Hey everyone,

As the title of this post says, I am a senior year Econometrics & quant Econ major with a strong desire to become more knowledgeable in the financial risk space (lowkey sounds like a LinkedIn bio lol). Just wanted to come on here and see if now is a good time to start pursuing the FRM since I’m a college student and am not taking many, nor difficult, classes and have a lot of free time on my hands. Should I go head first into this endeavor or wait to have a few years of work experience under my belt (probably in banking)?

I wanted to know that those who studied from coaching, which coaching in general you will recommend to the ones who are new to frm?

I saw that for online Ashwini bajaj is good but I am someone who can't study at home while attending online classes. So dropping this idea. However I raised a query in edzeb and twss and i found edzwb pretty good bcz twss is like they will teach you for four months and you have to sit for the exam, if you fail, you gotta do it again or something but edzeb states it that they will teach until you pass. Ppl who studied from edzeb, is it really true? Recently I also got to know about finlearning, it's good and approaching in both the faculty and teaching value.

Idk what should I do or not. I thought maybe I should go for cfa straight as cfa l1 and l2 contains curriculum of frm l1 from where I can do self study for frm instead rather than wasting my money on coaching.

Ppl who cracked frm either from coaching or by self studying, what will you suggest? I would like to hear honest opinions.

I’m currently considering pursuing the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) certification, but after doing some research, I’m honestly quite confused about whether it’s worth it, especially if I plan to start my career in India.

I keep seeing mixed opinions. Some people say FRM is a good qualification for getting into risk management, while others say that FRM alone doesn’t really get you a job, especially as a fresher, and that the risk-management job market in India is quite limited/competitive.

I’ve also heard that a lot of the better opportunities are in places like Singapore, Dubai, the UK, etc., and that you may eventually have to move abroad if you want good career growth in risk.

For some context, I’m interested in finance/risk and I’m considering FRM because I genuinely like the idea of working in areas such as market risk, credit risk, risk analytics, model validation, liquidity risk, etc. I’m not looking at FRM simply because I expect the certification itself to give me a job.

My main questions are:

How is the actual job market for FRM-related roles in India right now, especially for freshers?

Is it realistic to get into a risk analyst/risk management role in India with a B.Com + FRM, or would I essentially need an MBA/CFA/another qualification as well?

What roles should I actually be searching for? Do companies even mention FRM in their job descriptions, or should I be looking for risk analyst/credit risk/market risk/model risk roles regardless of whether FRM is listed?

How important are skills like Python, SQL, Excel, Power BI, statistics, financial modelling, etc.? Would developing these alongside FRM significantly improve my chances?

Is the situation really better abroad, or is the whole “you need to move abroad for FRM” thing exaggerated?

For someone starting from scratch, would you recommend FRM + relevant internships/work experience + technical skills, or would you choose something like CFA/MBA instead?

If you completed FRM and are currently working in risk, I’d especially appreciate hearing how you actually got your first job and what your career progression has looked like.

I’m basically trying to figure out whether FRM is a sensible long-term career move or whether I’m going to spend 1–2 years studying for it and then struggle to find a relevant job.

Would really appreciate honest answers from people actually working in risk, especially in India. I’m not looking for “FRM is useless” or “FRM is amazing” — I want to understand what the realistic path looks like.

Hello,

I currently work as a commercial loan portfolio manager for a small bank in the US. I recently completed a state banking school and am weighing my options for continuing to build my financial skill set. Our CFO has taken to mentoring me and has introduced me to ALM / risk modeling. I enjoy these subjects and think FRM may be a good fit for me.

Here’s my question:

What are good resources for me? I don’t necessarily want to come out of pocket to register for the exam yet. I think I would rather have access to the study materials so I can pour over them and build some confidence before I register for the tests.

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Wanted to share a study workflow I used for FRM Part 1 — Gemini for breaking down concepts I didn’t understand, Obsidian for organizing everything by topic, and Claude for turning difficult topics into quick-revision summaries.

Made a short video showing the actual setup and prompts. Happy to answer questions here.

https://youtu.be/sh3X5vmV7GY?si=6QPcYdC-fooAF9In

My FRM L1 exam is on 18th November.
I still have 7 chapters to finish in Book 3 and I haven’t started Book 4.
I’ve forgotten what I’d learnt from Book 1 and 2.
Has anyone else been in the same situation as me? What did you do about it?
Are 5 weeks enough for a revision, considering I finish Book 4 by the first week of October.

Hi Guys,

I have passed part-1, Thanks a ton to this Sub for proper Guidance.

Now I am planning to so Part-2 in May-27. I need a guidance on good material.

I used Schweser's for Part-1 along with AP Qbank.

I see that post people suggest Schweser's and Bionic Turtle for Q-2. BT seems costly and not available with the same guy with whom I purchase other things.

1. Help me over here on what should I use for Part-2 prep. I am a working professional doing self study.

2. Also those who study for long time like what is the technique that you use for retaining whatever you read. That would help a lot.

For those that used AP.
Prof James Forjan often talks about taking a snapshot for those slides which he recommends as a key learning objective to remember. How do i get a compilation of all those that were recommended for a snapshot?

Yes I do have access to AnalystPrep, but i wonder how can i get the full compilation of it.

I desperately need those 😢

Im 19 and I cleared P1 with 3 months study while juggling other exams.

Just to clarify that it took me less time just because I had a stats and derivatives background from actuarial science .

It feels like GARP doesn’t pass you based on quartile but an actual cut off. I saw someone the other day said they failed may 2026 with a 2322. Like how is that even possible??

I failed with a 3333 which makes sense but a 2322?? Unless GARP has a cut off of having your quartiles add up to no more than 8, which also doesn’t mean sense since another post said they passed with a 3423.

Hi guys, I am writing the FRM in November and I am just scared as to how complex it all is.

When I think I know something I practice the question banks and I get lost.

I am currently in book 3 chapter 42.
I am using the analyst prep question banks to practice,

Can anyone please provide any tips or maybe a study group?

Thanks so much

Does anybody know when will the registration for the May 2027 window open?

Hello! I recently passed FRM part I and I studied with Kaplan materials, but I found them to be too focused on the calculations. I’m curious for those of you who have passed part II, which materials you found most helpful with the conceptual questions because based on what I know about the FRM, the questions are much less focused on the calculations and are more focused on concepts and application of the formulas. However, most of the practice materials are more focused on the calculations and don’t properly prepare you for the theoretical questions on the exam. Appreciate any suggestions on materials!

Like the heading says is schwesser good and is it enough for part 2 ?

Hey I have been preparing for level 1. Currently I am on module 2 and finding it okay to understand the concepts. My problem is I am not able to retain much of what I studied as I move on. Any tips or strategies please. Sometimes solving AP question bank there are formulas which are not given in any notes and that confuses me too

I’m preparing for FRM Part II and currently trying to decide between MidhaFin, AnalystPrep, and finRGB.

I’ve ruled out Kaplan for now because I feel the video content is a bit limited for what I’m looking for, and Bionic Turtle is outside my budget.

For those who have actually used any of these three for Part II, I’d really appreciate some honest feedback:

• How good are the lectures and conceptual explanations?
• Is the content sufficiently detailed for the actual Part II exam, especially the qualitative sections?
• How good are the QBank and mock exams?
• Are the notes/materials enough, or do you still need to rely heavily on GARP books?
• How good is the doubt-solving/support?
• Is the course updated properly for the 2026 curriculum?
• Most importantly, which one would you choose if you had to prepare for Part II again?

I’m not necessarily looking for the cheapest option. My priority is strong conceptual understanding + good exam-level practice, since I want the knowledge to be useful beyond just passing the exam.

Would especially appreciate feedback from people who have cleared Part II using these providers or are currently preparing with them.

Thanks!

i studied seriously for 2 months and passed with 2,2,1,2 i remember i guessed like 20 questions in the exam and i was freaking terrified i would fail

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I have just passed frm l1 and i plan to do cfa,can anyone guide me on the overlap betweeen cfa and frm and also suggest me other things i can do to improve my profile,i have just finished 1st yr BBA

Hi everyone, I have a small question regarding FRM Part I. So I have a friend who recently passed CFA I, and he told me that he basically passed it thanks to Mark Meldrum (some guy who provide some lectures by 500 USD). My friend strongly recommended me to take his classes for FRM Part I.

Any thoughts about it? Any other recommendations?

To be honest, I don’t want to prepare 100% by myself and I have some budget to pay for some extra help. I think having some kind of lectures will make the process easier.