios 3
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4.5 capital investments and capital allocation
Capital allocation 1,
The typical steps in the capital ...,
When the choice is between two mu...
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4.6 capital structure
The cost of capital 1,
The mix of capital sources used t...,
The pre tax cost of debt 3
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4.7 Business models
A well formulated business model ...,
What is the firm s value proposit...,
What is the firm s value chain 3
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5.1 Market organization and structure
An economy is allocationally effi...,
Spot market transactions 2,
Trades that are settled over long...
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chapter 5 questions I mess up
Consider a mutual fund that inves...,
A friend has asked you to explain...,
The standard poor s depositary re...
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5.2 Security Market Indexes
A security market index 1,
Constituent securities 2,
An equity index 3
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5.3 market efficiency
Market value 1,
Intrinsic value or fundamental va...,
An asset is described as misprice...
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5.4 overview of equity securities
The standard voting system known ...,
Cumulative voting 2,
Cumulative preference shares 3
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5.5 company analysis: past and present
The guideline framework for analy...,
The first part of the foundationa...,
Bottom up revenue analysis 3
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5.6 industry and competitive analysis
The ultimate objective of industr...,
What most likely explains a compa...,
Global industry classification st...
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5.7 Company Analysis: Forecasting
The final component of an analyst...,
What to forecast common forecast ...,
Drivers of financial statement li...
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5.8 equity valuation: concepts and basic tools
Market value of a security 1,
Intrinsic value of a security 2,
Present value models discounted c...
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6.1 fixed-income features, cash flows, issuance, and trading
Bind issuers can be classified in...,
A debt security s tenor 2,
Money market securities 3
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chapter 6 questions i mess up
A swedish company recently issued...,
A company issues a series of bond...,
An investment bank that underwrit...
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6.2 Fixed-Income Markets
Common short loan term financing ...,
Uncommitted lines of credit 2,
Committed lines of credit 3
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6.3 Fixed Income Valuation: Price, Yields, Interest Rates, and Term structure
A bond s yield to maturity ytm 1,
Ytm is a promised yield because i...,
The accrued interest 3
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6.4 Fixed-Income risk and return
The sources of return from a bond...,
The constant yield price trajecto...,
The horizon yield 3
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6.5 Fixed-Income: Credit risk and analysis
Credit risk 1,
Cs of credit analysis 2,
Cs of credit analysis 3
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10.1 ethics and trust in the investment profession
Ethics 1,
Ethical conduct 2,
Moral principles 3
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chapter 10 questiosn I mess up
Which of the following statements...,
As stated in the revised 11th edi...,
Which of the following responses ...
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chapter 10.3 guidance for standards 1: Profssionalism
What is a benefit 1,
Are all gifts and benefits from o...,
Are gifts and benefits from clien...
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chapter 10.3 Standard 2: Integrity of capital markets
What is material information 1,
What constitutes nonpublic inform...,
Mosaic theory 3
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chapter 10.3 Standard 3: duties to clients
Recommended procedures for compli...,
A written investment policy state...,
Understanding the client s risk p...
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chapter 10.3 Standard IV: Duties to Employers
Standard iv a loyalty 1,
Standard iv b additional compensa...,
Standard iv c responsibilities of...
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Chapter 10.3 Standard V, VI, and VII
Standard v b communication with c...,
Standard v a diligence and reason...,
Standard v c record retention 2
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10.4 Introduction to Global Investments Performance Standards (GIPS)
Misleading performance reporting ...,
Firms claiming compliance have on...,
Compliance must be claimed on a 3
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6.6 Fixed-Income Securitization
Securitization 1,
Covered bonds 2,
Dual recourse 3
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6.6 ABS instrument and market features
Covered bonds 1,
Why are covered bonds not true as...,
The important differences between...
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6.6 MBS Instrument and Market Features
The debt to income ratio dti 1,
Prime loans 2,
Subprime loans 3
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9.1 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part 1
Historical returns 1,
Expected returns 2,
Using a mean and variance approac...
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9.2 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part 2
A key principle of capital market...,
Capital market theory assumes hom...,
If a market is informationally ef...
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9.3 portfolio management: an overview
The portfolio s diversification r...,
Contagion 2,
The portfolio management process ...
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9.4 basics of portfolio planning and construction
Portfolio planning 1,
The investment policy statement i...,
A general framework for an ips in...
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9.5 Behavioral Finance Intro
The field of behavioral finance 1,
There are two types of behavioral...,
Cognitive errors 3
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9.6 Introduction to Risk Management
Risk exposure 1,
The risk management process 2,
A risk management framework 3
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7.1 derivative instruments and deriative market features
A derivative 1,
Derivative instruments 2,
Derivative contract 3
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7.2 Forward commitments and contingent claim features and instruments
Forward commitments 1,
Contingent claims 2,
A forward contract 3
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7.3 Derivative Benefits, risks, and Issuer and Investor Uses
Derivatives provide information a...,
Compared to spot markets for unde...,
Risks of derivatives 3
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7.4 Arbitrage, replication, and the Cost of Carry in Pricing Derivatives
The law of one price 1,
The simplest case of arbitrage is 2,
Other costs of ownership 3
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7.5 Pricing and Valuation of Forward Contracts and for an Underlying with Varying maturities
The zero rate 1,
Spot rates are important inputs i...,
Implied forward rate ifr 3
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7.6 pricing and valuation of futures contracts
Contract type interest rate futur...,
Contract type forward rate agreem...,
The basis point value bpv of an i...
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7.7 Pricing and valuation of interest rates and other swaps
A swap contract 1,
Swaps are like forward contracts ...,
The most commonly used swap contr...
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7.8 Pricing and valuations of options
Moneyness 1,
An option s exercise value also k...,
An option s time value represents 3
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7.9 Option Replication Using Put-Call Parity
Put call parity 1,
A fiduciary call 2,
Protective put 3
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7.10 Valuing a derivative using a one-period binomial model
The binomial model 1,
Which of the following is most li...,
With respect to forward contract ...
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1.11 intro to big data techniques
Big data datasets have traditiona...,
Big data sources include 2,
The three main sources of alterna...
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MCQs i mess up once studying is finished
Which of the following return cal...,
For a risky asset with volatile h...,
The nominal risk free rate is bes...
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Mock Exams questions I messed
An analyst gathers the following ...,
Which of the following statements...,
The homoskedasticity assumption h...
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Mock Exams I messed up May Version
Fixed charges coverage ratio form...,
In a set of common size financial...,
All else equal which of the follo...
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Extra questions i mess up 2 weeks before exam
T the beginning of the year inves...,
In a test concerning the value of...,
Data curation is most accurately ...
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CFA Website questions i fucked up
Peter levinson cfa declared perso...,
A member has been asked by her su...,
Simon jensen cfa a portfolio mana...
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