I presume you're in level 1. It's still early as i only started studying Level 1 in late Nov last year. Managed to finish studying in Mar'11. I used the official textbooks.

yes i am in level 1, thanks, so there is still some hope for me:)

One week to go for Level I. All d best mates!

Less than 1 week!! Hahaha. All the Best! See you guys at Sunway Pyramid

wow u call that slow?

I just finish half of level 1 FRA book.

still 5.5 books to go.

I just started around middle of October.

I read word for word too, and most of the times i repeat the paragraph few times until I fully understand. So i guess it's normal diciple. Just gotta read more or read faster.

I really think skipping the text books will be really bad. I'm planning to read the optional parts too later if I got the time.

This may sounds stupid to you but i have a question. How do you guys print the exam admission ticket?
What i did is right click on the ticket page and select "print". However, the outcome seems not so formal (with the website link appeared on the bottom of my print). Im not sure if this is the correct way of printing it.

Thanks for any input and good luck to you people who will be taking lv1 on this sunday!

oh wow....


i think 3 months = 1 text book is consider slow la.. i 5 weeks 1 textbook also think abit slow liao... cause got 6 book, if average 1 month = 1 textbook, by the time u finish reading, should have 1 month time to revise leh... xD (the ideal is to finish all textbook 2 months before exam )... bro, u need to fight harder!!

i also struggling right now....

Hi glen,

The website link will definitely appear on the top of the paper. This is normal and acceptable. Make sure your name, ID, exam centre is clearly stated. REmember to bring your IC & Passport. Don't mess around with the proctors on exam day. The last thing you want to do is pissing them off.

All the best!!

my name is named wrongly.. will that be okay? let say example

Xxx Yyy Zzz

normally this is our name, the first letter of each of our name is capital

but my name they name it Xxx Yyy zzz (my final of the 3 of my name first letter is small letter - will that be ok?)

Proctors may be ok with it but that is the name that will appear in your cert. best you send in an Information Change Request to amend it.

This post has been edited by fino_abama: Nov 29 2011, 12:36 AM

when i registered for it. i did put capital letter.. don't know why they named it small letters

Everything is according to the system. It's most likely that you entered it wrongly (somehow). It could be a system bug as well. Regardless, just send in the Change Request to reduce one issue to be stressed about

New regulations are only to bring your Passport. That will be the official identification as well as the admission ticket.

and Yes...don't mess with da proctors...

I had that as well. Corrected it in the admission ticket, but the name is still wrong in my account which I had already corrected it before registering for exams.

When was the new regulation introduced? I went for the June 2011 Level 1 sitting and I actually asked the proctor whether the passport was really a necessity. They said the IC alone is sufficient. But on the safe side, better bring your passport along.

What will happen if my passport expires anyway? Can I still use it as identification?

This is a new regulation for Dec 2011 onwards. You'll need a valid passport at the time of your registration with CFA and during the exam. All candidates have been informed bout this. Don't get caught out on exam day...

If your passport expires before your exam day and you have not renewed it, then you won't be allowed to sit for the exam

ok will get it done asap

thx, n ur right, better be safe n sorry, and also solve the constant worrying of maybe getting rejected to the hall

Hi all, still sorta new here. Anyways, I do plan to self-study CFA. So I'd like to get the materials but not register for the examination.

What are the books recommended for CFA level 1? Perhaps anyone has a list of essential books for CFA level 1?

Also, are these books readily available in major bookstores? If not, do I have to order it from the CFA institute? (without having to register for an exam)

Thank you

For the official textbooks for examination, you can either:

1) Buy it 2nd hand from an ex-exam candidate
2) Write in to the CFA Institute to ask if you can purchase the textbooks

The readings are all derived from chapters of books or journals, so hard to list all down here.

Some of the major books used are:

1) Quantitative Investment Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) by Richard A. DeFusco CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey CFA, Jerald E. Pinto CFA and David E. Runkle CFA
2) Equity Asset Valuation (CFA Institute Investment Series) by Jerald E. Pinto CFA, Elaine Henry CFA, Thomas R. Robinson CFA and John D. Stowe CFA
3) Fixed Income Analysis (CFA Institute Investment Series) by Frank J. Fabozzi CFA and Martin L. Leibowitz
4) Managing Investment Portfolios: A Dynamic Process (CFA Institute Investment Series) by John L. Maginn CFA, Donald L. Tuttle CFA, Dennis W. McLeavey CFA and Jerald E. Pinto CFA