Level II : 2016 - 2017 Program Changes

The 2017 Level II curriculum has 52 readings.

The major changes are in Derivatives
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Topic

Ethics

2016 Reading Name

2016 #
1
Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
2
Guidance for Standards IVII
3
CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards
4
The Glenarm Company
5
Preston Partners
6
Super Selection
7
Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
8
Changing Investment Objectives

2017 #
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

2017 Reading Name

Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
Guidance for Standards IVII
CFA Institute Research Objectivity Standards
The Glenarm Company
Preston Partners
Super Selection
Trade Allocation: Fair Dealing and Disclosure
Changing Investment Objectives

Comments

New EOC questions

Revised

Quantitative
Methods

9
10
11
12

Correlation and Regression

Multiple Regression and Issues in Regression Analysis
Time-Series Analysis
Excerpt from Probabilistic Approaches: Scenario

9
10
11
12

Correlation and Regression

Multiple Regression and Issues in Regression Analysis
Time-Series Analysis
Excerpt from Probabilistic Approaches: Scenario

Economics

13
14
15

Currency Exchange Rates: Determination and Forecasting

Economic Growth and the Investment Decision
Economics of Regulation

13
14
15

Currency Exchange Rates: Determination and Forecasting

Economic Growth and the Investment Decision
Economics of Regulation

16
17
18
19
20
21
22

Inventories: Implications for Financial Statements and Ratios

Long-lived Assets: Implications for Financial Statements and ratios
Intercorporate Investments
Employee Compensation: Post Employment and Share-Based
Multinational Operations
Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports
Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques

16
17
18
19
20

Intercorporate Investments
Employee Compensation: Post Employment and Share-Based
Multinational Operations
Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports
Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques

23
24
25
26
27
28

Capital Budgeting
Capital Structure
Dividends and Share Repurchases: Analysis
Corporate Performance, Governance, and Business Ethics
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions

21
22
23
24
25
26

Capital Budgeting
Capital Structure
Dividends and Share Repurchases: Analysis
Corporate Performance, Governance, and Business Ethics
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions

FRA

Corporate
Finance

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2016 # 2015 Reading Name

2017 # 2016 Reading Name

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30
31
32
33
34
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36
37
38

Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes

Return Concepts
The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
Industry and Company Analysis
Discounted Dividend Valuation
Free Cash Flow Valuation
Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
Residual Income Valuation
Private Company Valuation

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31
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33
34

Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes

Return Concepts
Industry and Company Analysis
Discounted Dividend Valuation
Free Cash Flow Valuation
Market-Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
Residual Income Valuation
Private Company Valuation

New EOC questions

43
44
45
46

The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics

The Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework
Valuation and Analysis: Bonds with Embedded Options
Credit Analysis Models

35
36
37
38
39

The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics

The Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework
Valuation and Analysis: Bonds with Embedded Options
Credit Analysis Models
Credit Default Swaps

New EOC questions

47
48
49
50
51
52

Forward Markets and Contracts

Futures Markets and Contracts
Option Markets and Contracts
Swap Markets and Contracts
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments
Credit Default Swaps

40
41
42

Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments

Valuation of Contingent Claims
Derivatives Strategies

Alternative
Investments

39
40
41
42

Private Real Estate Investments

Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities
Private Equity Valuation
A Primer on Commodity Investing

43
44
45
46

Private Real Estate Investments

Publicly Traded Real Estate Securities
Private Equity Valuation
Commodity and Commodity Derivatives: An Introduction

Portfolio
Management

53
54
55
56

An Introduction to Multifactor Models

Analysis of Active Portfolio Management
Economics and Investment Markets
The Portfolio Management Process and the Investment Policy Statement

47
48
49
50
51
52

The Portfolio Management Process and the Investment Policy Statement

Introduction to Multifactor Models
Measuring and Managing Market Risk
Economics and Investment Markets
Analysis of Active Portfolio Management
Alogirthmic Trading and High Frequency Trading

Equity

Fixed Income

Derivatives

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New EOC questions

New EOC questions

New EOC questions