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CSI IMT Exam 1 Guide

CSI IMT Exam 1 guide with current structure, route-status notes, study priorities, and exact web practice.

Use this page as the main guide home for CSI IMT Exam 1. This is the first half of the two-part IMT route, so the linked pages are built to keep IPS logic, allocation judgment, product review, official resources, and exact IMT Exam 1 web practice on MasteryExamPrep together.

Exam snapshot

ItemValue
ProviderCSI
Current structure110 multiple-choice questions
Time limit3 hours
Passing grade60%
Official study guidance80 to 100 hours
Strongest focusIPS logic, asset allocation, securities, managed products, and monitoring

Current route note

As of April 13, 2026, CSI says that effective January 1, 2026 IMT is no longer acceptable for the purposes of CIRO approval with an Investment Dealer. CSI also says there may be circumstances where this course is accepted for the CIM designation. If your reason for taking IMT is registration or designation-related, confirm the current rule directly with CSI and CIRO before you rely on older notes.

Where IMT Exam 1 fits

If you mainly need…Better first instinct
the first multiple-choice half of the full IMT routeIMT Exam 1
the case-based second halfIMT Exam 2
later discretionary portfolio-management operations and reportingPMT
broader advanced wealth or portfolio judgment beyond the IMT foundationAIS

Topic map used for this guide

DomainWeight
Investment Policy and Understanding Risk Profile10%
Asset Allocation and Investment Management8%
Equity Securities19%
Debt Securities17%
Managed Products19%
International Investing, Investment Risk and Impediments to Wealth Accumulation20%
Portfolio Monitoring and Performance Evaluation7%

What stronger IMT Exam 1 answers usually do

  • build the IPS and risk-profile frame before they argue about products
  • separate strategic allocation logic from short-term market noise
  • distinguish securities, managed products, and monitoring tools by use case instead of by slogan
  • treat international, tax, and wealth-impediment topics as portfolio-decision modifiers rather than as isolated trivia

In this section

Revised on Thursday, April 23, 2026