Canadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide

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John Wiley & Sons, Jan 3, 2017 - Business & Economics - 384 pages
A concise and practical guide to preparing for the Canadian Securities Exam

For anyone dreaming of a career in the Canadian finance industry, whether in banking, brokerage, financial planning, or mutual funds, passing the Canadian Securities Exam is the first step on the path to success. But there's a lot of material to know and almost everyone needs a helping hand. Thankfully, the Canadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide is the perfect quick-review tool covering all the basics you need to know. It includes "quick hits" of the key points in language that's straightforward and easy to understand. Fully updated to cover the latest topics added to the CSC curriculum, this is the perfect study guide for staying cool under pressure and getting the best score you can. An ideal way to prepare for the Canadian Securities Exam, this handy guide will have you fully prepped and ready to go in no time flat.

  • An affordable, compact study guide that simply summarizes must-know information
  • Features 400 sample questions, including multiple choice chapter review questions and two full practice exams, as well as cross-referencing to the CSC textbook
  • Written by a professor of finance and the Director of the Master of Management in Finance program at Queen's School of Business, Queen's University
  • Ideal for finance students who need a quick review of the vital information they need to pass the Canadian Securities Exam
 

Selected pages

Contents

The Capital Market
1
The Canadian Securities Industry
11
The Canadian Regulatory Environment
21
Economic Principles
33
Economic Policy
45
Fixedincome Securities Features and Types
53
Fixedincome Securities Pricing and Trading
67
Equity Securities Common and Preferred Shares
79
Mutual Funds Structure and Regulation
213
Mutual Funds Types and Features
227
Segregated Funds and Other Insurance Products
237
Hedge Funds
251
Exchangelisted Managed Products
261
Feebased Accounts
267
Structured Products
271
Canadian Taxation
277

Equity Securities Equity Trading
95
Derivatives
105
Financing and Listing Securities
123
Corporations and Their Financial Statements
139
Fundamental and Technical Analysis
151
Company Analysis
165
Introduction to the Portfolio Approach
183
The Portfolio Management Process
197
Evolution of Managed and Structured Products
209
Working with the Retail Client
289
Working with the Institutional Client
299
Answers to EndofChapter Review Questions
303
Chapters 112
319
Chapters 13 27
341
Chapters 112
363
Chapters 13 27
369
EULA
375
Copyright

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Canadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide
W. Sean Cleary
Limited preview - 2017
Canadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide
W. Sean Cleary
No preview available - 2013
Canadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide
Cleary
No preview available - 2013

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About the author (2017)

Dr. Sean Cleary, Ph.D., CFA, is BMO Professor of Finance and Director of the Master of Finance program at Queen's School of Business, Queen's University. Dr. Cleary holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Toronto, and an MBA. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and a former Board member of both the Toronto CFA Society and the Atlantic Canada CFA Society. He has completed the Professional Financial Planning Course (PFPC), the Canadian Securities Course (CSC), as well as the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) Mutual Fund Course. He has been on the faculty at St. Mary's University and the Schulich School of Business, York University, and has taught preparation courses for the Canadian Securities Exam. Dr. Cleary has published numerous articles in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Multinational Financial Management, the Journal of Financial Research, the International Journal of Managerial Finance, the Canadian Investment Review, and the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. He is co-author of the first three editions of Introduction to Corporate Finance (Wiley, 2007, 2010, 2013), as well as numerous other finance textbooks.

Bibliographic information

TitleCanadian Securities Exam Fast-Track Study Guide
AuthorW. Sean Cleary
Edition4, reprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2017
ISBN1118629582, 9781118629581
Length384 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Business & Economics / Accounting / General
Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General
Business & Economics / Personal Finance / General
  
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