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Anyone? The CFA Program doesn’t seem to like technical analysis very much.
1. How’s this program?
2. How’s the curriculum? Worth learning?
Don’t care if it gets me a job. Not asking that.
CFA>CMT? Just kidding, not asking that either.
 
How recently did you take L1?
I’ve heard that CFA has warmed up to technical analysis and has included a more supportive treatment of it in the L1 materials (and maybe the others as well).
Has anyone seen it or commented on it?
 
I took level 1 in 2008. The tech analysis i saw there was all insanely basic and focused entirely on textbook theory.
eg: explaining a moving averages, explaining contrarian indicators such as large amounts of cash on your balance sheet. It didn’t even begin to look at charts or the actual equity market.
 
CMT Level 1 (Definition). The Level 1 examination measures basic, entry-level competence and understanding of the candidate. http://www.mta.org/eweb/docs/pdfs/cmtlevel1-2011reading.pdf
CMT Level 2 (Definition/Application). The CMT Level 2 examination requires the candidate to demonstrate a greater depth of analysis and competency. http://www.mta.org/eweb/docs/pdfs/cmtlevel2-2011reading.pdf
CMT Level 3 (Integration). The CMT Level 3 examination tests the candidate on the development of logical and consistent research opinions, portfolio strategies and trading decisions based on a wide range of charts and technical data. http://www.mta.org/eweb/docs/pdfs/cmtlevel3-2011reading.pdf
 
ChickenTikka Wrote:
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> I took level 1 in 2008. The tech analysis i saw
> there was all insanely basic and focused entirely
> on textbook theory.
Are you talking about L1 CMT or CFA?
 
My tech analysis professor at Baruch is a CMT. I can track him down for you if you’d like.
 
Analti_Calte_Equity Wrote:
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> haha NO EXCUSES … thats serious
After having Dave Hetherington from Stalla constantly repeat that phrase for the last 3 years of my life, it’s left a permanent mark.
BTW ChickenTikka all I could find was his faculty e-mail address: [email protected]
Just say a former student told you to look him up about the CMT.
 
Are you using the CMT just for personal gain or hoping to land a job because of it? If its the former, go for it. If its the latter, I would reconsider. I’ve yet to see a job post listing the CMT as a qualification filter.
 
I don’t work in equities, they are just a hobby, so I am definitely looking at it just for my own education. I’ve been watching a lot of CNBC lately and I realized that all they talk about are technical indicators and I really feel like a moron listening to them. Although, it does still seem like pseudo-science to me.
So my question is more towards whether anyone thought the curriculum is worth having a look at?
 
bpdulog Wrote:
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> Analti_Calte_Equity Wrote:
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> > haha NO EXCUSES … thats serious
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> After having Dave Hetherington from Stalla
> constantly repeat that phrase for the last 3 years
> of my life, it’s left a permanent mark.
haha I had that guy for a few classes in NYC for L2 – weird guy, but knowledgeable
 
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