The CAIA Charter

The CAIA Charter offers you immediate credibility in the complex world of alternative investing, along with access to a global network of peers. Find out how you can earn a better rate of return on your educational investment.

Click here to watch a short video overview of the CAIA Program.

The CAIA Charter is the educational benchmark for the alternative investment industry. Alternative investment topics covered in the CAIA Program include:

  • Hedge Funds
  • Commodities and Managed Futures
  • Private Equity
  • Real Assets
  • Asset Allocation
  • Risk Management
  • Due Diligence
  • Credit Derivatives
  • Structured Products
  • Professional Standards & Ethics

Learn More

News

CAIA Association and IE Business School Make Available IE-CAIA Scholarships to CAIA Members toward Completion of a Finance Master Degree
Recently, CAIA Association announced a compelling new benefit for CAIA members: five scholarships toward Master of Advanced Finance or Global Master of Finance degrees at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Each scholarship is valued at 30% of tuition fees. The scholarship follows the announcement of a formal partnership between the two...
May 2013 Newsletter
A new survey shows that candidates are more satisfied than ever with the CAIA program. About 800 Level I and Level II candidates responded ...
100 Women in Hedge Funds and CAIA Foundation Announce the 2013 CAIA Designation Scholarships
NEW YORK, NY and AMHERST, Mass., May 21, 2013—100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation today announced the ten recipients of the third annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships.
Macquarie University, CAIA Association Partner
AMHERST, Mass. — The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association®, the global leader in alternative investment education, and Macquarie University, one of Australia’s leading Universities, today announced a strategic partnership between the CAIA Association and the Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre’s Master of Applied...
CAIA Charter Candidates Outperform on Exams with Revised Textbooks and New Study Tools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynne Feldman (413) 549-3312 AMHERST, Mass. —The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association today announced that 68% of candidates passed the CAIA Level I exam and 65% passed the CAIA Level II exam in March 2013. This is up from 64% and 62%, respectively, from September 2012. Qualified candidates...
Read More News >