GISI Intermediate - independent subject foundations study materials
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GISI Intermediate - independent subject foundations study plan

GISI Intermediate - independent subject foundations · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 5 hours per week

Week 1

National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning

  • Review National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 2

Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning

  • Review Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 3

Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models

  • Review Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 4

Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models

  • Review Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 5

Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance

  • Review Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 6

Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models

  • Review Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models using the mapped guide and reference terms.

  • Attempt relevant questions before reading answers and explain the distinction or calculation.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 7

National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning & Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning & Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models & Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models & Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance & Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models & Market, credit, liquidity and model-risk reasoning

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning, Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning, Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance, Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models, Market, credit, liquidity and model-risk reasoning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Week 8

National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning & Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning & Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models & Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models & Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance & Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models & Market, credit, liquidity and model-risk reasoning

  • Apply the cases before reading model responses.

  • Retest recurring errors with a mixed set and compare preparation with the actual syllabus.

Your checkpoint

A checked study log for National accounts, money and fiscal reasoning, Economic data, indices and statistical reasoning, Financial statements, assets, inventory and cash-flow models, Financial appraisal, financing and conditional valuation models, Investment instruments, portfolios and measured performance, Futures, options, swaps and conditional hedging models, Market, credit, liquidity and model-risk reasoning, with supporting reasoning and unresolved questions.

Milestones

Week 2: Explain the principal concepts using evidence rather than memorized option positions.

Week 5: Apply subject concepts to cases and identify assumptions and limits.

Week 8: Review mixed performance and the exact current qualification requirements.