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- I. Introductory Programmes
- Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)
Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)
The Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC) is a first level (introductory) qualification intended for anyone entering into a career in the financial markets. It does not assume any prior study or work experience other than a general knowledge of mathematics such as basic algebra and statistics. For those without that quantitative background, pre-course reading with a further bibliography is provided to allow candidates to acquire that knowledge directly.
Target Audience
The FMFC is intended to be relevant to a wide range of job functions and areas; anyone who would benefit from an understanding of markets, participants and products – and how they all come together.
The training program is intended to provide ‘breadth of knowledge’ to make it relevant to people pursuing careers in the front office, middle office and operations areas. Although not a formal pre-requisite for any other ICMA training course, it would provide useful background study for those taking the following ICMA intermediate courses, in particular:
- The International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme.
- The Operations Certificate Programme (OCP)
- The Primary Market Certificate (PMC)
Target Audience
The FMFC is intended to be relevant to a wide range of job functions and areas; anyone who would benefit from an understanding of markets, participants and products – and how they all come together.
Candidates will come from organisations involved in both the sell-side and buy-side of the industry plus insurance, accounting, IT firms supporting the industry and the financial press.
The course is open to ICMA Members and non-members.
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