The 2023 CFA exam curriculum includes 6 level 1 CFA exam books & 10 level 1 topics. You’ll get access to your CFA exam books after you register for the exam.

Level 1 CFA exam topics, topic weights, predicted number of questions, and all you must know before you go through your CFA exam books.

The 3 most important level 1 CFA exam topics are Ethics, FSA (or FRA), and Quantitative Methods. See what you must know about these CFA exam topics.

See what are the most difficult level 1 CFA exam topics and why. There’s one objective reason why the 3 topics are the hardest.

Level 2 CFA exam topics described. Read on for level 2 topic weights, number of questions in your CFA exam or number of curriculum readings to study.

3 level 1 CFA exam topics can be nominated in the ‘easy topic’ category. Especially if special conditions apply! Learn about the topics and the conditions.