CFA Level 1 June-2010

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Yeah, even I am finding it too costly. But I come from an engineering background, so was worried if 3 months are enough to prepare for CFA, considering I am about to start with basics of finance.

P.S : I am appearing for L1 in Dec

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Hi dark_horizon,
This thread is for ppl who are June 2010 candidates.

For Dec '09 please join the discussion in
http://www.pagalguy.com/discussions/cfa-level-1-december-2009-25038227

Cheers..!!!!

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Yeah, even I am finding it too costly. But I come from an engineering background, so was worried if 3 months are enough to prepare for CFA, considering I am about to start with basics of finance.

P.S : I am appearing for L1 in Dec


Well Leve 1 starts of with the basics anyways , plus you being from engineering Quant shouldnt be all that new for u . 500 is still too steep though .. But its upto you .

You can continue you queris in the link for dec 2009 mentioned above
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Hi ,

Are these the topics .. for CFA level1
CFA Level 1 Topic Area Weights

Ethical and Rrofessional Standards 15
Quantitative Methods 12
Economics 10
Financial Reporting Analysis 20
Corporate Finance 8
Investment Tools (Total) 50
Equity Investments 10
Fixed Income 12
Derivatives 5
Alternative Investments 3
Asset Classes ( Total ) 30
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning ( Total ) 5
Total 100

please let'm know

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gupta.chiku Says
i have resigtered for june 2010 attemp. this idea is gud if people participate.


do we have to send anything(copy of form etc.) to them by post also? till now what i can gather from the information provided is that we have to do everything online for registration.please reply.
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Hi Guys.Im also aspiring to take CFA june 2010.Where do we get the study material for cracking the same .

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Im an IT guy.i have one question like i have worked for 2 years in indian MNC in IT sector on Equities domain /finance domain .But now for the past one year i hav been working with a product company which is a provider of business- to -business (B2B) commerce solutions. So do you guys think that with this profile i should be good to take on CFA june 2010.

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arpit8403 Says
Hi Guys.Im also aspiring to take CFA june 2010.Where do we get the study material for cracking the same .


Hi Arpit , welcome aboard bro . Please take the time to read through the previous posts . The question you asked will be answered .
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Hi Arpit,
As Saint said go thru the previous posts In case u seek more clarifications check out this thread http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/career...ns-on-cfa.html (Need some Opinions on CFA.)

Also CFA is a course which helps to get into main-stream of finance. You can check out www.cfainstitute.org U will have a better understanding and a clear picture of what CFA is all about.

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Hey ,


Call on this number to get the Schweser books i think its abt 900 bucks and the calci is about 1200 . Dun ask me his name , i couldnt understand it ;)

Hey Siant,
Called up on the given number
The person quoted 900 for the notes but for the calci he is asking 1900 bucks..and not 1200 as u mentioned..

Also nebody having contact no of the laxmi xerox centre,vileparle.

I wanted to know the notes these vendors provide are they in sysnc with the curriculum for June '2010 exams....
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Hey Siant,
Called up on the given number
The person quoted 900 for the notes but for the calci he is asking 1900 bucks..and not 1200 as u mentioned..

Also nebody having contact no of the laxmi xerox centre,vileparle.

I wanted to know the notes these vendors provide are they in sysnc with the curriculum for June '2010 exams....


Please use PM facility to do personal talks and post something that is relevant to the topic.
I am not against it but the purpose of thread dies and it does not add anything to the topic.
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Hey Siant,
Called up on the given number
The person quoted 900 for the notes but for the calci he is asking 1900 bucks..and not 1200 as u mentioned..

Also nebody having contact no of the laxmi xerox centre,vileparle.

I wanted to know the notes these vendors provide are they in sysnc with the curriculum for June '2010 exams....



You should be looking for this no...... Laxmi Courier -

Schweser Books - 900

Calci -

TI BA - Rs 2000
TI BA Pro - Rs 3000

Level 1 videos (CD) - Rs 1000

Can anyone confirm the calci price & the warranty issues if we buy from this place ?
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yep .. all is online . we donot have to send any forms .
you also pay online .

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american cfa Says
do we have to send anything(copy of form etc.) to them by post also? till now what i can gather from the information provided is that we have to do everything online for registration.please reply.




yep .. all is online . we donot have to send any forms .
you also pay online .
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Hi Guys,
I still have my query unanswered.
The notes provided by the vendors are they in sync with the current exam curriculum?
can we rely on this..

Also I learnt that for Level I referrring schweser notes are more than enuf....is it?

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@ cfa_knight.
u will get the xerox notes for june 2010 only by last week of october or by mid november. xerox notes available in laxmi xerox centre at present are for dec 09. portion for cfa changes by atleast 5% in every 6 months.

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Hi Guys,
I still have my query unanswered.
The notes provided by the vendors are they in sync with the current exam curriculum?
can we rely on this..

Also I learnt that for Level I referrring schweser notes are more than enuf....is it?


Hey Bro ,

Most of my friends who have appeard seem pretty satisfied with them . Plus they cleared so i'm pretty confident of the notes and the material too .. Of-course you do realize that the notes alone do not guarantee anything right 😉
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Hey Siant,
Called up on the given number
The person quoted 900 for the notes but for the calci he is asking 1900 bucks..and not 1200 as u mentioned..

Also nebody having contact no of the laxmi xerox centre,vileparle.

I wanted to know the notes these vendors provide are they in sysnc with the curriculum for June '2010 exams....


1900 huh ... i haven't got the calci yet but yeah 1900 seems reasonable enough . Should not be an issue .
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@ cfa_knight.
u will get the xerox notes for june 2010 only by last week of october or by mid november. xerox notes available in laxmi xerox centre at present are for dec 09. portion for cfa changes by atleast 5% in every 6 months.


So Sneha , using the Dec 2009 version shouldn't really make that much of a difference right ? Plus when the institute sends out their material we should be able to cover the changed 5-10 % right ?
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Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

-Morihei Ueshiba

With that quote let me reply to people who want to base their studies on DVDs, Schweser/Stalla notes, fancy calculators...

....Cmon guys, start studying first! We have ample time left for the exam.
If our progress is fine for the next 4-5 months, then surely we can go for notes(do u really want to pay for notes made by someone else?...question bank alone is worth buying)

....Even if some of us clear Level -I using shortcut, it is bound to backfire in Level -2 or 3. Better get use to the idea of putting in hours to study.

I find CFA institute's instructions very helpful. Finish off the course first. 18 study sessions in 18 weeks. Make it 20 weeks. Atleast understand it once. Then get the notes and start practising.

And please don't try studying "weightage"-wise....as somebody suggested.

Another thing....I have got my study material....finished 1 study session in 1 week...

Let's see which one of you finishes off your 1st session next....

Cmon people...let's be accountable to each other...that's the only way to
stay motivated.