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● How we present this course.● Course Structure● Resources we provide you● Keeping up to date with changes● Study Tips● Practice Exams● Timetable
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● Ever year only 60% of people who sign up
for the exam pass.
● No one expects to fails.
● Candidates with multiple designations tell
us that this is one of the hardest.
● You have to have a plan and be willing to do
the work.
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● Each Lesson is made up of Modules that focus on
a topic.
● While we touch on all the material, we really
focus on the learning objectives.
● The modules closely follow the chapters in the
book, but in an order that builds.
● There are contradictions with different authors.
We’ll deal with that as we go.
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● All the material required for the exam
divided into 13 lessons.
● Supplementary information included to add
to foundations as needed.
● Some lessons may be longer than others.
● Not all topics in the exam, but included to
add context.
● Lesson 1○ Introduction○ Basic Principles of TA○ History and Construction of Charts○ Trends○ Terminology of TA
● Lesson 2○ Breakouts, Stops & Retracements○ Market Participants○ Dow Theory
● Lesson 3○ Bar Chart Patterns○ Short Term Patterns○ Candlesticks
● Lesson 4○ Point & Figure○ Elliott Wave
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● Lesson 5○ Moving Averages○ Seasonality and Calendar Patterns
● Lesson 6○ Confirmation○ Basic Oscillators○ Consensus and Commitment Indicators○ Measuring Market Strength
● Lesson 7○ Option Pricing Theory○ Implied Volatility○ VIX Index
● Lesson 8○ Being Right or Making Money○ The Model Building Process○ Relative Strength as a Criterion for
Investment Selection
● Lesson 9○ System Testing○ Basic Concepts and Calculations○ Objective Rules and Evaluation
● Lesson 10○ Overview of Financial Markets
● Lesson 11○ Efficient Market Hypothesis○ What is it? Is it fair?
● Lesson 12○ Ethics
● Lesson 13○ Exam Review
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● Lessons with Videos, Notes, Workbook (if
applicable), and quiz.
● Cheat Sheets
● Practice exams
● Remember you have access to the Optuma
Software (If you signed up for the exam)○ Some lessons will have workbooks.○ Contact help.optuma.com for assistance.
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● Watch the Change Log for changes that are
made during the course.
● There may be some adjustments made to
improve clarity.
● We also review sections that candidates tell
us caused them issues in a past exam.
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● Make sure you login and subscribe to the
forum.○ You have to be logged in to see the CMT1
forum.
● You will get an email whenever there is a
new post in the forum.
● We will post there if there is any important
information that you need to know about.
● Forum is for content questions.
● Search the FAQ before asking a question.
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● All material is Copyright and is the
intellectual property of Market Analyst
International Pty Ltd.
● It is a breach of CMTA Ethics to distribute
and/or copy and/or claim this material as
your own.
● The CMTA has assured us that anyone
caught distributing copyright protected
material will be referred to the ethics
committee and will be banned from
obtaining their CMT designation.
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NO FINANCIAL ADVICE - The Information in this course is provided for educational and informational purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any particular purpose. The Information contained in or provided from or through this material is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice or any other advice. The Information in this material is general in nature and is not specific to you the viewer or anyone else. YOU SHOULD NOT MAKE ANY DECISION, FINANCIAL, INVESTMENTS, TRADING OR OTHERWISE, BASED ON ANY OF THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS MATERIAL
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● This is based on the feedback of hundreds
of candidates who have successfully used
Optuma courses to help them prepare for
the CMT exams.
● There are too many concepts that you
must know to be able to simply read the
text and hope that you will pass.
● You have to have a disciplined approach
to this exam. The following is our
suggested way to approach your study.
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● If you have the time, the best place to start
is to have a read of the chapter for yourself.
● There will be things that don’t really make
sense, but that is ok. Make sure you keep a
note of the things that you do not
understand.
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● Watch the video lessons that we have on
that chapter.
● In each video I cover nearly all the material
in the chapter and really focus on the
learning objectives.
● Watch a second time and make sure you
write your own notes by hand.
● Stop the video to write the notes.
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● Print out the important slides, glossaries,
cheat sheets, and your own notes.
● Hang them on the wall so that you see them
everyday.
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● If there is a quiz at the end of a chapter, take
it and see how you go.
● These are a rough guide to make sure that
you have grasped the main concepts.
● Don’t be too concerned about these grades.
The practice exams are more important.
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● We’ve taken the CMTA’s original practice
exams, vetted them, and added new
questions.
● We have tried to match what you can expect
when you take the real exam.○ 120 - 132 questions.○ 2 hours to complete.
● Treat these as real exams.○ Give yourself 2 hours○ Mark a question that you are unsure of and
come back to it.○ Don’t use the book (you don’t have time).
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● Make sure you “View Questions” at the end.
● If it is a question that caused other
candidates issues, we also add an
explanation in the answer.
● We also include references for every
question so that you can review for yourself
in the text.
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● When you are finished the exam, take the
time to review the areas that you need to
study more.
● You can review all your past practice exam
results.○ Clicking the “eye” icon allows you to see the
questions and the answers.
● You need to be aiming for above 85%
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● If you are starting early, then focus on
reading the book and review the bonus
material.
● The best time to start the serious,
disciplined study is around 16 weeks before
the exam.
● Then, focus on a lesson every week and
leave yourself 2-3 weeks for the practice
exams.
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