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> CFASniper Wrote:
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> > I am expecting a vignette on Swaps and
> swaptions.
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> Did they have one last year?
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> If they didnt then I think I will have to reverse
> my plan of skipping swaps......
I can recall at least a few swap related questions, I cant recall if it was a whole vignette.
Major FRA and Equity concepts such as the different consolidation methods, pensions, FX translations, DDM, FCFF/FCFE, RI and comparable company analysis. I'm not going to speculate on whether PE valuation will be on this year's exam, but you should probably know that too.
If I were you guys, I'd do a search from right after last year's test (in the midst of all the debate over questions, there were a few threads that listed the topics that weren't tested - I'd obviously slightly overweight those topics in my studies if I were you).
Right - what fun would it be to write a new chapter & not test it?
I'm actually expecting readings 40-44 to be hit hard. The exam theme is "valuation" and that is what these readings are. The rest of equity is fairly easy with the exception of some of the EM stuff. Not to say the valuations are difficult; certainly more tedious though.