BA II Plus keystrokes for CFA and FRM

The eight walkthroughs

• How to set up the BA II Plus for the CFA and FRM examsOnce, before you start practising — and again if the calculator is reset.
• BA II Plus time value of money (TVM): keystrokes and a worked exampleAnnuities, loans, bond prices and retirement problems in every level.
• BA II Plus annuity due: BGN mode keystrokes and the trapLeases, rent, insurance premiums and retirement withdrawals that begin today.
• BA II Plus NPV and IRR: cash flow worksheet keystrokesCapital budgeting, private equity cash flows and money-weighted returns.
• BA II Plus effective annual rate: the ICONV worksheetComparing quoted rates with different compounding, and EAR questions.
• BA II Plus loan amortization: interest and principal for any yearMortgage payments, interest and principal splits, and outstanding balances.
• BA II Plus mean and standard deviation: the DATA and STAT worksheetsSample statistics on returns in Quantitative Methods.
• BA II Plus bond price from yield: keystrokes and the semi-annual trapFixed income pricing at every level, using the TVM keys.

Four traps examiners count on

• P/Y left at 12. Every annual rate is quietly divided by twelve. Set P/Y to 1 once.
• BGN left on. It survives switching the calculator off. Look for the small BGN on screen.
• The minus key instead of +/−. Minus subtracts; +/− makes a number negative.
• A worksheet never cleared. Old cash flows or data points silently change the answer. Clear first, every time.

Watch it on the calculator

From our BA II Plus keystrokes video. Open on YouTube.