Level I: 2016 - 2017 Program Changes

There are 60 readings in 2017 curriculum

Significant changes in Economics
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Topic

Ethics

2016 #
1
2
3
4

Reading Name
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Guidance for Standards IVII
Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

Quantitative
Methods

5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

The Time Value of Money

Discounted Cash Flow Applications
Statistical Concepts and Market Returns
Probability Concepts
Common Probability Distributions
Sampling and Estimation
Hypothesis Testing
Technical Analysis

Economics

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

FRA

Corporate
Finance

Removed
New/Added
Updated

Red
Green
Yellow

2017 #
1
2
3
4
5

Reading Name
Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Guidance for Standards IVII
Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

6 The Time Value of Money

7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Discounted Cash Flow Applications

Statistical Concepts and Market Returns
Probability Concepts
Common Probability Distributions
Sampling and Estimation
Hypothesis Testing
Technical Analysis

Demand and Supply Analysis: Introduction

Demand and Supply Analysis: Consumer Demand
Demand and Supply Analysis: The Firm
The Firm and Market Structures
Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth
Understanding Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
International Trade and Capital Flows
Currency Exchange Rates

14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis

The Firm and Market Structures
Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth
Understanding Business Cycles
Monetary and Fiscal Policy
International Trade and Capital Flows
Currency Exchange Rates

22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34

Financial Statement Analysis: An Introduction

Financial Reporting Mechanics
Financial Reporting Standards
Understanding Income Statements
Understanding Balance Sheets
Understanding Cash Flow Statements
Financial Analysis Techniques
Inventories
Long-Lived Assets
Income Taxes
Non-current (Long-Term) Liabilities
Financial Reporting Quality
Financial Statement Analysis: Applications

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33

Financial Statement Analysis: An Introduction

Financial Reporting Mechanics
Financial Reporting Standards
Understanding Income Statements
Understanding Balance Sheets
Understanding Cash Flow Statements
Financial Analysis Techniques
Inventories
Long-Lived Assets
Income Taxes
Non-current (Long-Term) Liabilities
Financial Reporting Quality
Financial Statement Analysis: Applications

35
36
37
38
39
40

Capital Budgeting
Cost of Capital
Measures of Leverage
Dividends and Share Repurchases: Basics
Working Capital Management
The Corporate Governance of Listed Companies: A Manual for Investors

34
35
36
37
38
39

Corporate Governance and ESG: An Introduction

Capital Budgeting
Cost of Capital
Measures of Leverage
Dividends and Share Repurchases: Basics
Working Capital Management

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Level I: 2016 - 2017 Program Changes

Topic

2015 #

Reading Name

2016 # Reading Name

Portfolio
Management

41
42
43
44
45

Portfolio Management: An Overview

Risk Management: An Introduction
Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I
Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction

40
41
42
43
44

Portfolio Management: An Overview

Risk Management: An Introduction
Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I
Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction

Equity

46
47
48
49
50
51

Market Organization and Structure

Security Market Indices
Market Efficiency
Overview of Equity Securities
Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools

45
46
47
48
49
50

Market Organization and Structure

Security Market Indices
Market Efficiency
Overview of Equity Securities
Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools

Fixed Income

52
53
54
55
56
57

Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements

Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding
Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation
An Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return
Fundamentals of Credit Analysis

51
52
53
54
55
56

Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements

Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding
Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation
An Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return
Fundamentals of Credit Analysis

Derivatives

Alternative
Investments

58 Derivative Markets and Instruments

59 Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
60 Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies

57 Derivative Markets and Instruments

58 Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation
59 Risk Management Applications of Option Strategies

61 Introduction to Alternative Investments

60 Introduction to Alternative Investments

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