Investment Management And Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Option (FCFA)

The Investment Management Option focuses on coursework that teaches students how to analyze and value investments, including stocks, bonds and derivatives. The skills acquired through this option may be used for careers managing investments at large financial institutions (mutual funds, insurance companies, etc.), selling investments on behalf of financial institutions, and working for Wall Street firms in jobs such as sales, trading, capital markets and investment banking. At Virginia Tech, students who enroll in the Investment Management Option are provided the opportunity to prepare for (while at VT) and take Level I of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam after they graduate. The CFA designation is recognized globally throughout the investment management profession. To obtain the CFA designation, one must pass three-level series of exams (you are limited to taking one level per year).