cfa holders apply for more positions:

3%Accountant/Auditor (accountant/ Auditor) 7%Chief-Level Executive (CEO) 6%Consultant 5% Corporate Financial Analyst 5% Financial Advisor 4% Investment Banking Analyst 3% Manager of Managers 22%Portfolio Manager 5%Relationship Manager 15%Research Analyst 5%Risk Manager 3%Strategist 3%Trader (trader) 4%Unemployed (unemployed) 11%Other (other)

CFA holders usually work for investment companies, mutual fund companies, securities companies, investment banks, etc. Or become a private wealth manager. Employers of CFA licensees in China include PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China International Capital Corporation, HSBC, China CITIC, BNP Paribas, UBS, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, China Ping An Insurance, China Merchants Group, Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd., etc.

so what positions can the small partners who only pass cfa level 1 and level 2 apply for?

Those who have passed CFA Level I examination:

Corporate accountants, investment managers, junior stock research analysts, fund analysts, assistant accounting managers in the four major accounting firms, and investment product analysts.

Those who passed CFA Level 2 exam:

Analysts in American boutique investment banks, product controllers in American investment banks, and senior audit project managers in Big Four

Those who passed CFA Level 3 exam:

Portfolio managers, quantitative analysts and senior portfolio managers.