The Fund Practitioner Qualification Examination I*** has three subjects, one of which is compulsory and two of which are optional. Candidates only need to pass one of the compulsory and one of the optional subjects. How to choose the elective subjects? Let’s take a look.

Introduction to Fund Practitioner Qualification Examination Subjects

There are three subjects in the Fund Practitioner Qualification Examination: Subject 1 "Fund Laws and Regulations, Professional Ethics and Business Standards", Subject 2 "Basics of Securities Investment Funds" Knowledge" and subject three "Basic Knowledge of Private Equity Investment Funds", of which subject one is a must and subject two and subject three are optional.

Those who take the exam and pass the subject one + subject two or subject one + subject three exams can apply for registered fund practitioner qualifications.

How to choose subjects for the Fund Practitioner Examination?

1. Choose based on difficulty

Purely from the perspective of exam difficulty, subject two includes more basic investment knowledge , involving a lot of calculation analysis and application content, is the most difficult among the three subjects, so the combination of Fund Practitioner Subject 1 + Subject 3 is more suitable for the test.

Of course, if the conditions and time are met, candidates can also choose to take both subject two and subject three, so that they don’t have to worry about subject matching. Whether it is public or private, they can win smoothly!

2. Select based on employment intention

a. Public fund managers, fund custodians, securities and futures asset management institutions, fund service institutions (including fund sales, share registration, valuation , investment consulting, evaluation, information technology system services and other institutions), need to pass subject one and subject two.

b. Practitioners of private equity fund managers need to pass subject one and subject two, or subject one and subject three.

c. Personnel engaged in publicity and promotion of funds and operation and maintenance of fund sales information management platform systems in fund sales agencies must pass subject one and two, or subject one and three. Candidates can choose reference subjects according to their needs.