TI BA ii professional hidden gems

CFA Level I
#1

I have found that the payback period, discounted payback period, standard deviations and sample std dev, correlation coefficient, means with probabilities, depreciation ( straight line and accelerated) features are really helpful and time savers. Is there any other feature that I don’t know about that we could use in the level 1 exam. Other than the TVM features and all those obvious ones like NPV and IRR

#2

lol… they’re not really hidden features…

#3

hidden to me! I am stupid and have only used the methods described in the schweser material. I’m glad you made this post since now I can go learn all of these features that I didn’t know before.

#4

i didnt notice these either… thanks

#5

http://www.atomiclearning.com/ti_ba2 this website might help you out, there are a lot of equations that you dont have to do thanks to the features, like the breakeven quantity calculation for example

#6

Are we able to use the Professional model… or just the regular BA2?

#7

You can use the Professional or normal model. The Professional model is basically the same calculator with a more durable exterior, and possibly a slightly faster processor.

#8

Pro has added features for Modified IRR, payback period, discounted PB, and maybe a few more. Ive heard its faster and the keys are a lot nicer but I havent used the basic version to compare myself. Ultimately not a huge difference either way but it doesnt cost much more and you’ll probably be using it for a long time so I dont see a reason not to go pro.

#9

what about the nPr & nCr calculations the calculator can do for those combination/permutation/binomial calculations. I can never remember these formulas but TI does these for you as well. The manuals and videos never seem to mention these calcs.

#10

these were the videos I watched to get the most of the TI. This video is specifically targetted for CFA exams.

http://www.screencast.com/t/MGVjMThiZ

#11

Thanks for the post - I had no idea it could do all that!

#12

can someone tell me the key strokes for depreciations, payback and discounted payback periods. I’m still calculating them manually. Please help!!!

#13

thanks alot for that link. It was really helpful