IMC (Level 4) version 8 Question Allocation

Question allocation across the syllabus is balanced on the guidance of psychometric and industry specialists. The following question allocation for Version 8 of the IMC is provided as a broad indication of the relative weighting of different parts of the syllabus in IMC examinations from September 2010. Unit 1 Topics
1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 14, 15, 16, 17

Content area
Financial services and markets Regulation Ethics and advising retail clients Taxation

Question Allocation
15-25 questions 25-35 questions 20-30 questions 10-20 questions UNIT 1 Total: 85

Unit 2 Topics
18 19, 20 21, 22, 23 24, 25, 26 27

Content area
Asset Classes Investment products & derivatives Investment theory, management and measurement Economics and statistics Accounting

Question Allocation
20-30 questions 10-20 questions 20-30 questions 25-35 questions 10-20 questions UNIT 2 Total: 105

Candidates who are not successful in their exam are given feedback on areas of weakness. Feedback will be based on the 9 content areas listed above.

CFA Society of the UK

May 2010