IAmNeil

Derivatives’ valuation is based purely on logic. If you understand the material you do not have to remember much! I found that one of the most straight-forward sections. (much unlike FRA and Eco). For example, in the forwards/ futures section the treatment for benefits, storage costs, coupons, dividends etc is the same!
I would suggest a slow reading over the material until you are sure that you understand everything clearly, combined with EOC. Be sure that you try to replicate all formulas and not just recall them from memory. Then you won’t have a problem!! (plus schweser’s done indeed  a good job on the subject.)
Best of luck!

chetan86

thx daily grind for recommending both CFAI and Schweser.. still feel daunted though, so guess its the case of powering on…

DoubleDip

im going thru the curriculum serially.. havent reached dv

spartanag07

To the OP: Given you passed lvl 1 derivatives, and adjusting for errata, derivatives isn’t too long. Its complex regard to valuation, but referring to Schweser after you’ve gone thru CFAI should lock in everything.
Pierrewoodman: Not to be a dick, but out of your 148 posts, half of your posts deal with either prejudicial comments towards Indians or comparisons between topics and level 1/2.  Considering everyone has a different educational/work background, difficulty in a topic is all relative. Are you not going to crack open the book if I told you derivatives is a cakewalk?

onelife1

and to those who have done derivatives… how much is similar with level 1. the topics look the same but content looks different?
what is the difficulty of derivative with the rest of topics in l2