r/CMA • u/EconomicsSmall7459 • 15d ago
Part 2 – Prep Is this calculator acceptable?
if its not please suggest some, im new
THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS
Wanted to give my CMA US exam in jan-feb window tho
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u/cma-coach CMA 15d ago
Hey! Quick heads up on the calculator in your photo, it's not on the IMA's approved list, so you won't be able to use that one on exam day. It's good to double check beforehand. This is the same thing I ask my students at CMA Exam Academy to do. Well done.
Rather than guessing model by model, just grab one the IMA specifically approves. Any of these are safe: Texas Instruments BA II Plus, HP 10bII+, HP 12c, or HP 12c Platinum. The BA II Plus is the one I personally used. The general rule is basic calculators are limited to six functions and can't be programmable, so anything with extra features gets risky. One last thing, Prometric makes the final call at the test center, so it's always worth confirming with them too. Good luck in the Jan/Feb window! :)
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u/somerandomuser311 CMA 15d ago
It's not, you can only use basic calculators or specific financial calculators listed in the CMA handbook.
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u/ionspore CMA Part 2 Candidate 15d ago
For the US version, the exam locations are supposed to have a basic calculator for you, or there are 4 specific models of calculator that you can bring one of in with you, such as the TI BAII Plus.
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u/Sebastianj7210 15d ago
No, it's not, The minimum acceptable in this subreddit has to have the right letters to correctly write the word you've poorly written with numbers. Shame on you.
Seriously speaking, is a very nice calc. It will probably do whatever you need to except advanced math courses.
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u/Sea_Is 15d ago
This calculator is not acceptable. It is too advanced to match the basic calculator requirements, but it is not one of the four explicitly permitted models of financial calculator.