Still Forgetting CFA® Formulas?

Supermonic transforms complex formulas into vivid stories your brain can recall instantly during the exam.

“It feels like bringing a cheatsheet to the exam... except it’s all in your head.”
Supermonic CFA Level 1 book cover

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Reviewer: cyrus c.
I came across this material online, and it’s been a surprisingly helpful complement to the CFA study materials. The way it uses acronyms and simple mnemonic techniques makes the concepts much easier to remember, especially when revising under time pressure. It also gives me a clearer structure for navigating the huge amount of content, which has made my study sessions feel far less stressful.
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A Brilliant Memory Booster for CFA Prep
Reviewer: Moe Lotte
Incredibly helpful and surprisingly fun to use. The visual mnemonics make tough CFA concepts stick in your mind much faster than traditional studying. Perfect for quick revision and recalling formulas under pressure. A great companion to the main curriculum—highly recommend for any CFA Level I candidate!

On exam day, recalling even a few more formulas can change a lot.
Sometimes, that difference alone decides pass or fail.

“I thought I knew the material when I studied… but during the exam, my mind went blank.” — A frustration shared by countless CFA candidates before discovering Supermonic.

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Remember the Stories. Remember the Concepts.

Supermonic transforms complex formulas into vivid stories your brain can recall instantly during the exam.

See how complex CFA concepts become unforgettable visual stories

Put-Call Parity mnemonic
Put-Call Parity Options relationship remembered through visual storytelling
GIPS performance retention period mnemonic
GIPS® Performance Retention Period Retention rules turned into a memorable visual anchor
Perpetual Preferred Stock mnemonic
Perpetual Preferred Stock Valuation concept simplified through a vivid image
Jensen's Alpha mnemonic
Jensen's Alpha Performance attribution made easier to remember
Macaulay Duration vs Modified Duration mnemonic
Macaulay Duration vs Modified Duration Duration concepts compared through visual contrast
Bayes Theorem mnemonic
Bayes Theorem Conditional probability turned into an intuitive image

Frequently tested CFA exam topics covered

🧭 Ethical & Professional Standards

  1. 🍒 The CFA Institute Code of Ethics – Six Components
  2. 📍 GIPS® Standards: Nine Sections of the GIPS Standards
  3. 💃 GIPS® Standards: Compliant Performance Results Retention Periods
  4. 🧸 GIPS® Standards: Discontinued Composite Rule
  5. 👻 GIPS® Standards: Discontinued Composites Rule (2)
  6. ✈️ GIPS® Standards: Verification Process
  7. 💋 Research Record Retention (RRR) Periods
  8. 🔥 Six Minimum Elements of a Corporate Firewall for MNPI
  9. 🗻 Duties to Clients and Prospective Clients
  10. 👕 Soft Dollar Standards (Recommended Research Practices)

📊 Quantitative Methods

  1. 🏠 Annuity Due versus Ordinary Annuity
  2. 💉 Time Value of Money – Future Value 🧮
  3. 🪨 Time Value of Money – Future Value (2) 🧮
  4. ⏱ Effective Annual Rate (EAR) 🧮
  5. 🐴 Type of Means
  6. 🎟 Levels of Measurement Scale
  7. 🏷 Levels of Measurement Scale – Nominal
  8. 🍕 Levels of Measurement Scale - Nominal (2)
  9. 🥤 Levels of Measurement Scale – Ordinal
  10. 🚫 Levels of Measurement Scale – Interval
  11. 🅾️ Levels of Measurement Scale – Ratio
  12. 🧙 Central Tendency
  13. 🦖 Left-Skewed Distribution
  14. 🦕 Right-Skewed Distribution
  15. ➡️ Log-Normal Distribution
  16. 🚨 Kurtosis Distributions
  17. 💻 Coefficient of Variation 🧮
  18. 🫀 Safety Ratio 🧮
  19. 🎭 Significance Test
  20. 📈 Types of Annualized Yields / Rates
  21. 🧠 Statistical Biases
  22. 🧾 Residual (Prediction Error): Observed Minus Predicted 🧮
  23. 🧑‍⚖️ Type I versus Type II Errors
  24. 🐺 Type I versus Type II Errors (2)
  25. 🐰 Bayes Theorem 🧮
  26. 📊 Covariance versus Correlation

🌍 Economics

  1. 🐪 Interest Rate Parity 🧮
  2. 🕶 Keynesian’s Money Demand (Factors)
  3. 🧠 Keynesian’s Money Demand
  4. 🌊 Quantity Theory of Money 🧮
  5. 🌍 GDP Calculation – Expenditure Approach 🧮
  6. 🏃 GDP Calculation – Expenditure Approach (2) 🧮
  7. 🍕 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) 🧮
  8. ✊ Functions of Money
  9. 🌟 Determinants of Elasticity of Demand

🧾 Financial Statement Analysis

  1. ✈️ FIFO versus LIFO COGS Conversion 🧮
  2. 🍰 Accounting Diversity
  3. ⚡ Quick Ratio 🧮
  4. 📊 Current Ratio 🧮
  5. 🏛 Unusual and Infrequent Items (Above the Line)
  6. 🍎 ROE DuPont 5-Step 🧮
  7. 🙏 ROE DuPont Basic 🧮

🏭 Corporate Issuers

  1. 🍗 Cash Conversion Cycle 🧮
  2. 🧑‍🌾 Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) 🧮
  3. 🏆 Net Present Value (NPV) in Capital Budgeting 🧮
  4. 🐟 Sustainable Growth Rate 🧮
  5. 🐠 Sustainable Growth Rate (2) 🧮
  6. 🧿 Factors Affecting Shareholder Rights and Value

💎 Equity Investments

  1. 😜 Dividend Payment Chronology
  2. 🗡 Porter’s Five Forces
  3. 💎 Perpetual Preferred Stock 🧮
  4. 🧙 Gordon Growth Model 🧮
  5. 🧮 Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) 🧮
  6. 💩 Dividend Payout Ratio 🧮
  7. 🧍 Margin-Call Price 🧮

🧱 Fixed Income

  1. 🥪 External Credit Enhancements
  2. 🏠 Effects of Bond Pricing to Cash Flow
  3. 🍔 Macaulay Duration versus Modified Duration 🧮
  4. 🍔 Macaulay Duration versus Modified Duration (2) 🧮
  5. 😄 Macaulay Duration versus Modified Duration (3) 🧮
  6. 🐼 Approximate Duration 🧮
  7. 🐼 Approximate Convexity 🧮

🧩 Derivatives

  1. 🌈 Put-Call Parity 🧮
  2. 🏙 Contango versus Backwardation
  3. 🚚 Roll Yield in Futures Markets: Contango versus Backwardation
  4. 🫒 Roll Yield in Futures Markets: Contango versus Backwardation (2)
  5. 🍆 Options Profits Calculation 🧮
  6. 🤮 Option Strategies – Maximum Gain/Loss for Calls and Puts

🏗 Alternative Investments

  1. 💔 Hedge Fund Unique Risks
  2. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Clawback Provision in Hedge Fund Incentive Fees 🧮

📈 Portfolio Management

  1. ❤️ Sharpe Ratio 🧮
  2. 🔨 Sharpe Ratio (2) 🧮
  3. 🧬 Beta Calculation 🧮
  4. 📺 Beta Calculation (2) 🧮
  5. 👶 Beta Interpretation
  6. 🅰️ Jensen’s Alpha 🧮