Demonstrate your fluency as a CFA charterholder with an advanced investment management and analysis curriculum that leverages current best practices and the experience of practitioners around the world to bridge real-world practices and theoretical knowledge.
Career Recognition
Stand out in the competitive global industry and gain instant credibility with peers, employers, and clients who know the hard work, intelligence, and profound commitment it takes to earn the CFA charter.
Ethical Grounding
As a CFA charterholder, learn to apply ethical principles and gain a foundation in the skills needed to demonstrate a commitment to high standards of accountability and integrity that build a trusted reputation.
Global community
Join a vast professional network of more than 150,000 CFA charterholders across 163 countries and gain unmatched career resources, important relationships, and lifelong insights.
Employer demand
The top 11 global employers of a CFA charterholder include JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, UBS, RBC, HSBC, Wells Fargo, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney, BlackRock, and Citigroup.
Exams are held in June (Level I, Level II and Level III CFA Program) and December (Level I CFA Program only). The exam is normally held on the first Saturday of June and December.
Format
Level I CFA Program exam:
The exam consists of 240 multiple choice questions, split among two 3-hour sessions.
Level II CFA Program exam:
Morning session: 10 item set questions
Afternoon session: 10 item set questions
Level III CFA Program exam:
Morning session: Constructed response (essay) questions (usually between 8 and 12 questions, each with several subparts).
Afternoon session: 10 item set questions
Duration
There are two timed sessions on exam day - Morning and Afternoon sessions.
Location
World Trade Centre, Dubai
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi
Deadlines
June Exam (Level I, II, III CFA Program)
December Exam (Level I CFA Program)
Early registration fee deadline - September
Standard registration fee deadline - February (next year)
Late registration fee deadline - March (next year)
Early registration fee deadline - March
Standard registration fee deadline - August
Late registration fee deadline - September
Results
Level I CFA Program exam result will be available within 60 days of your exam date.
Level II CFA Program exam result will be available within 60 days of your exam date.
Level III CFA Program exam result will be available within 90 days of your exam date.
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