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Notes and Key There are 58 readings in 2019 curriculum Red Removed
1 reading was dropped and 1 new reading was added Green New/Added
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Topic 2018 # Reading Name 2019# Reading Name Comments
1 Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession 1 Ethics and Trust in the Investment Profession
2 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct 2 Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct
Ethics 3 Guidance for Standards I–VII 3 Guidance for Standards I–VII
4 Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) 4 Introduction to the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)
5 Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS) 5 Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

6 The Time Value of Money 6 The Time Value of Money

7 Discounted Cash Flow Applications 7 Discounted Cash Flow Applications
8 Statistical Concepts and Market Returns 8 Statistical Concepts and Market Returns
Quantitative 9 Probability Concepts 9 Probability Concepts
Methods 10 Common Probability Distributions 10 Common Probability Distributions
11 Sampling and Estimation 11 Sampling and Estimation
12 Hypothesis Testing 12 Hypothesis Testing
13 Technical Analysis 13 Technical Analysis

14 Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis 14 Topics in Demand and Supply Analysis
15 The Firm and Market Structures 15 The Firm and Market Structures
16 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth 16 Aggregate Output, Prices, and Economic Growth
Economics 17 Understanding Business Cycles 17 Understanding Business Cycles
18 Monetary and Fiscal Policy 18 Monetary and Fiscal Policy
19 International Trade and Capital Flows 19 International Trade and Capital Flows
20 Currency Exchange Rates 20 Currency Exchange Rates
21 Financial Statement Analysis: An Introduction 21 Financial Statement Analysis: An Introduction
22 Financial Reporting Mechanics 22 Financial Reporting Standards
23 Financial Reporting Standards 23 Understanding Income Statements
24 Understanding Income Statements 24 Understanding Balance Sheets
25 Understanding Balance Sheets 25 Understanding Cash Flow Statements
26 Understanding Cash Flow Statements 26 Financial Analysis Techniques
FRA 27 Financial Analysis Techniques 27 Inventories
28 Inventories 28 Long-Lived Assets
29 Long-Lived Assets 29 Income Taxes
30 Income Taxes 30 Non-current (Long-Term) Liabilities
31 Non-current (Long-Term) Liabilities 31 Financial Reporting Quality
32 Financial Reporting Quality 32 Financial Statement Analysis: Applications
33 Financial Statement Analysis: Applications
34 Corporate Governance and ESG: An Introduction 33 Corporate Governance and ESG: An Introduction
35 Capital Budgeting 34 Capital Budgeting
Corporate 36 Cost of Capital 35 Cost of Capital
Finance 37 Measures of Leverage 36 Measures of Leverage
38 Working Capital Management 37 Working Capital Management

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Topic 2017 # Reading Name 2018 # Reading Name Comments

39 Portfolio Management: An Overview 38 Portfolio Management: An Overview

40 Risk Management: An Introduction 39 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I Order changed
Portfolio 41 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part I 40 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II
Management 42 Portfolio Risk and Return: Part II 41 Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction
43 Basics of Portfolio Planning and Construction 42 Risk Management: An Introduction Order changed
43 Fintech in Investment Management

44 Market Organization and Structure 44 Market Organization and Structure

45 Security Market Indices 45 Security Market Indices
46 Market Efficiency 46 Market Efficiency
Equity
47 Overview of Equity Securities 47 Overview of Equity Securities
48 Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis 48 Introduction to Industry and Company Analysis
49 Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools 49 Equity Valuation: Concepts and Basic Tools

50 Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements 50 Fixed-Income Securities: Defining Elements

51 Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding 51 Fixed-Income Markets: Issuance, Trading, and Funding
52 Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation 52 Introduction to Fixed-Income Valuation
Fixed Income
53 An Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities 53 An Introduction to Asset-Backed Securities
54 Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return 54 Understanding Fixed-Income Risk and Return
55 Fundamentals of Credit Analysis 55 Fundamentals of Credit Analysis

56 Derivative Markets and Instruments 56 Derivative Markets and Instruments

Derivatives 57 Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation 57 Basics of Derivative Pricing and Valuation

Alternative 58 Introduction to Alternative Investments 58 Introduction to Alternative Investments

Investments

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