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CAIA Level I
9 sections available · 32 chapters available
Free CAIA Level I study notes for CAIA students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
CAIA Ethical Principles
Professionalism and Fiduciary Responsibilities
Ethics
Introduction to Alternative Investments (1 of 2)
What Is an Alternative Investment?
The Environment of Alternative Investments
Quantitative Foundations
Statistical Foundations
Introduction to Alternative Investments (2 of 2)
Financial Economics Foundations
Alpha, Beta, and Hypothesis Testing
Derivatives and Risk-Neutral Valuation
Measures of Risk and Performance
Alpha and Beta Estimations
Real Assets
Commodities, Natural Resources and Land
Other Real Assets
Overview of Real Estate
Real Estate Assets
Real Estate Methods
Private Equity
Private Equity Investing
Venture Capital & Growth Equity
Buyout
Private Debt
Private Credit and Cash Based Strategies
Private Credit and Asset Based Strategies
Insurance Linked Strategies
Introduction to Structuring
Credit Risk and Credit Derivatives
Hedge Funds
The Hedge Fund Industry
Macro and Managed Futures Funds
Event-Driven Hedge Funds
Relative Value Hedge Funds
Equity Hedge Funds
Digital Assets
Distributed Ledger Technology
Allocating to Cryptocurrencies
Funds of Funds
Funds of Funds
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