May 12, 2017  I used Kaplan Schweser for Part 1 and passed. Your knowledge from CFA L1/L2 is going to go a long way for you. Your knowledge from CFA L1/L2 is going to go a long way for you. The problem with Schweser is the practice questions are not hard enough, so you may want to use Bionic Turtle for practice questions. This year sees changes to both Part 1 and Part 2 of the FRM curriculum. To help you fully prepare for the FRM exam, Wiley has provided a line-by-line comparison of the 2019 and 2018 curriculum. Download the full 2019 FRM Part 1 curriculum (PDF).

The Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Exam is a rigorous exam and tests your knowledge on four topics: • Foundations of Risk Management • Quantitative Analysis • Financial Markets and Products • Valuation and Risk Models For each of these topics, GARP prescribes reading material which is essentially a collection of chapters taken from different books. To prepare for FRM exam you can buy these readings and that’s sufficient. However, it may be a good idea to buy the full books as they are a very good set of books which will always be good reference for any risk manager. Below I have listed all the books that you need to prepare for FRM Exam Part 1. Foundations of Risk Management Quantitative Analysis Financial Markets and Products Valuation and Risk Models You can purchase these books from Amazon by clicking the links above.