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CFA Level II
14 sections available · 51 chapters available
Free CFA Level II study notes for CFA students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
Ethical and Professional Standards
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Guidance for Standard I: Professionalism
Guidance for Standard II: Integrity of Capital Markets
Guidance for Standard III: Duties to Clients
Guidance for Standard IV: Duties to Employers
Guidance for Standard V: Investment Analysis, Recommendations, and Actions
Guidance for Standard VI: Conflicts of Interest
Guidance for Standard VII: Responsibilities as a CFA Institute Member or CFA Candidate
Application of the Code and Standards: Level II
Quantitative Methods
Basics of Multiple Regression and Underlying Assumptions
Evaluating Regression Model Fit and Interpreting Model Results
Model Misspecification
Extensions of Multiple Regression
Time-Series Analysis
Machine Learning
Big Data Projects
Economics
Currency Exchange Rates: Understanding Equilibrium Value
Economic Growth
Financial Statement Analysis
Intercorporate Investments
Employee Compensation: Post-Employment and Share-Based
Multinational Operations
Analysis of Financial Institutions
Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports
Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques
Corporate Issuers
Corporate Finance
Analysis of Dividends and Share Repurchases
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Considerations in Investment Analysis
Cost of Capital: Advanced Topics
Corporate Restructuring
Equity Investments
Equities
Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
Discounted Dividend Valuation
Free Cash Flow Valuation
Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
Residual Income Valuation
Private Company Valuation
Fixed Income
The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics
The Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework
Valuation and Analysis of Bonds with Embedded Options
Credit Analysis Models
Credit Default Swaps
Derivatives
Derivatives and Risk Management
Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments
Valuation of Contingent Claims
Alternative Investments
Introduction to Commodities and Commodity Derivatives
Overview of Types of Real Estate Investment
Investments in Real Estate through Publicly Traded Securities
Hedge Fund Strategies
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning
Portfolio Construction
Economics and Investment Markets
Analysis of Active Portfolio Management
Exchange-Traded Funds: Mechanics and Applications
Using Multifactor Models
Measuring and Managing Market Risk
Backtesting and Simulation
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