Toughest subject in L2

CFA Level II
#1

Is it Equity/FRA/Derivatives or anything else?

#2

http://www.analystforum.com/phorums/read.php?12,879438 Most people find Derivatives difficult. Equity is long, but not too hard.

#3

yo mama

#4

math and then english are the two toughest subjects in L2

#5

Ethics

#6

Opening the books.

#7

economics

#8

portfolio mgmt, econ

#9

No love for Emerging Markets Valuation

#10

Ethics is my hardest subject, seriously. I just did the EOC questions and bombed on all the item sets. Especially with all the minutiae they throw in there.

#11

I am just starting my preparation with Book1 and 6 as I think they are the toughest. My plan is to go over two books per month and leave May for revision as I am starting my preparation way too late. I have no idea how I am going to manage it though :frowning:

#12

I agree Equity is long…but certainely does not look like Rocket science… I found Quants a bit tricky…and Fixed income is certainely manageable

#13

Derivatives, especially the valuation of Option / Swap is tricky. Quant - time series is quite confusing to me. I too agree that Equity is not difficult but huge amount of volume to cover. Portfolio mgnt seems fine ,not sure about other topics, yet to cover.

#14

I find time-series too be really confusing. It’s dense.

#15

Surprised not to read FRA in any post… I guess we tend to find our weakest areas the toughest (which for me is anything to do with accounting)

#16

Whichever subject the CFAI decides to make extra difficult on test day. They have a way of sucking the easy out of simple concepts.

#17

nicob Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > yo mama +1 that one was super difficult to crack!

#18

JensensalphaMale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Whichever subject the CFAI decides to make extra > difficult on test day. They have a way of sucking > the easy out of simple concepts. +3

#19

thommo77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > math and then english are the two toughest > subjects in L2 No, putting down 1-2 hours of study time each weekday and 8-10 during the weekend, and to do this for some 20 weeks, is by far he most difficult part…

#20

i think the toughest subject is bringing up to your coworkers how you Band 1’d an exam you spent 400 hours studying for because you’re a worthless loser and not even worthy of answering the phone of a real, actual CFA charterholder!!!