CFA® Program Study Sessions

Study Session Outlines

The curriculum is organized into study sessions and each study session contains readings. There are learning outcome statements at the beginning of each reading.

Below you'll find current study session outlines by level. Each study session includes learning outcome statements (LOS) and source references for the readings.

For each level, you can also view the full curriculum readings for Study Session 1, all study sessions combined, and an index for all the study sessions combined.

2018 Level I Study Sessions

2018 Level I Study Sessions index
2018 Level I Study Sessions combined

Chapter	Exam Weight	Sessions
Ethical and Professional Standards	15%	Study Session Outline 1 Readings 1-5
Quantitative Methods	12%	Study Session 2 Study Session 3
Economics	10%	Study Session 4 Study Session 5
Financial Reporting and Analysis	20%	Study Session 6 Study Session 7 Study Session 8 Study Session 9
Corporate Finance	7%	Study Session 10 Study Session 11
Equity Investments	10%	Study Session 13 Study Session 14
Fixed Income	10%	Study Session 15 Study Session 16
Derivatives	5%	Study Session 17
Alternative Investments	4%	Study Session 18
Portfolio Management	7%	Study Session 12

2018 Level II Study Sessions

2018 Level II Study Sessions index
2018 Level II Study Sessions combined

Chapter	Exam Weight	Sessions
Ethical and Professional Standards	10–15%	Study Session 1 Readings 1-3 Study Session 2
Quantitative Methods	5–10%	Study Session 3
Economics	5–10%	Study Session 4
Financial Reporting and Analysis	15–20%	Study Session 5 Study Session 6
Corporate Finance	5–15%	Study Session 7 Study Session 8
Equity Investments	15–25%	Study Session 9 Study Session 10 Study Session 11
Fixed Income	10–20%	Study Session 12 Study Session 13
Derivatives	5–15%	Study Session 14
Alternative Investments	5–10%	Study Session 15
Portfolio Management	5–10%	Study Session 16 Study Session 17

2018 Level III Study Sessions

2018 Level III Study Sessions index
2018 Level III Study Sessions combined

Chapter	Exam Weight	Sessions
Ethical and Professional Standards	10–15%	Study Session 1 Readings 1-2 Study Session 2
Economics	5–15%	Study Session 7
Equity Investments	5–15%	Study Session 12
Fixed Income	10–20%	Study Session 10 Study Session 11
Derivatives	5–15%	Study Session 15
Alternative Investments	5–15%	Study Session 13
Portfolio Management & Wealth Planning	40–55%	Study Session 3 Study Session 4 Study Session 5 Study Session 6 Study Session 8 Study Session 9 Study Session 14 Study Session 16 Study Session 17 Study Session 18