申请CFA®持证，需要符合如下4个条件
1.依次通过CFA®三个级别的考试。
2.签署并承诺遵守CFA®协会《道德操守》和《专业行为准则》
3.具备4年CFA®协会认可的工作经历。
4.申请并加入所在地分会并成为CFA®正式会员（Regular Membership）。
考试前的工作经验可以吗？
在通过CFA®三个级别考试后，申请成为CFA®持证人需要4年(48个月)被认可的专业工作经验，不论是参加CFA®考试前、考试中、考试后积累的工作经验，都是被认可的。
被认可的工作经验有哪些？
1.工作经验需要涉及到：
a.评估或应用金融财务，经济，或统计数据为投资运作提供决策；涉及证券或类似的投资工作（例如公开上市和私募股票、债券、抵押贷款及其衍生品；基于有价商品的衍生品和共同基金；商品和其他投资资产，如房地产和大宗商品，多元化的投资组合，有价证券的投资组合等）。
b.从事于或参与到投资产品设计，为其提供专业的有价值的信息，直接参与投资决策过程或者为投资决策过程提供支持等相关工作
c.监督、管理或指导；亦或直接或间接执行操作投资活动；
d.从事投资活动的咨询、教学指导工作。职位本身的名称不能直接决定是否被CFA®协会认可，主要是日常工作中涉及到的职务内容必须50%以上和投资决策相关的才是被认可。
职位本身的名称不能直接决定是否被CFA®协会认可，主要是日常工作中涉及到的职务内容必须50%以上和投资决策相关的才是被认可。如果所从事的工作在举例的职位以外，但工作中涉及的职务内容和投资决策相关，亦可提供详细的工作经验给CFA®协会，也是被认可的。
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2.如何描述工作经验：
a.提交协会认可的工作岗位名称；
b.除工作职位外，还需要提交所负责的具体工作细节；
c.在提交的每个协会认可的工作职位需要写明申请人的职责范围；
d.申请者需要保留申请材料的备份，以便在申请材料提交至协会前可及时更新！
参见以下职位列表和相关工作经验的描述：
工作职位列表：
工作经验描述：
申请成为CFA®协会的正式会员必须满足
1.在正规高等院校取得至少本科学历，或者在社会上接受相当本科教育经历或工作经历；
2.通过CFA®一级考试，或通过协会的CFA®自我测试标准；
3.拥有四年（48个月）与投资相关工作经验；
4.3位业内人士推荐；
申请成为CFA®持证人需要需要4年被认可的专业工作经验，不论是参加CFA®考试前、考试中、考试后积累的直接参与投资决策过程或者为投资决策过程提供支持等相关工作，但有些考生还是不太清楚某些职业的工作经验是是否满足，下面就总结了这么一份被CFA®协会认可的工作职位及具体的描述。
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Client Service Representative or Relationship Manager
CFAI（CFA Institute,the same below)Description:"Responsible for all activities related to investment firm client service,including:communicating investment performance and strategy to clients and serving as a lesson between client and portfolio manager."
Compliance Analyst or Compliance Officer
CFAI Description:"Responsible for ensuring investment firm’s adherence to applicable laws,regulations and professional standards of practice."
Investment Consultant
CFAI Description:"Provides investment consulting services,including developing investment policy statements;formulating and delivering investment reviews,conducting asset allocation studies,managing client relationships;monitoring investment performance."
Corporate Chief Financial Officer
CFAI Description:"Responsible for determining structure and funding needs through equity,debt,and alternative investments;evaluating financial fundamentals,and making capital investment decisions."
Corporate Finance Analyst
CFAI Description:"Analyze financial fundamentals and capital needs for>security or financing options."
Investment Banking Analyst
CFAI Description:"Analyze and value securities for public offering;target and value mergers and acquisitions for corporate clients."
Derivatives Analyst
CFAI Description:"Formulate strategies and valuations for derivative securities."
Economist
CFAI Description:"Develop economic outlooks to be used in the formulation of investment strategies and portfolio structuring."
Institutional Sales Professional or Business Development
CFAI Description:"Cultivate new business opportunities by marketing investment products to institutional investors.Execute trades and convey research of securities and strategies to institutional investors."
Investment Strategist
CFAI Description:"Apply investment knowledge to develop and analyze investment strategies designed to achieve investor goals as part of the overall investment process."
Portfolio Manager
CFAI Description:"Manage clients’investment portfolios.Responsible for investment decision-making,including security selection,industry/sector selection and portfolio construction."
Private Client Investment Advisor
CFAI Description:"Manage portfolios of high net-worth clients.Identify investor objectives and develop investment policies.Manage client relationships."
Professor/Instructor
CFAI Description:"Academic,full-time professor or instructor at a college or university teaching investments,finance and/or economics.Other“business”course instruction does not qualify for the award of the CFA Charter."
Quantitative Investment or Risk Analyst
CFAI Description:"Conduct quantitative research and/or performance attribution analysis to assist portfolio managers and traders with investment decisions and risk management.Supply portfolio managers with analytical tools needed for portfolio management."
Real Estate Investment Manager
CFAI Description:"In the context of diversified securities portfolios,specialize in the management of real estate investments,including,developing investment policies and monitoring performance."
Regulator/Supervisor of Investment Firm
CFAI Description:"Oversee legal/regulatory compliance matters,perform due diligence and ensure firm compliance with all applicable federal securities laws,state statutes,regulatory agencies,and investment laws.Review and maintain investment contracts,registration statements,regulatory filings and documents."
Security/Investment Analyst
CFAI Description:"Analyze,value,and recommend securities in>
Securities Trader
CFAI Description:"Execute buy and sell transactions in investment securities.Develop and disseminate information about markets and the trading environment to securities dealers and portfolio managers."
Valuator of Closely Held Business
CFAI Description:"Value business/company/corporation where stock is thinly traded(or privately held)and for which the market offers limited buyers/sellers.Analyze financial statements,accounting methods,capital budget projects,acquisitions and asset sales."
Venture Capital Analyst
CFAI Description:"Conduct market research and analysis to solicit/raise capital for equity or debt funding,mergers,capital leasing,acquisitions or divestitures."
