ACI Dealing Certificate Exam

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ACI Dealing Certificate Program (Self–Learning) (India’s only ACI FMA Exam centre)

Introduction In the globalized world, financial markets and banking practices are fast-changing, making it important for financial markets professionals to be dynamic to keep pace with the changes & update their knowledge and skills in all the market segments. SIFL-ACI Dealings Certificate Training Program based on the ACI Dealing Certificate New Version Syllabus of ACI FMA, Paris provides training to Financial markets aspirants and professionals. Besides the topics, Financial Markets Environment and Financial Markets Applications, the programme offers theoretical and practice-based knowledge in Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates, and FICC Derivatives.

Course Highlights The Self Learning Program will provide a time bound self paced collaborative learning environment which will facilitate advanced knowledge, employability, and performance at work to the Self Learners. The Self learning program will provide the Self Learners with required knowledge and specialized skill sets to succeed in the ACI Dealing Certificate New Version examination conducted by ACI FMA Paris, a global Financial Markets Association. The certificate exam is considered to be benchmark for competency of market operations.

(Refer: https://acifma.com/about-education).

Benefits of the Programme • Imparts global standards and skillset on financial markets to the Learners • Imparts knowledge to succeed in the ACI Dealing Certificate Examination New Version, the requirements of Financial Services authorities & Regulators globally • Enhances Risk assessment & Risk Management skills to the Self Learners • Enhances the employability of the Self learners in the Financial Markets

Self-Learning Program-Best suited for: • All recent entrants and Junior dealers (0-24 months experience) in the dealing room • Middle Office & Operations (Back Office) teams • Compliance & Risk officers • Financial Market Professionals aspiring for Overseas Assignments • Graduates & Management Students aspiring to be the Financial Markets Professional

Course Contents • Financial Markets Environment ✓ Structure of Economic Agents, Segmentation, OTC Vs Exchange ✓ Main participants & their role ✓ Market Making Incentives & Risks ✓ Information on markets. Front Office, Middle Office and Back Office ✓ FX Global Code, UK Money Markets Code, Global Precious Metals Code, Bench Mark Regulation, Markets Abuse Regulation, MiFID & MiFID I I ✓ Basel I, II & III.

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Foreign Exchange

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Base Currency, Quoted Currency, G-20 ISO Codes, Spot & Forward Rates, Cross Rates & Reciprocal Rates

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FX Forward Rates- Interest Rates Vs Forward Points & Vice Versa, Forward hedging , FCY Assets & Liabilities

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Non Deliverable currencies, NDF Structure & Dealing Currency Futures- Setup, Dealing & Arbitrage.

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Rates (Money & Interest Rates Markets)

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Money & Interest Rate markets. Cash/MM Instruments-Features, Investment & Trading

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Simple/Compound Interest, Day Count Basis, FBD, MFBD convention and end to end rule.

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Broken dates and Linear Interpolation

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Yield curve shapes, Theories & Hypothesis

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Bonds, Fixed Income securities functions

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Domestic, Foreign, Euro Currency bonds

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Fixed/Floating coupon, Zero Coupon, Covered, Sukuk, Junk, Callable, Convertible, Floating Rate & Sukuk bonds.

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FICC (Fixed Income, Currency & Commodities) Derivatives

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Derivatives-definitions, terminology & Concepts

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Interest Rate Derivative- FRA, OIS, IRS, Interest Rate Futures & Options- Concepts & Application

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Currency Forwards, Swaps& Options

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Precious commodities Futures, Options & Swaps

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Derivatives- Dealing, confirmation, MTM, Valuation

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Risk Weightage, Capital Adequacy, Hedging, Arbitrage & Trading

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Exchange Traded Derivatives- Contract specifications, Initial Margin, Variable Margin, SPAN Margin etc.

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Financial Markets Applications

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Basel Accords, Market, Credit, Liquidity, Operational, Legal & Reputational Risks.

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Dealing Room Limit Structures, VaR, Duration, PVBP

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Country Risk & Counter-Party Risk Limits.

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Funding Strategy, LCR & NSFR

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Operations Risk- People, Processes, Systems & external events. Standardised Approach for OR

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Legal, Reputational & Regulatory Risk.

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Course Deliverables

✓ Course Materials include – Study material based on ACI Dealing Certificate New version Syllabus & prepared by Market Experts available on SIFL Learning platform (SIFL-LMS).

✓ Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on all the Five

Modules available on SIFL-LMS: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Financial Market Environment ( 100 MCQ) Foreign Exchange (100 MCQ) Rates ( Money & Interest Rates Markets) (100 MCQ) FICC ( Fixed Income, Currency & Commodity Derivatives) (100 MCQ) Financial Markets Applications (100 MCQ)

✓ Audio Presentation for explanation of the Topics ✓ Subject–wise SIFL Mock/Assessment test. ✓ One SIFL Final Mock tests for the entire ACI Dealing

Certificate New Version Syllabus (with same mix of questions) Self-learning training program with access to the SIFL Learning Platform (SIFL-LMS) The Learners shall get the access to the Course material prepared by the Market Exports, Audio Power point presentation, MCQ, Subject-wise Mock/Assessment tests & Final Mock Test.

Learners may opt for one or more modules as per their choice & shall get to access to the Course material etc. for the same module/s. However, such Learners shall get an access to the Final Mock Test.

The Learners shall get 3 attempts for the Final Mock test.

Course Fees All Modules: Indian Learners – INR 20,000/- Inaugural Offer : INR 12,000/Overseas Learners – USD 400/- Inaugural Offer : USD 200/LMS Availability: 120 Days Learners opting for one or more than one module of their choice.

Indian Learners – INR 6,000/- Inaugural Offer : INR 4,000/- per module Overseas Learners – USD 100/- Inaugural Offer : USD 70/- per module LMS Availability: 45 Days. If a Learners opts for more than one module, LMS will be available for 90 days at the Learner’s request.

Customized Training SIFL organises the Customised Training Program which suits the requirements of the particular institution. Such customised programs can be arranged Online, Classroom or Residential Program suiting the institution.

For requirements, SIFL can be contacted via e-mail or Mobile Contact given hereunder

Training Solution for Banking & Finance Contact Us SIFL Institute (CIN:U80900MH2020PTC415520)

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(India’s only ACI FMA Exam centre)