2016 Cfa Level 1 Quantitative Methods Review

What you'll learn
Have good knowledge of Quantitative Methods for CFA exam
Be confident of performing well on Quantiitative Methods portion of the CFA exam
Requirements
Should preferably have read Quanititative Methods topic from CFA CBOK.
Description
This short review course on CFA Level 1 Quantitative Methods will give you a quick recap of all Quantitative topics for the CFA exam. This course cover the important quantitative techniques essential in financial analysis which are used throughout the CFA Program curriculum.I will cover all important topics including Time Value of Money, Discounted Cash Flow Applications, Probability Concepts, Common Probability Distributions, Sampling and Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, and Technical analysis. In ten short lectures of 10 to 15 mins I will help you revise the Quantitative methods course in around two hours and make you confident of passing the exam. Section 1 lectures will cover several tools of quantitative analysis such as time value of money, descriptive statistics, and probability. Time value of money calculations are the basic tools used to support corporate finance decisions and to estimate the fair value of fixed income, equity, and other types of securities or investments. After this Discounted Cash Flow Applications and descriptive statistics are reviewed which provide essential tools for describing and evaluating return and risk. In the final lecture of section 1 probability theory concepts are needed to understand investment decision making under conditions of uncertainty. Section 2 reviews discrete and continuous probability distributions
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