Prepalyst credentials
Demonstrate finance technical skill with a verifiable credential.
Each credential is earned through a timed assessment, recorded against a unique serial, and independently checkable by a recruiter. Create an account to take an assessment; assessment questions and practice modules are never public.
Timed
The deadline is set on the server when an attempt begins.
Verifiable
Every issued credential has a public verification record and serial.
Shareable
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Financial Statements Foundation
The accounting core every finance interview opens with.
45 min · 6 questions from a randomized 9-question pool · pass mark 70
Quantitative Finance Foundation
Probability, expected value and the statistics that survive financial data.
60 min · 6 questions from a randomized 8-question pool · pass mark 70
Valuation Professional
Enterprise value, DCF construction and multiple selection, under time pressure.
75 min · 7 questions from a randomized 11-question pool · pass mark 70
M&A and LBO Professional
Merger mechanics, accretion/dilution and buyout returns.
90 min · 7 questions from a randomized 10-question pool · pass mark 70
Markets Professional
Rates, credit, options and trading judgement.
75 min · 7 questions from a randomized 11-question pool · pass mark 70
Equity Research Professional
Earnings quality, estimates and defending a rating.
75 min · 6 questions from a randomized 9-question pool · pass mark 70
Private Equity Advanced
Buyout modelling, credit structure and investment judgement at associate standard.
120 min · 8 questions from a randomized 11-question pool · pass mark 75