Career options after CFA

Will you tell me what the career options available after completing CFA course are?

[Raman Vij]

As you want I am here providing you career option available after completing CFA course.

You can get job in sectors as :
Banking
Insurance
Corporate Sectors
Finance
Leasing Companies
Railway
Reserve Bank of India

Job profile :
Financial Analyst
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Equity Research Associate
Portfolio Manager
Research Analyst
Chief Executive
Consultant
Corporate Financial Analyst
Trader
Broker
Performance Measurement Specialist
Private Banker
Relationship Managers, Sales, & Marketing
Risk Manager
Investment Banking Analyst
Manager of Managers
Strategist

CFA profession:

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Can you tell me about the career options or scope of CFA or Chartered Financial Analyst as I want to sure about its scope before taking up the course?

[Quick Sam]

It is evident that interest in the CFA or Chartered Financial Analyst is growing and that there is a significant benefit in terms of career growth and compensation for those who obtain it.

Portfolio managers, research analysts and executives are the most popular careers, the wide variety of jobs available to CFAs. The CFA Institute provides the following breakdown:

22% Portfolio Manager
16% Research Analyst
7% Chief Executive
6% Consultant
5% Corporate Financial Analyst
5% Financial Advisor
5% Relationship Managers, Sales, & Marketing
5% Risk Manager
4% Investment Banking Analyst
3% Manager of Managers
3% Accountant/Auditor
3% Strategist
3% Trader
1% Broker
1% Performance Measurement Specialist
1% Private Banker

The following is the amount of time needed to obtain the CFA designation:

Four years, on average, to complete the program
Six months of preparation for each exam
250 hours minimum of study time (10-15 hours per week)

CFAs Work
The following skills are valued by employers and can be identified by the CFA course of study. A student has to pass three exams before obtaining the CFA charter. Although all three exams focus on different aspects of the course, the main topics are indicated by the CFA Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), as follows:

Ethical and Professional Standards
Quantitative Methods
Economics
Financial Reporting and Analysis
Corporate Finance
Equity Investments
Fixed Income
Derivatives
Alternative Investments
Portfolio Management and Wealth Planning