ACI FMA - Financial Markets Association

ACI Financial Markets Association is a leading global trade association representing the interests of the professional financial markets community. Established in 1955, ACI is focused on enhancing best market practices and supporting market participants to adhere to principles of ethical conduct. The ACI Model Code was acknowledged as the first industry-wide Code of Conduct for OTC/FX and related markets having been built on the original ACI Codes of Conduct from the 1970s. Updated subsequently to embrace the broader OTC community - and expanded from the dealing floor through to back-office operations - the ACI Model Code strongly influenced many national Codes of Conduct and was retired in 2017 with the publication of the FX Global Code, the composition of which ACI participated in, along with various other Code of Conduct initiatives.

Course Overview

The ACI Diploma builds on the ACI Dealing Certificate and the ACI Operations Certificate and is designed to ensure that candidates acquire a superior theoretical and practical knowledge of the foreign exchange and money markets, their related instruments, and the linkages that exist between those markets and the practice of risk management. Candidates are expected to have acquired a solid grounding in the core subject areas and have the requisite skills in financial mathematics prior to matriculating for the Diploma. There are five core topics in the Diploma syllabus: 1. Financial Markets Environment 2. Foreign Exchange 3. Rates 4. FICC Derivatives 5. Financial Markets Application

For More Inquiries

Motasem Sammour

Senior Financial Learning Advisor

 +966.530427932

 m.sammour@beacon.com.eg

Motasem Sammour

Senior Financial Learning Advisor

 +966.530427932

 m.sammour@beacon.com.eg

Course Outcome

Increase candidate opportunities nationally and internationally with a global qualification

Fulfil the requirements established by financial services authorities for regulated activities

Learn a global standard and a skill set which is unique in treasury

Enable your organization to successfully pass risk assessments conducted by regulators

Course Outline

Session 1 :Session 1
  • Macro-economics
  • Fundamental economic analysis
  • Bonds
Session 2 :Session 2
  • Zero-coupon and par yields
  • Bond risk measures
  • Review of money markets
  • Repurchase agreements
Session 3 :Session 3
  • Sell buy-backs
  • Maintenance margin
  • Securities lending
  • Review of FX forwards
Session 4 :Session 4
  • The FX Tail and swap valuation
  • Creating forward contracts with swaps
  • Cross rate forwards and swaps
  • Applications of FX swaps

Session 5 :Session 5
  • Creating synthetic assets and liabilities
  • FX forward forwards
  • Forward interest rates
  • Review of FRAs
  • Pricing and stripping FRAs

Who Should Attend

Senior foreign exchange and money market dealersCorporate and bank treasurersSenior operations personnel Risk managers  Regulators 

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