Overview 

 

"Charterholders around the world have the opportunity to play major roles in the evolution of less developed capital markets, benefiting the broader global investment community by offering a much more diverse and viable investment universe."

Renée Blasky, CFA Founder and Managing Director Vista Capital Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya Charterholder since 1990

When you sign up for the CFA Program, you become a candidate. As a candidate, you:

 

• Study for three exams using an assigned curriculum
• Take the three exams sequentially

 

If you pass all three exams, meet the professional and ethical requirements, and become a regular member of CFA Institute, you become a CFA charterholder.

 

Exams for all levels are held in locations around the world. Level I exams are held in June and December. Levels II and III are only held in June.  

 

You can take as long as you need to complete the program, and there is no limit to the number of times you can take each exam.  The curriculum changes each year to meet the dynamic nature and complexity of the global investment profession.

 

• Find out how you and your employer can benefit from the CFA Program
• Learn about the history of the CFA Program

How to Enter the Program

Find out everything you need to know to sign up for the CFA Program.

  

CFA Program in the Media

 

Listen to a Bloomberg Radio interview with Bob Johnson, CFA, on the record number of enrollments in the CFA Program and the value employers place on the CFA designation (Windows Media or Real Player)