I am appearing for part 1 in November. I went through the schweser books and the FRM Handbook. Is this enough? I went through a few of the ‘extracts’ from the various books quoted in the AIMs but they are too wordy. Are there any other books which I should refer to? Thank you.
I think you’ll find that the materials that you already have are sufficient to pass the exam, especially since it sounds like you’ve already completed covering the material already. I didn’t buy the FRM Handbook. I did buy the Schweser Final Review Pack (mock exam + Secret Sauce + final review video). I found it to be worthwhile, though it’s not inexpensive ($249).
When I first went through the FRM handbook (before anything else), I found it to be a little complex and confusing. But, after going through schweser, it did plug-in many holes. Especially distributions for example. But it does not cover all of the AIMs, I am sure it missed 20-30% of them at least. But, it was academically fulfilling. Have you already passed FRM? Did you find the actual test harder than expectations or easier? Thank you for your reply!