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Key Facts: IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1, Pakistan Exam

100 MCQs

Exam Length

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150 minutes

Time Limit

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PKR 7,000

Examination Fee

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No negative marking

Scoring Rule

IFMP FAC Level 1 assessment structure

IFMP FAC-L1 is a 100-MCQ, 150-minute exam with equal marks and no negative marking, aimed at research and financial analysts at brokers, banks, investment advisors, and AMCs in Pakistan.

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1Under the IFMP Code of Ethics and Practice, when a member's interests conflict with a client's, the member must:

A.Place the employer's trading desk ahead of all clients

B.Favor proprietary accounts before disclosing the conflict

C.Delay disclosure until the trade settles

D.Place the client's interest ahead of the member's own interest

Explanation: IFMP's Code requires members to act in their clients' interest in priority to their own when conflicts arise, and to use best endeavours not to put themselves in conflict situations.

2According to SECP Research Analysts Regulations, 2015 definitions used in IFMP FAC Level 1, a "Research Report" generally does NOT include:

A.Comments on general trends in the securities market

B.A research entity's buy/sell/hold recommendation with a price target on a listed issuer

C.An electronic opinion concerning a public offer that is reasonably actionable for investors

D.A written analysis of a listed security with information sufficient to base an investment decision

Explanation: Communications such as comments on general market trends, economic/political commentaries, and certain internal or prospectus communications are excluded from the Research Report definition.

3Which Pakistani statute is the primary capital-market law candidates are directed to for insider trading and market abuse provisions in FAC Level 1?

A.Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 only

B.Securities Act, 2015

C.Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 only

D.Partnership Act, 1932

Explanation: IFMP Element 1 directs candidates to Securities Act, 2015 provisions covering insider trading, false trading, market manipulation, and related abuses (e.g., Sections 127-136).

4SECP was established primarily under which statute?

A.Companies Act, 2017 as the founding Act of SECP

B.Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997

C.Futures Market Act, 2016 alone

D.PSX Rule Book as primary legislation

Explanation: SECP is a statutory regulator created by the SECP Act, 1997. Futures rules and PSX regulations are important but do not establish SECP.

5Under IFMP duties to clients, "Fair Dealing" primarily requires members and candidates to:

A.Deal fairly and objectively with all clients when providing analysis, recommendations, or investment action

B.Guarantee identical absolute returns to every client

C.Prefer the largest commission-paying clients in all allocations

D.Disclose only conflicts that have already caused client losses

Explanation: Fair dealing means objective, even-handed treatment across clients in analysis, recommendations, and actions.

6Under Research Analysts Regulations definitions, an "Independent Research Analyst" is best described as:

A.An SECP inspector appointed under regulation 19

B.A mutual-fund unit holder who posts opinions on social media

C.A research analyst whose only business activity is preparation and/or publication of research reports

D.Any broker employee who also underwrites IPOs

Explanation: An Independent Research Analyst's only business activity is preparing and/or publishing research reports—distinct from multi-service research entities.

7"Public Appearance" under the Research Analysts Regulations definitions includes:

A.Only private emails between an analyst and a single client

B.Internal research memos never shared outside the firm

C.Exchange matching-engine status messages

D.Participation in a conference call, seminar, TV/radio/web broadcast, or print article where a research analyst offers a recommendation or opinion on listed securities or a public offer

Explanation: Public Appearance covers public media and forums where an analyst or associate makes a recommendation/opinion on listed securities or a public offer.

8Under IFMP priority-of-transactions guidance, which ordering is correct?

A.Referral-fee trades may jump the client queue without disclosure

B.Client and employer investment transactions have priority over transactions in which the member is the beneficial owner

C.Member beneficial trades must execute before any client order

D.Employer proprietary trades always outrank discretionary client accounts

Explanation: Client and employer investment transactions come before trades where the member is the beneficial owner.

9A research entity that also acts as underwriter, broker, or M&A adviser for issuers is distinguished from a pure independent research shop primarily because it:

A.Is regulated only by SBP and never by SECP

B.Provides additional capital-market services along with issuing research reports in its own name

C.Is exempt from all SECP registration

D.May never publish price targets

Explanation: A Research Entity issues research in its own name and also provides services such as underwriting, selling/offering, M&A advisory, placement, or brokerage.

10Insider trading prohibitions under the Securities Act, 2015 framework are designed primarily to:

A.Eliminate the need for research analyst registration

B.Prevent trading that exploits non-public price-sensitive information to the detriment of market fairness

C.Ban all secondary-market trading by employees of listed companies forever

D.Require SECP approval of every retail share purchase

Explanation: Insider-trading provisions protect market integrity by restricting misuse of inside information.

About the IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1, Pakistan Exam

Free practice questions for the IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1 (FAC-L1), the mandatory Pakistan qualification for research/financial analysts covering ethics and SECP research rules, quantitative methods, economics, financial reporting, corporate finance, equity, fixed income, and derivatives.

Questions

100 scored questions

Time Limit

150 minutes

Passing Score

Not published by IFMP; confirm with IFMP for your sitting

Exam Fee

PKR 7,000 (Institute of Financial Markets of Pakistan (IFMP))

IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1, Pakistan Exam Content Outline

15%

Ethics and Regulatory Framework

IFMP Code of Conduct, Research Analysts Regulations 2015, Securities Act 2015 market abuse, and issuer disclosure duties.

10%

Quantitative

Time value of money, NPV/IRR, return statistics, probability, sampling, and hypothesis testing.

10%

Economics

Demand/supply, market structures, GDP and cycles, monetary/fiscal policy, trade, and FX.

20%

Financial Reporting

Financial statements, IFRS, ratios/DuPont, inventories, long-lived assets, taxes, and reporting quality.

10%

Corporate Finance

Capital budgeting, WACC, capital structure, leverage, and working capital.

15%

Equity

Equity instruments/markets, industry analysis, DDM and multiples, and market efficiency.

15%

Fixed Income

Bond pricing and yields, duration/convexity, credit spreads, and money-market instruments.

Derivatives

Forwards, futures, option payoffs, and put-call parity basics.

How to Pass the IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1, Pakistan Exam

What You Need to Know

Passing score: Not published by IFMP; confirm with IFMP for your sitting
Exam length: 100 questions
Time limit: 150 minutes
Exam fee: PKR 7,000

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IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1, Pakistan Study Tips from Top Performers

1Work through the official IFMP Financial Analysts’ Certification Level I Study and Reference Guide element by element.

2Memorize SECP Research Analysts Regulations 2015 definitions (Research Report, Research Entity, Public Appearance) and Securities Act market-abuse themes.

3Drill TVM, NPV/IRR, ratio/DuPont, bond price/YTM/duration, and Gordon-growth calculations until timing is automatic.

4Connect financial-reporting red flags to analyst independence/conflict duties—exam questions often blend ethics with analytical judgment.

5Use timed 100-question mocks to match the 150-minute official pacing (about 1.5 minutes per question).

Frequently Asked Questions

How many questions are on the IFMP Financial Analysts Certification Level 1 exam?

The official FAC Level 1 assessment is 100 multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes, with equal marks and no negative marking (IFMP examination specification).

What is the IFMP FAC Level 1 exam fee?

IFMP’s published fees structure lists an examination registration fee of PKR 7,000 per attempt (net of taxes), plus a one-time candidate registration fee of PKR 10,000. Soft-copy study guides are free; hard copies are PKR 1,500.

Who must take the Financial Analysts Certification Level 1?

IFMP states the certification is mandatory for Research/Financial Analysts working at brokers, investment advisors, banks, and asset management companies.

What topics does IFMP FAC Level 1 cover?

Eight elements: Ethics and Regulatory Framework (15), Quantitative (10), Economics (10), Financial Reporting (20), Corporate Finance (10), Equity (15), Fixed Income (15), and Derivatives (5), per the official specification (±2 flexibility).

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