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CFA Level I — Quantitative Methods: 85 practice questions
85 original CFA Level I questions on Quantitative Methods, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: Rates and Returns, Time Value of Money in Finance, Probability, Portfolio Mathematics and Lognormal Returns, Statistical Measures of Asset Returns, Estimation, Simulation and Hypothesis Testing, Simple Linear Regression, Introduction to Big Data Techniques. One free sample is below; the rest of the questions are available with a paid plan.
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Q1 Rates and Returns（金利と収益率）Rates and Returns
A fund's annual returns over three years were +15%, −10%, and +8%. The fund's geometric mean annual return is closest to:
- 3.78%.
- 4.33%.
- 11.78%.
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Answer: A. Geometric mean = [(1.15)(0.90)(1.08)]^(1/3) − 1 = (1.1178)^(1/3) − 1 ≈ 3.78%.
Sources: CFA Institute: 2026 Level I Topic Outlines (Learning Outcome Statements)
That's the free sample. The rest of the questions are available with a paid plan.
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See plansTopics in Quantitative Methods
- Rates and Returns（金利と収益率）Rates and Returns 11
- Time Value of Money in Finance（ファイナンスにおける貨幣の時間価値）Time Value of Money in Finance 13
- Probability, Portfolio Mathematics and Lognormal Returns（確率・ポートフォリオ数学・対数正規）Probability, Portfolio Mathematics and Lognormal Returns 17
- Statistical Measures of Asset Returns（資産収益の統計量）Statistical Measures of Asset Returns 11
- Estimation, Simulation and Hypothesis Testing（推定・シミュレーション・仮説検定）Estimation, Simulation and Hypothesis Testing 12
- Simple Linear Regression（単回帰）Simple Linear Regression 11
- Introduction to Big Data Techniques（ビッグデータ技法入門）Introduction to Big Data Techniques 10
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CFA Level I practice questions by unit
- Ethical and Professional Standards（倫理・職業行為基準）Ethical and Professional Standards 203
- Economics（経済学）Economics 85
- Financial Statement Analysis（財務諸表分析）Financial Statement Analysis 144
- Corporate Issuers（コーポレート・イシュアー）Corporate Issuers 85
- Equity Investments（株式投資）Equity Investments 144
- Fixed Income（債券）Fixed Income 144
- Derivatives（デリバティブ）Derivatives 76
- Alternative Investments（オルタナティブ投資）Alternative Investments 98
- Portfolio Management（ポートフォリオ・マネジメント）Portfolio Management 116
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