Mastering the BA II+ calculator!

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Hi everyone!, Level1 hopeful here! I apologize if this has been already asked, but can anyone recommmend me any resources online to help me master the advanced features of the BA II+ calculator in the context of the CFA exam? I’m quite good with the usual TVM functions etc, but I’m a bit lost on the other functions!
Thanks!
 
Don’t be sorry for asking, delete your post and go use the search function
 
I referred to a video by Arif Irfanullah for ba II Plus but when i started reading tvm topic from schweser i found its explanation sufficient.
 
Machan,
Use You Tube. I’ve seen many useful video tutorials posted there. But my recomendation is to refer manual.
BTW, what version of the calculator do you have? the Old ba 2 plus or the newer ba 2 plus professional?
I’m asking this beacuse older version doesn’t gives you modified duration for a bond when you are using calculator’s bond work sheet. This is one of the most important concepts in Fixed Income module.
 
Pompey wrote:
BTW, what version of the calculator do you have? the Old ba 2 plus or the newer ba 2 plus professional?
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Hey man
How do we know which is the old and the new ba 2 plus ? :s
 
well, look for the word professional on the top of the cal. The ba 2 plus professional has a metalic body. It has more or less the same fuctionality as the prevoius one. Ability to calculate pay back peroid and modified duration directly are the stand out differences.
 
hmm i only used the TVM and maybe Cash Flow functions for the exam till last june…
 
iamthenight wrote:
hmm i only used the TVM and maybe Cash Flow functions for the exam till last june…
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I have never used anything but the TVM and Cash Flow functions. I never used it for probability, variance, multiple regression, duration/convexity, or any of the like.
You don’t need to know all that crap. If you can do TVM and Cash Flow, then you know what you need to know in order to pass the exams. You’ll exert a lot of energy learning how to put this in the calculator, and you really need to learn the concepts and formulas, not the keys to punch.
 
TI calculators are for college undergrads. Finance professionals use 12Cs. Throw away your TI and get acquainted with a 12C. Your career will thank you.
 
Read the manual front to back and work all the problems.. That manual helped me a ton.
 
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