Derivatives carries 5 to 10 percent of the CFA Level 2 examination. Level 2 is delivered entirely as item sets, so this area reaches you as vignettes with four questions each rather than as standalone problems, and the vignette will usually contain more information than any single question needs.
Level 2 derivatives is about pricing and valuation rather than description. Forwards, futures, swaps and options are each priced at initiation and then valued during their life, and the binomial model and the Black Scholes Merton model are both examinable, including the effect of each input on option value.
This free Set 1 paper is built as vignettes on the real Level 2 format, timed to the pace of the actual exam, with a full explanation on every answer and a report card showing which parts of the area are costing you marks.
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You have seen what Set 1 looks like. Sets 2 to 10 are where the real preparation happens: 900 more CFA Level 2 Derivatives questions, every one with a worked explanation.
The recurring distinction that decides marks is price versus value. Price is set at initiation so the contract is worth zero. Value is what it is worth today. Vignettes deliberately mix the two, and candidates who keep them separate on paper rarely get these wrong.
The general Level 2 discipline applies here too. Work the vignette before the questions, mark the data you will need, and resist answering from Level 1 memory, because Level 2 rewards application and frequently punishes the answer that would have been correct a year earlier.