ACI – The Financial Markets Association is the largest professional body for dealers and back office personnel in the wholesale financial markets in over 70 countries.

ACIs Education Program provides a globally acknowledged, portable, professional qualification that enhances career prospects, improves job performance, and sets benchmarks within the industry.

BIBF Training Programme

BIBF will conduct the intensive ACI Level I Dealing Certificate training program. Each candidate who wishes to pursue a career in Treasury Dealing Room and would like to have to wear the prestigious cap of the international ACI exam will attend the specialized training course for 10 weeks at the BIBF. The intensive program is structured training in the form of review of syllabus contents in each topic, quizzes, mock exams, hints, notes and formulas required for the final exam. These mock tests would simulate the actual exam environment with each paper having the same number of questions as in the actual exam as well as the time limit. Answers for each mock exam/quiz will be discussed in the class by the concerned faculty.

THE ACI LEVEL I CERTIFICATE INCLUDES TWO EXAMS:

ACI DEALING CERTIFICATE

ACI Dealing Certificate is a foundation program that allows candidates to acquire a working knowledge of the structure and operation of the major foreign exchange and money markets and their core products ( cash, forwards and derivatives), and the basic skills required for competent participation, including the ability to apply the fundamental mathematics used in these markets.
Candidates will also learn to apply the ACI's code of conduct "The Model Code" to their situation.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• New entrants and junior dealers in the dealing room (0-18 month's experience) in the dealing room
• Middle office and operations personnel
• Auditors and Compliance Officers
• Treasury Sales & Marketing staff
• System developers and vendors
• Foreign Exchange, Money Market & Derivative brokers
• Corporate Treasury personnel
• Topics covered by the 310-008 syllabus
• Basic Interest rate calculations
• Cash money markets
• Cash money market calculations
• Foreign Exchange
• Foreign Exchange Calculations
• Forward/forwards, Futures, Swaps & FRA
• Options
• Principles of risk
• Model Code

ACI OPERATION CERTIFICATE

BIBF will conduct the intensive ACI Level I Operations Certificate training program. Each candidate who wishes to pursue a career in Back Office operations and would like to have to wear the prestigious cap up of the international ACI exam will attend an intensive training course for 10 weeks at the BIBF. The specialized program is structured as a rigorous training in the form of review of syllabus contents in each topic, quizzes, mock exams, hints, notes and formulas required for the final exam. These mock tests would simulate the actual exam environment with each paper having the same number of questions as in the actual exam as well as the time limit. Answers for each mock exam/quiz will be discussed in the class by the concerned faculty.

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Operations staff with at least years of experience and seniors
• Middle office and Operations Personnel
• Other Trading Room Support Areas
• Internal and External Auditors
• Compliance and Risk Officers
• Product Control
• System developers & Vendors
• Topics covered by the 310-010 syllabus
• Overall financial market and front to end treasury view
• Deal capture, trade entry and Confirmations
• Settlement, netting and clearing
• Reconciliations and investigations
• Treasury systems and data Management
• Risk management, controls, compliance and documentation
• Foreign Exchange, Money Market
• Derivatives
• Short term bonds and notes