i have also registered for the 2008 examination and have consulted my colleague who has passed the exam last year (2007).
i was told that he used mainly Schweser's FRM study notes.
He attended preparatory classes with one of the local institutes which uses Schweser's study notes as its primary teaching materials. According to him, studying the Handbook (4th Edition) alone is insufficient to pass the exam because certain areas/concepts are inadequately covered by the Handbook.
Nevertheless, he told me that his instrustor did mention to study the following chapters of the Handbook to get a better understanding of the relevant concepts:
1.Chapter 4 of the Handbook is a must read
2.Chapter 14 and Chapter 15 (are the key materials to the exam)
3.Chapter 2 is relevant
4.To skip chapter 1, 5 to 9, 12, 13, 25-29 and 31
His advice is to focus on Schweser's notes + do many many many exam questions and use the Handbook only as something supplementary.
I thot i would just share with everyone this information.
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