I. Ethical and Professional Standards
A. Professional Standards of Practice
B. Ethical Practices
II. Quantitative Methods
A. Time Value of Money
B. Probability
C. Probability Distributions and Descriptive Statistics
D. Sampling and Estimation
E. Hypothesis Testing
F. Correlation Analysis and Regression
G. Time Series Analysis
H. Simulation Analysis
I. Technical Analysis
III. Economics
A. Market Forces of Supply and Demand
B. The Firm and Industry Organization
C. Measuring National Income and Growth
D. Business Cycles
E. The Monetary System
F. Inflation
G. International Trade and Capital Flows
H. Currency Exchange Rates
I. Monetary and Fiscal Policy
J. Economic Growth and Development
K. Effects of Government Regulation
L. Impact of Economic Factors on Investment Markets
IV. Financial Reporting and Analysis
A. Financial Reporting System (with an emphasis on IFRS)
B. Analysis of Principal Financial Statements
C. Financial Reporting Quality
D. Analysis of Inventories and Long-Lived Assets
E. Analysis of Taxes
F. Analysis of Debt
G. Analysis of Off-Balance-Sheet Assets and Liabilities
H. Analysis of Pensions, Stock Compensation, and Other Employee Benefits
I. Analysis of Inter-Corporate Investments
J. Analysis of Business Combinations
K. Analysis of Global Operations
L. Ratio and Financial Analysis
V. Corporate Finance
A. Corporate Governance
B. Capital Investment Decisions
C. Business and Financial Risk
D. Capital Structure Decisions
E. Working Capital Management
F. Dividend Policy
G. Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Restructuring
VI. Equity Investments
A. Types of Equity Securities and Their Characteristics
B. Equity Markets: Characteristics, Institutions, and Benchmarks
C. Fundamental Analysis (Sector, Industry, Company)
D. Valuation of Individual Equity Securities
E. Equity Market
