Financial Certifications CFA,FRM,CTP,FINRA,CAIA

Finance is a evergreen sector. It is a great money spinner.Career in finance is lucrative. If a person has good quantitative skills and interested in taking up a career in finance, there are many options.Many people assume that MBA (Master Of Business Administration) is the only option of breaking into finance. MBA is a great course. Many people don't have sufficient monetary reserves and time to take up MBA. For such aspirants who desperately want to break into finance, there are many more options. We are going to discuss about all those options in detail in these posts. Some common financial certifications popular in market, their requisite, cost of the course, information on resources needed to crack those certifications will be discussed in detail. Some of the most popular financial certifications are offered by institutes based out of USA. There are also popular financial certificatiosnfrom Canada, Switzerland (dealing with European Finance) etc. A brief list of some popular Financial Certifications is given below : 1) Chartered Financial Analyst - CFA - Offered in 3 levels 2) FRM - Financial Risk Manager ( Offered In Full Version until November 2009; from 2010 onwards it is offered in two levels) FRM early bird registration advantages : FRM the Financial Risk Manager exam offered by GARP, is the premiere risk management professional certification availed by risk management aspirants across the globe. GARP has opened up May 2017 FRM exam early bird registration. FRM exam offers a leverage to finding a career in risk management, positional advantage if you are currently into risk management and there are ton lots of advantages. Lets see why it is important to avail early bird registration offer from GARP when there is an option to avail regular registration, late registration options FRM exam registration on new candidate FRM exam PArt I as well as returning candidate part I and Part II happens in three registration pricing categories named as early bird, standard, late fee pricing.In all these three cases enrollment fee remains the same. Exam fees are dicsounted at about 46% in FRM early bird registration slot. Big deal and lots of saving. So, plan early and enroll faster 1) FRM is not an easy exam and the pass rate is relatively low compared to other financial certifications. Though people have rated this as toughest when compared to CFA, CAIA etc to name a it is not always easy. To pass any exam a good deal of preparation time is needed and for such exams it becomes inevitable to start preparing early 2) Early registration gives you best commitment - Be it self-sponsored (or) employer sponsored FRM is always tough and money makes you more disciplined and committed. To have best commitment, take a screenshot of your exam receipt and save this as wallpaper in your phone and desktop/laptop. This keeps reminding you of upcoming exam and early the better 3) Cost efficiency - You ideally save $300 off the standard pricing that is above $1000 in case of new FRM candidate and about $650 in case of returnign candidate 4) Network with FRM aspirants -This can happen via FRM forum section and get best moral support from fellow exam aspirants. So start early 5) Master exam material with best amount of study time New candidate FRM Exam Part I Early Bird Pricing December 1st 2016-January 31st 2017 - $750 This includes enrollment fees of $400 and exam fees of $350 Standard Exam fee pricing February 1st 2017- February 28th 2017 - $875 This includes enrollment fees of $400 and exam fees of $475 Late Exam fee Pricing March 1st 2017- April 15th 2017 - $1050 This includes enrollment fees of $400 and exam fees of $650 Returning candidate FRM Part I/Part II Early Bird Pricing December 1st 2016-January 31st 2017 - $350 This includes enrollment fees of $0 and exam fees of $350 Standard Exam fee pricing February 1st 2017- February 28th 2017 - $475 This includes enrollment fees of $0 and exam fees of $475 Late Exam fee Pricing March 1st 2017- April 15th 2017 - $650 This includes enrollment fees of $0 and exam fees of $650 FRM Fee payment and registration is open 3) CIPM - Performance Analysis Certification. It is Again offered by CFA institute which offers the CFA certification 4) CFP - Chartered Financial Planner. Popular certification on financial planning 5) Series Exams from FINRA - Popular series Exams from Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an institutional body from USA which governs organizations. Some popular exams are Series 7, Series 6, Series 26, Series 63, Series 65, Series 66, Series 4, Series 9 and 10, Series 23, Series 24, Series 27, Series 28, Series 39, Series 51, Series 53, Series 17, Series 37, Series 38, Series 11, Series 22, Series 42, Series 52, Series 55, Series 62,Series 72, Series 79, Series 82, Series 86, Series 87, Series 5, Series 3, Series 30, Series 31, Series 32, Series 14 6) CAIA - Specialized financial certification geared towards alternative investments including options, futures CAIA Exam Topic Weightage : CAIA, the Certified alternative investment analyst certification if the world's premiere alternative investment certificate from CAIA.org. This is a two part examination that requires vigorous preparation covering a range of topics starting with asset classes, choice of classes, their risk -returns, the way they fit in portfolio, risk management etc to name a few. Topic wise weight age of CAIA Level I certification as per CAIA handbook 2012 is a s follows Topic Approximate Exam Weight Professional Standards and Ethics 15% - 20% Introduction to Alternative Investments 15% - 20% Real Assets 5% - 10% Hedge Funds 15% - 20% Commodities 5% - 10% Private Equity 5% - 10% Structured Products 5% - 10% Risk Management and Portfolio Management 15% - 20% CAIA exam Early bird Registration Details : CAIA exam the chartered alternative investment analyst certification offered in two levels is conducted in the month of March and September every year. Acording to CAIA association you get a $100 discount if you are an exam candidate doing first time CAIA exam registration before the early bird deadline. Also, if you are an employee of AIMA/CISDM or any of its member companies you get 25% discount on first time registration before early bird deadline If you are an existing member of professional association that are listed below you get a 10% discount in early bird exam registration slot 1) Financial Women's Association of Singapore FWAS 2) International Association of Financial Engineers IAFE 3) New York Hedge Fund Roundtable 4) New zealand Absolute Return Association NZARA 5) Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association SVCA 5) Connecticut Hedge Fund Association 6) California Hedge Fund Association 7) Bundesverband Alternative Investments BAI 8) British Venture Capital Association BVCA 9) Asia Pacific Real Estate Association APREA If you prefer to register before early bird registration deadline http://caia.org/ 7) CTP - Charteres Treasury Professionals serve as CFO in many organizations. It gives 360 degree coverage on financial aspects