CFA® L2 — Economics
Currency exchange rates, economic growth models, regulation, sustainable investing — economics applied to investment decisions.
Quick info
- Layer
- Professional Certifications
- Track
- CFA® Level 2
- Estimated hours
- 25 hrs
- Chapters
- 1
- Exam body
- CFA Institute
- Cost on Trustner
- Free
Every chapter below has Foundation, Deep Dive, and Advanced material — read in any order, expand each chapter to see the full content.
About this course
CFA L2 Economics covers currency exchange rates, economic growth, and economics of regulation. Item sets test application — given a scenario, what does covered interest parity predict for the forward rate? ~5-10% L2 weight.
Who this is for
- CFA L2 candidates.
- FX traders and global allocators.
- Macro analysts.
What you'll learn
- Currency exchange rates — parity conditions, forward pricing, carry trade
- Economic growth — production function, convergence, total factor productivity
- Economics of regulation — types, costs, capture
Course material — 1 chapters
Each chapter offers three tiers — Foundation for the core concept, Deep Dive for worked examples and practitioner depth, and Advanced for edge cases and exam tips. Click any chapter to expand.
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