从2008年考试开始，CFA Institute将注册费和CFA教材以及online sample exam捆绑销售，考生报考成本剧增。

这样以后压力更大了。

以下是原文：

Bundled Curriculum

Beginning with the 2008 exams, CFA Institute will include the assigned CFA Program curriculum and one online sample exam in the registration fee paid.

When enrollment and registration for the June 2008 CFA exams opens in mid-July 2007, the CFA Program curriculum will be included in the exam registration fee and will be delivered to all candidates.

This decision will benefit CFA candidates, the CFA Program, and — we strongly believe — the profession itself.

Candidates enrolled in the December 2007 exam will still need to purchase the curriculum separately.

This decision was made after extensive study, modeling, and the unanimous recommendation from the CFA Preparation Task Force, an external working group that convened in 2004 to address questions of candidate preparation and exam performance.

The CFA Program curriculum is driven by a rigorous global practice analysis to determine the knowledge relevant to the profession. This body of knowledge drives the curriculum development process and the exam itself. The content in the curriculum is the sole source for exam questions.

Yet for many candidates, the focus has shifted from mastering a body of knowledge to merely passing an exam. The current practice of allowing candidates to register for an exam without purchasing the curriculum sends the wrong message that studying the curriculum is optional. Some candidates even confuse third-party materials with the curriculum. This decision to provide the CFA Program curriculum to all candidates was, in part, based on these concerns.

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How much will this cost?

The registration fee for the first deadline (26 September 2007) will be $600. This fee includes exam registration, curriculum, and one sample exam. Candidates who previously purchased the curriculum will save $120 on the curriculum and receive a free sample exam (additional $50 value). For candidates who would not have purchased the curriculum, this represents an increase of $230 over the 2006 registration fee. The enrollment fee for first-time Level I candidates will remain separate.

We view this as a mission-driven initiative to provide a service to CFA Program candidates and to the profession as a whole. To that end, we have priced the curriculum below cost to better serve our mission of educating CFA candidates. This reduced curriculum pricing within the overall bundle reflects the benefits of spreading our costs over a much larger candidate base as well as an organizational decision to absorb a portion of those costs internally.

Why is CFA Institute making the decision at all?
In 2004, the CFA Preparation Task Force convened to address declining candidate performance. In May 2005, the Task Force unanimously recommended that the CFA Program curriculum be bundled with the exam registration fees.

Providing the curriculum to all registered candidates serves our educational mission and ensures that all candidates will have equal access to this foundational material. There is no substitute for studying the curriculum.

Why is CFA Institute making the decision now?
In response to candidate feedback, we have substantially enhanced the format of the CFA Program curriculum in recent years. The most significant change is that the assigned readings — originally only available as sections of larger source books — have been assembled into multiple self-contained volumes. This new flexibility enables individual readings to be revised and updated as needed. This ability to keep the curriculum more relevant, the economies of scale inherent in a more efficient set of books, and the continued belief that studying the prescribed readings is foundational to the educational mission of the CFA Program all made this the right time to deliver the curriculum to all candidates. 

Is this just a way for CFA Institute to make more money?
We are very sensitive to this perception and took great care to price this as fairly as possible. We view this as a mission-driven initiative to provide a service to CFA Program candidates and to the profession as a whole. To that end, we have priced the curriculum below cost to better serve our mission of educating CFA candidates. This reduced curriculum pricing within the overall bundle reflects the benefits of spreading our costs over a much larger candidate base as well as an organizational decision to absorb a portion of those costs internally. 

Why not just give away the curriculum to candidates for free?
The CFA Program curriculum includes copyrighted material, and the pricing structure takes into account the costs of purchasing the rights to repackage that third-party material into the curriculum. There are also significant production and distribution costs.

What happens to candidates who fail Level I in June and re-take it in December of the same year? Will they get charged for the curriculum both times?
Candidates who fail the June Level I exam and register to re-take the exam in December of that same year will not be charged twice for the curriculum. Their registration fees for the December exam will be reduced to reflect the fact that they already own the curriculum for that year.

What happens to candidates who re-take the same exam but in consecutive years? Will they get charged for the curriculum both times?
The registration fees for candidates who re-take the same exam in consecutive years will be reduced. However, given the year to year changes, customization, and improvement in the curriculum, each candidate will receive a new set of curriculum.

How should candidates use the curriculum in conjunction with preparatory courses?
There is no substitute for careful study of the prescribed CFA Program curriculum. However, some candidates may find it useful to supplement their study with prep courses and/or review notes. Find out more about the CFA Institute Prep Provider Guidelines Program and those providers that participate in it.

Won't this result in lower-income candidates being "priced out of the CFA Program"?
For those candidates that previously purchased the curriculum, this new pricing structure will result in a significant decrease in out-of-pocket expense.

We approach pricing changes in a very careful and deliberate manner. While we cannot be sure of the ultimate effect of this pricing change, we will continue exploring creative ways to provide assistance to lower-income candidates.

We view this as a mission-driven initiative to provide a service to CFA candidates and to the profession as a whole. To that end, we have priced the curriculum below cost to better serve our mission of educating CFA candidates.

Candidates enrolled in the December 2007 exam will still need to purchase the curriculum separately.

就是说,如果我已经报名了2007年12月的考试,还需要另外再购买这套资料???

这种情况下,价格会是多少呢???

God,无语[em06]

报名今年12月考的人会不会增多？

或许购买教材并非强制规定,而只是建议.

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真是会赚钱啊...

那个教材厚的像砖头一样...郁闷....

关键是要是我们今年六月已经注册过了,并参加了LEVEL1的考试

等我们明天六月再参加LEVEL2的考试,是不是可以不用受这个的约束了????(因为明年我们就不用注册了)

是这样吗???

牛人回答下吧

明年考lev2 一样得多交钱 因为lev2也有指定教材！

那明年6月报考二级要花多少钱啊???

只是买online sample吗？ 还是整套都要？

看来鬼老们也学精了。。><

但是原版教材贵的离谱，要是降价的话还比较reasonable啊

他们以为考CFA的人都是大款不成

关于0712捆绑政策的逻辑猜测，错误之处请大家指出。

Candidates enrolled in the December 2007 exam will still need to purchase the curriculum separately.

CFA认为原版教材是无可替代的，即按照他们的逻辑，站在考生利益角度上大家都会购买这些教材，所以这句话的意思是“参加2007年12月考试的考生仍需单独购买教材，而不能享受注册费捆绑教材的优惠”。why? 捆绑后注册费增幅是$230,而在CFA官网上的指定教材价格标明为$395，cfa认为这是一项购买优惠。前面的朋友也得到了CFA的回信，即购买教材不是强制的也不是必须由CFA处购买。

因此0712的朋友没有额外付费的必要。

是好事

有人本来打算08年考 现在准备07年的吗 level 1

 同意Vesfc 我也觉得只是一项建议 老外制定的这项政策从某种意义上讲对在中国这样一个盗版无处不在,觉得用盗版的才是正常的大环境下, 对中国考生影响不大.他建议我们买 我们可以选择不买 他认为已经恩泽于我们 却不知道盗版书商才是我们真正的恩人 毕竟几百美圆是个很大的诱惑.

另外,对于是否只是一项建议的问题,希望大家继续讨论,早日让这问题能够水落石出,毕竟是大家都关心的问题.欢迎拍砖!

太狠了，我在加拿大考SOA精算师一门考试也就100$,课本很便宜，很多大学BOOK STORE有卖，都是STATISTIC方面的