CFA Level 2 Alternative Investments Regular Batch

Fix Weak Topics Before Exam Day

CFA Level 2 Partial Topics is SSEI’s flexible option for students who want to focus only on selected topics. Pick the areas you need, pay only for those, and learn through full-length teaching by Sanjay Saraf Sir, built around the CFA Level 2 vignette and item-set format.

What you'll learn

• Full-length core teaching on the specific L2 topics you select - every LO, every reading, every example
• Vignette-aware teaching emphasizing the 1-2 page case + 4-6 question item-set format unique to L2
• Any combination - one topic, three topics, or all ten - pay only for what you take

This course includes

• Full-length topic teaching — every LOS and reading conceptually explained and deliberated on (not a compressed Review Class summary)
• Buy any combination — one topic, three topics, or all ten — pay only for what you take
• Vignette-aware teaching — emphasis on the 1–2 page case study + 4–6 question item-set format unique to L2
• 1.5× Views permanent recorded access — You can watch the complete course content for up to one-and-a-half times its total class duration
• PDF class notes for each topic — structured for revision and quick reference
• Annually updated study materials — designed to stay aligned with the latest CFA curriculum and exam changes

Curriculum

Ethics (14 Lectures, Approx. 28 Hours)

• Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
• Guidance for Standards I-VII
• Applications of the Code and Standards: Level II

Quantitative Methods (25 Lectures, Approx. 50 Hours)

• Basics of Multiple Regression and Underlying Assumptions
• Evaluation Regression Model Fit and Interpreting Model Results
• Model Misspecifications
• Extensions of Multiple Regressions
• Time Series Analysis
• Machine learning
• Big Data Projects

Economics (18 Lectures, Approx. 36 Hours)

• Currency Exchange Rates: Understanding Equilibrium Value
• Economic Growth

Financial Statement Analysis (20 Lectures, Approx. 40 Hours)

• Intercorporate Investments
• Employee Compensation: Post employment and Share based
• Multinational Operations
• Analysis of Financial Institutions
• Evaluating Quality of Financial Reports
• Integration of Financial Statement Analysis Techniques

Corporate Issuers (16 Lectures, Approx. 32 Hours)

• Analysis of Dividends and Share Repurchases
• ESG Considerations in Investment Analysis
• Cost of Capital: Advanced Topics
• Corporate Restructuring

Equity Investments (25 Lectures, Approx. 50 Hours)

• Equity Valuation: Applications and Processes
• Discounted Dividend Valuations
• Free Cash Flow Valuation
• Market Based Valuation: Price and Enterprise Value Multiples
• Residual Income Valuation
• Private Company Valuation

Fixed Income (19 Lectures, Approx. 38 Hours)

• The Term Structure and Interest Rate Dynamics
• The Arbitrage-Free Valuation Framework
• Valuation and Analysis of Bonds with Embedded Options
• Credit Analysis Models
• Credit Default Swaps

Derivatives (20 Lectures, Approx. 40 Hours)

• Pricing and Valuation of Forward Commitments
• Valuation of Contingent Claims

Alternative Investments (17 Lectures, Approx. 34 Hours)

• Introductions to Commodities and Commodity Derivatives
• Overview of Types of Real Estate Investments
• Investments in Real Estate Through Traded Securities
• Hedge Fund Strategies

Portfolio Management (14 Lectures, Approx. 28 Hours)

• Economics ad Investments Markets
• Analysis of Active Portfolio Management
• Exchange Traded Funds: Mechanics and Applications
• Using Multifactor Models
• Measuring and Managing Market Risk
• Backtesting and Stimulation