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CFA Level I · CFA Level I Exam · Guidance for Standard VII: Responsibilities as a CFA Institute Member or CFA Candidate

Several weeks after an exam, a candidate sees a social media group discussing specific questions from it. According to the Standards of Practice Handbook, the candidate's most appropriate action is to:

The candidate should report the suspected violation to CFA Institute. The Handbook encourages candidates, members, and the public to report violations, and exam aspects remain confidential until CFA Institute publicly releases them. Joining the discussion would itself disclose confidential exam details.

  1. Areport the suspected violation to CFA InstituteCorrect
  2. Bjoin the discussion only to correct wrong answers
  3. Cignore the group, since exam confidentiality ends after the exam date

Explanation

The guidance encourages candidates, members, and the public to report suspected violations. Exam aspects stay confidential until CFA Institute elects to release them, so the end of the exam date does not lift confidentiality. Correcting answers would itself disclose confidential details.

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