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.

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The deadline is set on the server when an attempt begins.

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FoundationInvestment Banking

Financial Statements Foundation

The accounting core every finance interview opens with.

45 min · 6 questions from a randomized 9-question pool · pass mark 70

Certified in Financial Statement AnalysisCreate account to take
FoundationQuant Finance

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

Certified in Quantitative Finance FundamentalsCreate account to take
ProfessionalInvestment Banking

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

Certified in Corporate ValuationCreate account to take
ProfessionalInvestment Banking

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

Certified in M&A and Leveraged FinanceCreate account to take
ProfessionalSales & Trading

Markets Professional

Rates, credit, options and trading judgement.

75 min · 7 questions from a randomized 11-question pool · pass mark 70

Certified in Markets and DerivativesCreate account to take
ProfessionalEquity Research

Equity Research Professional

Earnings quality, estimates and defending a rating.

75 min · 6 questions from a randomized 9-question pool · pass mark 70

Certified in Equity ResearchCreate account to take
AdvancedPrivate Equity

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

Certified Private Equity AnalystCreate account to take
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