cchang

a) week days 4 hours weekends 6 to 9 hours ( maybe more than 500 hours )

b) Feb 1st ( and it was not enough for review and solving mock exams i wish i started earlier)

c)MBA in strategic Management , Bachelor degree in Accounting 6 years experience

d) NO 50/50 chance
reason :
even though the exam was easy .. i had problem with TIME MANAGEMENT even though i was prepared well when it comes to the level of knowledge of the material u need to BE FAST when solving questions i thought i can manage 120 questions in 3 hours but i guess i didn't pay that attention to the time factor

orang3eph

a- 430 hours
b- started in january
c- BBA in finance
d- 50-50

Jolyn

a) 125-150 hrs or so
b) started book 1 in jan, finished it in first weekend may. then put in 30 hr weekends for 3-4 weeks, minimal time during the week
c) 2nd year part-time mba and work in cap. mkts now
d) 75/25

jim8z3

1)~400
2)3rd week december
3)B.A Finance
4)Yes!

johnnyBuz

1) 150 hours
2) Feb 09
3) Minimal - work in science field
4) 50:50

draz

a.) 300 hours or so
b) Dec 08
c) BA Econ, work in securities (have 7,66,etc.), strong personal interest in derivs
d) 90% chance I pass (this is after taking it, it just felt easier than my practice exams and even the trick questions werent bad).

Penny-wenny

a) didnt keep track. Probably in the region of 500-600hrs max
b) started in septemper08 but didnt read anytin durin march and april 09 for health reasons.
c) Zilch - I have an engineering background
d) Cautiously Optimistic

scr879

a) Somewhere between 350-400hrs
b) Feb 09
c) MBA - Finance major
d) Yes

dcfox83

a) did not keep a track
b) Apr
c) MS- Applied Maths/FE
d) Yes