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CFA program 产生于美国,自然立足于美国本土。毫无疑问,在美国考更有实用价值。全球化使得全球投融资成为可能。美国的金融业相对更加成熟规范,是其他国家金融业的样板。当然, 美国这个老师也有很多自身的问题。香港的金融市场也相对成熟。CFA program 致力于一个行业标准。如果中国的券商,基金公司真正采纳这一标准的话,中国的股市也可能成为一个真正为投资者的投资场所。国内很多金融业同仁考CFA 是个很好的事情,因为中国金融业的发展方向应该是更成熟更规范,给投资者提供更加多的投资产品。所以在非美国考CFA 应该说是更有前瞻性。

 

三级针对投资组合管理。一级二级的只是三级的基础。对于基金经理来说,三级更实用。然而对于基金经理来说,三级的内容又太浅了。具体基金是否真的这样操作,我很怀疑。我不在美国的基金公司工作, 所以不敢下结论。然而对于在券商的Equity Analysts, 做行业和各股分析,三级的衍生工具和组合管理都是用不到的。行业和各股分析会用到很多二级的内容。但不是说你考过了二级就可以成为一个好的证券分析师。你的经验,悟性,对行业的理解,业内上市公司的人脉,更重要。相信华尔街的投行们也不会认为二级的东西可以用电脑代替。不然他们就不会花几十万美金年薪雇那么多分析师了。

 

这些是从我在大陆的投行和美国的金融机构工作的经验得来的。国内的证券界从业者绝对应该拿个CFA 特许状,如果时间精力允许的话。再次祝福所有的CFA 考生,美国的和别的国家的,顺利通过考试。

 

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以下是引用z3237515在2010-5-13 10:37:00的发言:
多谢楼主分享经验。我也觉得CFAi会在3级上加大难度,08年12月过的1级,去年6月过的2级,总体感觉2次的难度都不高。3次都不高的概率因该很小吧...赫赫。这次我们要小心啦。 说到3级的教材,我的感觉和楼上不同。3级教材的实用性和可操作性我觉得最高,是3个级别的精华。一级是扫盲不提。2级是技术性的,电脑可代替的。3级才是融会贯通。但是说实用有个大大大的前提:立足在美国本土,做全球的投资和金融。这也是我今年来美后的体会,和以前在亚太区,完完全全不同的。这里法律和多样性都和别国很多不同。很多以前觉得的毫无意义的道德,文书什么的大水词,这里都是基本功。 考到3级才领悟到。CFA是美国自己关起门来的东西。赶在别的国家考的,总有凑热闹的嫌疑....

 

 

 

 

[此贴子已经被作者于2010-5-14 4:14:45编辑过]

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LOL

 

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 Update: 2nd round SS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 done. From now on will be working on mocks and samples.

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Only scored 63% in 2009 sample. I need to call in sick on Monday.

[此贴子已经被作者于2010-5-17 2:21:08编辑过]

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2010 mock 75%.

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For some reason I am struggling with level 3 study. I am no expert on risk management. So I am in no position to talk about how to prepare for the exam. good luck anyway.  

[此贴子已经被作者于2010-5-18 20:18:19编辑过]

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Hi Ms Z, thanks for the heads up. I planned to work on the 2009 mock this weekend. You finished reviewing three text books in three days, quite impressive. You will pass the exam with flying colors, I am sure.

 

Just out of curiosity, are you managing a global fund in the US? If so, it would be great if you could talk a little more about the biggest difference between operating a fund in Asia and in US.

 

 

[此贴子已经被作者于2010-5-23 9:56:35编辑过]

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2010 mock from CFAI website for free
there are two 2010 CFAI online samples $40 each
Schweser has a new mock online $40
09 sample from this website
those mock exams will keep you busy for next two weeks. Good luck.

[此贴子已经被作者于2010-5-23 10:02:20编辑过]

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 复习最后阶段好痛苦。常常严重怀疑自己的智商。引用一段老美对3级的评价吧,真是道出了我的心声。也是一个饱受三级折磨的考生啊。
Can I just rant for a sec about the ridiculousness of this test?
You can get 95% of the concepts, 80% of the formulas and still fail miserably due to how they test to subject matter: miss a multiplier on a futures Q, its WRONG. Flip an exchange rate, or forget to annualize a return. WRONG. So what if you get the concept or do 8 out of 9 steps correctly. Same thing goes for GIPS and ethics: They work so hard to ask questions in a counterintuitive way: are you required or recommended to get permission before making a personal trade? Do you need permission in writing to ref high school bball if you get paid? A prof. I had put it best when he said the "CFA tests the ethics section in an unethical manner."
At the end of the day, the ones who @#$%& are CANDIDATES, and we carry no weight by definition. Who cares you are cranking 300+ hours to cram for questions you might never even see on the test and will certainly never use in real life. Miss enough of the tricks and fall for enough of the dummy answers, and your reward is to do it over next year.
Heck, once you do pass L3, you WANT the test as hard as possible so the CFA (R) designation (note the proper use) wont get diluted.
So really the only solution is to pass this bastard and laugh at the sucker candidates for years to come. It's only going to get harder. (Just ask anyone who took the test a mere 5-10 years ago. The breadth and depth of material has easy doubled since 2000.)

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楼上表客气。那个cheat sheet 我也是借花献佛了。别人总结得很不错。

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