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Compare CAIA® Level I Study Packages

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Premium Package
Classes, Study Tools, & Review
$799.00
$999.00
EssentialPlus Package
Study Tools & Review
$699.00
Essential Package
Study Tools
$499.00
PassProtection™ Guarantee
Didn’t pass the CAIA exam? Your next study package is on us, free of charge. Terms and conditions apply.
PassProtection™ Guarantee
Didn’t pass the CAIA exam? Your next study package is on us, free of charge. Terms and conditions apply.
Includes CAIA - Schweser's PassProtection
PassProtection™ Guarantee
Didn’t pass the CAIA exam? Your next study package is on us, free of charge. Terms and conditions apply.
Includes CAIA - Schweser's PassProtection
PassProtection™ Guarantee
Didn’t pass the CAIA exam? Your next study package is on us, free of charge. Terms and conditions apply.
Includes CAIA - Schweser's PassProtection
Study Notes
Clear, concise study notes and examples that cover every topic plus questions to check your understanding. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Study Notes
Clear, concise study notes and examples that cover every topic plus questions to check your understanding. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserNotes
Study Notes
Clear, concise study notes and examples that cover every topic plus questions to check your understanding. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserNotes
Study Notes
Clear, concise study notes and examples that cover every topic plus questions to check your understanding. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserNotes
Instruction

Attend class on your own schedule with prerecorded sessions covering every reading in the CAIA Exam curriculum.

Instruction

Attend class on your own schedule with prerecorded sessions covering every reading in the CAIA Exam curriculum.

Includes CAIA - OnDemand Class
Instruction

Attend class on your own schedule with prerecorded sessions covering every reading in the CAIA Exam curriculum.

CAIA - OnDemand Class not included
Instruction

Attend class on your own schedule with prerecorded sessions covering every reading in the CAIA Exam curriculum.

CAIA - OnDemand Class not included
Exams and Quizzes
Build custom exams to quiz yourself on what you've learned. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Exams and Quizzes
Build custom exams to quiz yourself on what you've learned. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserPro QBank
Exams and Quizzes
Build custom exams to quiz yourself on what you've learned. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserPro QBank
Exams and Quizzes
Build custom exams to quiz yourself on what you've learned. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.
Includes CAIA - SchweserPro QBank

Full-length mock exams closely resemble the difficulty and length of the actual CAIA exam.

*Mock Exams 1, 2, & 3 are included in the Premium Package. Mock Exams 1 & 2 are included in the EssentialPlus and Essential Packages.

Full-length mock exams closely resemble the difficulty and length of the actual CAIA exam.

*Mock Exams 1, 2, & 3 are included in the Premium Package. Mock Exams 1 & 2 are included in the EssentialPlus and Essential Packages.

Includes CAIA - Online Mock Exam

Full-length mock exams closely resemble the difficulty and length of the actual CAIA exam.

*Mock Exams 1, 2, & 3 are included in the Premium Package. Mock Exams 1 & 2 are included in the EssentialPlus and Essential Packages.

Includes CAIA - Online Mock Exam

Full-length mock exams closely resemble the difficulty and length of the actual CAIA exam.

*Mock Exams 1, 2, & 3 are included in the Premium Package. Mock Exams 1 & 2 are included in the EssentialPlus and Essential Packages.

Includes CAIA - Online Mock Exam
These online-only quizzes contain a fixed group of questions that quiz CAIA candidates at the topic level.

These online-only quizzes contain a fixed group of questions that quiz CAIA candidates at the topic level.

Includes CAIA - Topic Quizzes
These online-only quizzes contain a fixed group of questions that quiz CAIA candidates at the topic level.

Includes CAIA - Topic Quizzes
These online-only quizzes contain a fixed group of questions that quiz CAIA candidates at the topic level.

Includes CAIA - Topic Quizzes
Review

Watch our review sessions on your schedule with hours of expert instruction and review that are all available for OnDemand viewing. You receive thorough review of key topics, practice questions and problem-solving techniques, and exam tips and strategies. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

 

Review

Watch our review sessions on your schedule with hours of expert instruction and review that are all available for OnDemand viewing. You receive thorough review of key topics, practice questions and problem-solving techniques, and exam tips and strategies. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

 

Includes CAIA - OnDemand Review Workshop
Review

Watch our review sessions on your schedule with hours of expert instruction and review that are all available for OnDemand viewing. You receive thorough review of key topics, practice questions and problem-solving techniques, and exam tips and strategies. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

 

Includes CAIA - OnDemand Review Workshop
Review

Watch our review sessions on your schedule with hours of expert instruction and review that are all available for OnDemand viewing. You receive thorough review of key topics, practice questions and problem-solving techniques, and exam tips and strategies. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

 

CAIA - OnDemand Review Workshop not included

Take this compact book anywhere you go, printed or eBook, for a concise review of the CAIA® curriculum. Schweser's Secret Sauce® provides insights and exam tips on how to effectively prepare and apply your knowledge on exam day. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

Take this compact book anywhere you go, printed or eBook, for a concise review of the CAIA® curriculum. Schweser's Secret Sauce® provides insights and exam tips on how to effectively prepare and apply your knowledge on exam day. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

Includes CAIA - Schweser's Secret Sauce

Take this compact book anywhere you go, printed or eBook, for a concise review of the CAIA® curriculum. Schweser's Secret Sauce® provides insights and exam tips on how to effectively prepare and apply your knowledge on exam day. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

Includes CAIA - Schweser's Secret Sauce

Take this compact book anywhere you go, printed or eBook, for a concise review of the CAIA® curriculum. Schweser's Secret Sauce® provides insights and exam tips on how to effectively prepare and apply your knowledge on exam day. Available from anywhere with the Kaplan Schweser app.

CAIA - Schweser's Secret Sauce not included
Study Tools
Take the guesswork out of your study plan with strategically placed weekly tasks.
Study Tools
Take the guesswork out of your study plan with strategically placed weekly tasks.
Includes CAIA - Activity Feed
Study Tools
Take the guesswork out of your study plan with strategically placed weekly tasks.
Includes CAIA - Activity Feed
Study Tools
Take the guesswork out of your study plan with strategically placed weekly tasks.
Includes CAIA - Activity Feed
This compact study tool summarizes key formulas, definitions, and concepts.
This compact study tool summarizes key formulas, definitions, and concepts.
Includes CAIA - QuickSheet
This compact study tool summarizes key formulas, definitions, and concepts.
Includes CAIA - QuickSheet
This compact study tool summarizes key formulas, definitions, and concepts.
Includes CAIA - QuickSheet

Access our community forum to engage with our experts and other CAIA candidates to post questions, find answers, and engage in meaningful discussions throughout your studies. 

Access our community forum to engage with our experts and other CAIA candidates to post questions, find answers, and engage in meaningful discussions throughout your studies. 

Includes CAIA - Kaplan Schweser Community

Access our community forum to engage with our experts and other CAIA candidates to post questions, find answers, and engage in meaningful discussions throughout your studies. 

Includes CAIA - Kaplan Schweser Community

Access our community forum to engage with our experts and other CAIA candidates to post questions, find answers, and engage in meaningful discussions throughout your studies. 

Includes CAIA - Kaplan Schweser Community
A collection of online reference videos that will prepare you for your studies.
A collection of online reference videos that will prepare you for your studies.
Includes CAIA - Resource Library
A collection of online reference videos that will prepare you for your studies.
Includes CAIA - Resource Library
A collection of online reference videos that will prepare you for your studies.
Includes CAIA - Resource Library

Ask questions, and receive answers from an instructor at any time.

Ask questions, and receive answers from an instructor at any time.

Includes CAIA - InstructorLink

Ask questions, and receive answers from an instructor at any time.

CAIA - InstructorLink not included

Ask questions, and receive answers from an instructor at any time.

CAIA - InstructorLink not included
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CAIA Level I Package FAQs

Access to 2025 online materials expires on the following dates:

  • March 2025 exam products: access expires on April 30, 2025
  • September 2025 exam products: access expires on October 31, 2025
Kaplan Schweser releases a new version of products every year as the CAIA curriculum changes. Shared use is strictly prohibited.

 

CAIA Association recommends that candidates spend 200 hours studying for the CAIA exam. And, you should do that over a period of a several months. Cramming in the last few weeks for the exam won’t work. The topics you’re being tested on require a type of knowledge that can only be gained over a structured, careful course of study—not last-minute, frantic reviews of core materials.
The CAIA exam pass rate for Level I is estimated to be about 60%. However, only 40% of candidates who begin the program actually earn the charter. You can greatly improve your odds of success by learning from other candidates’ experiences and avoiding common study mistakes.

How to Pass the CAIA® Level I Exam:

  • Tip #1: Familiarize Yourself with the CAIA® Exam Format
  • Tip #2: Start Studying Early
  • Tip #3: Don't Try to Study for the CAIA® Exam All on Your Own
  • Tip #4: Focus on Technique, Not Just Concepts
  • Tip #5: Don't Panic on Exam Day

Read more about how to increase the likelihood you'll pass the Level I CAIA® exam.

The Level I CAIA exam is 200 multiple-choice questions. The exam length is four hours. There are 100 questions in the first two hours, followed by a break, and then 100 more questions in the last two hours.

 

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