Overview

HLCPE is an approved course provider for Global Financial Risk Manager Program in collaboration with the Ace3level Institute. Ace3level Pvt. Ltd is the leading and the most popular education provider in India, which has been very well appreciated and accepted by the students, with high success ratio. Financial Risk Manager is conducted by Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP). Members come from over 100 countries, and work in regional and global banks, asset management firms, insurance companies, central banks, securities regulators, hedge funds, universities, large industrial corporations and multinationals. FRM Certification is globally recognized and accepted benchmark for competency in financial risk management.
The FRM exam is given once a year in the month of November in testing sites around the world. The exam covers all the key areas of risk and the questions are presented in the context of real-world situations that a candidate might face.

BENEFITS OF FRM CERTIFICATION

Here are some reasons why you should consider obtaining your FRM...

• Recognition: You will be recognized across the globe as a leader in financial risk management
• Competitive Advantage: The FRM professional certification differentiates you from your peers. You will be more desirable to executive recruiters and hiring managers since they are now seeking FRM holders for senior risk management jobs more than ever before.
• Creditability : Studying the broad concepts underlying risk management in today's dynamic market environment will give you a holistic view and appreciation for the role risk management plays in an enterprise
• Achievements: Provides you with the feeling of personal achievement and the satisfaction of conquering an exam developed by the best risk management practitioners in the world
• Disciplines: Objectively benchmarks your knowledge of the major strategic disciplines of financial risk management:
• Market Risk
• Credit Risk
• Operational Risk
• Risk Management in Investment Management

• Connections: Allows you to join an elite group of 13,685 FRMs across the globe with the only risk management certification recognized worldwide.
• Opportunities: Expands your personal and professional opportunities within the world of finance.
• Enhanced Ability: Provides you with the ability to network with some of the world's leading financial risk management professionals.

ELIGIBILITY:
A Graduate in any discipline or a candidate pursuing the Last year of Graduation
FRM Full Exam structure:
The FRM exam is transitioning to a two level exam starting November 2009. Beginning in 2010 the FRM exams will be administered twice a year in May and November. Also it will become mandatory for candidates to pass both the levels before being awarded the FRM title.
This year will be the final chance for clearing the FRM exam in one sitting! However candidates will also be given the option to sit for only the Level I exams this November as well.
SYLLABUS AND TOPIC WEIGHTAGE:

FRM FULL EXAM STRUCTURE:
The FRM Examination is a 5-hour comprehensive examination consisting of approximately 140 multiple-choice questions. The examination is split into two sections; each is 2.5 hours in length with a lunch break in between. The exam is given in booklet form.
New Structure of FRM Program:
The FRM new structure requires you to clear basically TWO levels, as given below:

Level-1

• Foundations of Risk Management
• Quantitative Analysis
• Financial markets and Products
• Risk Modeling

Level-2

• Market risk measurement and management
• Credit risk measurement and management
• Operational and integrated risk measurement and management
• Current issues in financial markets