Option 5 - CAIA® Level 1 - Full Set of Notes
A complete set of notes that are 2025 compliant and covers every LO statement from the CAIA L2 syllabus in detail. PDF format and downloadable.
CAIA L1 - 2025 - Introduction to CAIA - NOTES
CAIA L1 - 2025 - Introduction to CAIA - VIDEO
CAIA L1 - 2025 Syllabus - NOTES
CAIA L1 - Zoom Class Timetable - March 2025
Reading 1 - Professional Standards and Ethics - NOTES
Topic 1 - Professional Standards and Ethics - FORMULA SHEET
Reading 2.1 - What is an Alternative Investment? - NOTES
Reading 2.2 - The Environment of Alternative Investments - NOTES
Reading 2.3 - Accessing Alternative Investments - NOTES
Reading 2.4 - Quantitative Foundations - NOTES
Reading 2.5 - Statistical Foundations - NOTES
Reading 2.6 - Financial Economics Foundations - NOTES
Reading 2.7 - Derivatives and Risk-Neutral Valuation - NOTES
Reading 2.8 - Measures of Risk and Performance - NOTES
Reading 2.9 - Alpha, Beta, and Hypothesis Testing - NOTES
Topic 2 - Introduction to Alternative Investments - FORMULA SHEET
Reading 3.1 - Natural Resources and Land - NOTES
Reading 3.2 - Commodities - NOTES
Reading 3.3 - Other Real Assets - NOTES
Reading 3.4 - Overview of Real Estate - NOTES
Reading 3.5 - Real Estate Assets - NOTES
Reading 3.6 - Real Estate Methods - NOTES
Topic 3 - Real Assets - FORMULA SHEET
Reading 4.1 - Private Equity Investing - NOTES
Reading 4.2 - Venture Capital - NOTES
Reading 4.3 - Buyout - NOTES
Topic 4 - Private Equity - FORMULA SHEET
Reading 5.1 - Private Credit and Cash Based Strategies - NOTES
Reading 5.2 - Private Credit and Asset Based Strategies - NOTES
Reading 5.3 - Insurance Linked Strategies - NOTES
Reading 5.4 - Introduction to Structuring - NOTES
Reading 5.5 - Credit Risk and Credit Derivatives - NOTES
Topic 5 - Private Debt - FORMULA SHEET