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ECA STUDY PROGRAM

Study Program Begins March 19  |  Enroll Today!

Ace Your CEP Level 1 Exam with Peer and Expert Support

Get direct insight into testing material from industry experts while building a valuable peer network to equip you for exam success.

Each week, you'll grab your in-depth study guide and meet with your small, peer-led group to go over the week's CEP Level 1 exam topic and learn from each others' questions and interpretations. Then you'll attend a weekly webinar on the topic, designed around the questions you and your peers submit.

Grab your in-depth study guide and get ready to dive into:

  • Plan design, analysis, and administration

  • Taxation

  • Corporate and Securities Law

  • Accounting

 

Ideal Development Opportunity For

  • Those planning to take the ECA (CEP Level 1) exam in 2025

Enrollment Fee

Members:  $150

Non-Members:  $200

PLEASE NOTE: Non-members will need to create an NASPP.com account to register. From the registration page, click "Log In to Register" and follow the on-screen instructions to establish your account.

All registrations are non-refundable

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7 expert-led
webinars

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Small, peer-led
study groups

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Weekly study guide

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Expert answers to
your questions


Learning Modules Begin March 19, 2025

All modules 1 hour  |  3:00-4:00 PM (ET)

Introduction, establish groups, receive syllabus & study guide

Open forum to ask questions to a designated panel of experts and learn from your peers' questions on topics such as:

  • Different equity compensation vehicles and requirements

  • Processes and procedures to accomplish equity compensation goals

  • Insight into shareholder concerns and considerations

Open forum to ask questions to a designated panel of experts and learn from your peers' questions on topics such as:

  • Standard and unique equity compensation plan provisions and documents and their effects on the company 

Open forum to ask questions to a designated panel of experts and learn from your peers' questions on topics such as:

  • IRS Codes: 421, 422, 423, 424

  • Income tax collection and deduction rules applicable to companies and to recipients of equity compensation

Open forum to ask questions to a designated panel of experts and learn from your peers' questions on topics such as:

  • Effects of resale and registration requirements and exemptions of the Securities Act of 1933 as applied to privately-owned and publicly-held companies

  • Securities Act of 1934 requirements for periodic reporting, proxy solicitation, tender offers, and insider trading

  • Characteristics and authority of public and private companies - board of directors, business entities, blue sky laws

Open forum to ask questions to a designated panel of experts and learn from your peers' questions on topics such as:

  • Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (ASC 718)

  • IFRS 2

  • Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 28 (FIN28)

Revisit any of the topics covered previously and ask anything to get the clarity you need to be confident

All registrations are non-refundable.

Learning Modules