What is the hardest topic in CFA Level 2?
What is the hardest topic in CFA Level 2?
From this survey with ~900 responses, the most difficult topic areas (by estimated sample score) is:
- Alternative Investments & Derivatives (76.7%)
- Ethical & Professional Standards (77.1%)
- Equity Investments (81.8%)
- Economics (82.0%)
- Quantitative Methods (84.1%)
- Fixed Income (87.7%)
- Corporate Finance (91.8%)
What are the topics in CFA Level 2?
All 10 Level 2 CFA Exam Topics
- Ethical and Professional Standards (Ethics )
- Quantitative Methods (QM )
- Economics (ECO )
- Financial and Reporting Analysis (FRA )*
- Corporate Finance (CF )*
- Equity Investments (EI )
- Fixed Income (FI )
- Derivative Investments (DI )
Can CFA Level 2 be done in 2 months?
The curriculum of CFA level II can be finished in 200 hours and we even can revise it twice in those many hours. But if you devote only 200 hours, then you won’t have time for practicing enough number of questions which is crucial for passing the exam….CFA level II in 2 months.
| Topic | Hours for reading | Hours for practicing questions |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 156 | 91 |
How much harder is CFA Level 2 than 1?
To sum it up: Level 2 is harder due to the more detailed readings and the different exam format which makes it necessary to cover more or less all the contents with a reasonable depth. I would give level 1 a 4-5 on 1-10 scale and level 2 a 7. Good points.
Is Passing CFA Level 2 a big deal?
Now here comes level II. You pass—congratulations, you are almost done. This is a big deal—you have just one more to go; it’s less than a year away and then once you pass that last one you’ll practically be a charterholder.
Is CFA quantitative?
The first two CFA exam levels are significantly quantitative – there is literally a topic area called Quantitative Methods. This topic area covers subjects like time value of money, discounted cash flow, and lots of statistical concepts, probability distributions and hypothesis testing.
