IMC (Level 4) version 8 Question Allocation

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IMC (Level 4) version 8 Question Allocation

Question allocation across the syllabus is balanced on the guidance of psychometric and industry specialists. The following question allocation for Version 8 of the IMC is provided as a broad indication of the relative ‘weighting’ of different parts of the syllabus in IMC examinations from September 2010.

Unit 1 Topics Content area

1, 2, 3 Financial services and markets

4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Regulation

9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Ethics and advising retail clients

14, 15, 16, 17 Taxation

Question Allocation

15-25 questions

25-35 questions

20-30 questions

10-20 questions

UNIT 1 Total: 85

Unit 2 Topics Content area

18 Asset Classes

19, 20

21, 22, 23

24, 25, 26

27

Investment products & derivatives

Investment theory, management and measurement

Economics and statistics

Accounting

Question Allocation

20-30 questions

10-20 questions

20-30 questions

25-35 questions

10-20 questions

UNIT 2 Total: 105

Candidates who are not successful in their exam are given feedback on areas of weakness . Feedback will be based on the 9 content areas listed above.

CFA Society of the UK May 2010

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