1. Securities qualification examination
2. Fund qualification examination
3. Futures qualification examination
4. Professional Qualification Examination for Banking Practitioners
These four textual researches are the threshold to enter the demand of corresponding industries, and the difficulty is relatively small. They are all 100 multiple-choice questions, and 60 points pass. You can prepare for it if you need it during college.
Among them, there are three special securities examinations:
1. Investment Consultant Examination (required for undergraduate students)
2. Securities analyst exam (required for graduate students)
3. Sponsor Representative Examination
The securities special examination can only be taken if you have obtained the securities qualification, which is a further promotion to enter the securities industry. The conditions for textual research require corresponding experience in the securities industry. If a sponsor wants to be employed, he/she not only needs to pass the examination of the sponsor representative, but also needs the recommendation of the enterprise.
Certificate with high gold content:
Chartered Financial Analyst
CFA course is based on the practice of investment industry. To become a CFA, you must pass the global unified examination proposed and organized by the American Investment Management and Research Association. There are three grades: beginning, middle and high. Each person can only apply for one grade each year. Only those who have passed all the Level 3 exams and have 4 years of financial experience can finally obtain the qualification certificate.
Financial risk manager (FRM)
FRM is specifically aimed at financial risk management: it is applicable to the risk management departments of enterprises, banks, insurance, investment and other institutions; As long as you take the exam once, it mainly depends on the quantity and specific risk management methods; Its difficulty is equivalent to the related content of CFA level 2.
CFA specializes in investment analysis management: the applicable work is investment management and portfolio management, and the demanding institutions are investment management departments or analysis departments of financial institutions such as funds, investments and banks; You need to pass the Level 3 exam in turn, which covers a wide range of knowledge.
Certified Public Accountant
A certified public accountant refers to a person who has passed the CPA qualification examination, obtained the CPA certificate and practiced in an accounting firm. The subjects of CPA examination are accounting, auditing, financial cost management, economic law, tax law and strategy and risk management.
Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA)
CIIA test is divided into two parts: standard knowledge test and national knowledge test. Among them, the standard knowledge test is divided into basic and final levels, involving economics, enterprise finance, financial accounting and financial statement analysis, stock pricing and analysis, fixed income securities pricing and analysis, financial derivatives pricing and analysis, portfolio management and other fields. The standard knowledge test aims at evaluating international financial and investment knowledge and skills, so the test content is globally unified. The national knowledge examination is organized by relevant national/regional associations, which mainly includes local laws and regulations, financial policies, accounting systems, professional ethics and practice guidelines.
Extended data:
College students can basically take four qualification certificates during their school days, namely, the investment consultant exam and the securities analyst exam.
Most of the other certificates can only be tested after graduation.
Employment prospects:
The employment of financial majors in China is mainly in the following aspects:
Fund companies: Fund companies are in great need of talents who can do fund performance evaluation, risk control and asset allocation.
Securities companies: There are many securities companies now, and they are also seeking survival opportunities through the design of comprehensive wealth management products.
Banks: At present, the head offices of major banks are establishing internal risk management models, and talents in this field are urgently needed. However, due to the rigid employment system of banks, truly qualified people may not be able to go in and do this. Another important department within the bank, the Ministry of Finance, also needs financial professionals. On the one hand, they operate in the inter-bank bond market, and they are the main force of fixed-income securities in the future, and also the main force of financial professional product design such as corporate bond market and mortgage-backed bonds with huge development space in the future.
References:
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