ACI Dealing Certificate

Overview

Introduction:

Financial markets dealing represents a structured function that governs trading activities, market interaction, and price formation within global financial environments. It aligns market frameworks, trading instruments, and risk management structures to ensure effective participation in foreign exchange, money markets, and related financial activities. This training program presents trading frameworks, market instruments, and dealing strategies aligned with modern financial markets environments. It provides an institutional perspective on how market participants structure trades, manage positions, and operate within dynamic global financial systems.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Analyze financial markets structures and trading environments.

  • Evaluate foreign exchange and money market instruments.

  • Assess pricing mechanisms and market quotation structures.

  • Examine trading risk management and position control frameworks.

  • Explore market conventions, ethics, and regulatory structures within dealing environments.

Target Audience:

  • Treasury dealers and traders.

  • Banking and financial markets professionals.

  • Investment and portfolio professionals.

  • Risk management and treasury staff.

  • Professionals involved in trading and financial markets activities.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Financial Markets Structure and Trading Environment:

  • Global financial markets within trading environments.

  • Market participants within dealing systems.

  • Foreign exchange and money market structures.

  • Interbank market dynamics within trading environments.

  • Relationship between market structure and price movement.

Unit 2:

Foreign Exchange and Money Market Instruments:

  • Spot and forward foreign exchange instruments.

  • Interest rate products within money markets.

  • Currency pairs within trading environments.

  • Short-term financial instruments within markets.

  • Connection between instruments and trading strategies.

Unit 3:

Pricing, Quotation, and Market Conventions:

  • Pricing structures within financial markets.

  • Bid-ask spread within trading environments.

  • Quotation methods within FX markets.

  • Interest rate calculation within money markets.

  • Relationship between pricing and market liquidity.

Unit 4:

Trading Risk and Position Management:

  • Market risk within trading environments.

  • Position management within dealing operations.

  • Exposure measurement within trading systems.

  • Liquidity risk within financial markets.

  • Connection between risk management and trading performance.

Unit 5:

Market Conduct, Ethics, and Regulatory Frameworks:

  • Ethical standards within financial markets.

  • Market conduct frameworks within trading environments.

  • Regulatory structures within financial systems.

  • Compliance requirements within dealing activities.

  • Relationship between conduct and market integrity.