How to Study ACI Suite of Diplomas ACI – The Financial Markets Association is an exam body and exam preparation opportunities are delivered by third parties like training companies, business schools and authors. Also various national forex associations offer their own preparation courses for the ACI exams. Please visit the website of your national forex association and check if they offer a prep course. You may also visit our global website to find national offerings. The following list shows different companies which may help you with your exam preparation.

“Setting the benchmark in certifying the financial industry globally”

8 Rue du Mail, 75002 Paris - France T: +33 1 42975115 - F: +33 1 42975116 - www.aciforex.org

Germany:

ACI Suite of Diplomas Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Sonnemannstraße 9-11 60314 Frankfurt am Main Tel: +49 (069) 154008-0

The Frankfurt School of Finance and Management offers preparatory courses for the new ACI Suite of Diplomas designed for senior foreign exchange and money market dealers, corporate and bank treasurers as well as senior operations staff or any financial markets professional who needs to get a profound understanding of one or more of the following topics: Foreign Exchange, Fixed Income & Money Markets, Asset Liability & Risk Management, and/or Advanced Derivatives. We provide classroom style programmes for the following new Diploma exams: • • • •

Diploma Diploma Diploma Diploma

1: 2: 3: 4:

Foreign Exchange Fixed Income and Money Markets Asset, Liability and Risk Management Advanced Derivatives

Classroom Style Language Location Duration Fee per participant Methodology Registration Special Features

: : : : :

English Frankfurt am Main 5 Days * 4.300,00 EUR * Lecture, discussion, individual and group exercises, case studies : www.fs.de/execed : Price includes full board accommodation. Group discount of 10 % in case of two or more participants per company and date. Early bird discount of 10 % in case of registration three months before (only one discount may be used).

These courses are also available as customized training. *For each individual preparatory course.

Luxembourg: Finance Trainer Luxembourg s.à.r.l 205, route de Treves L - 6940 Niederanven T: 00352-34 87 06 F: 00352 - 34 83 55 E-Mail: [email protected] www.financetrainer.com Finance Trainer is a specialised training and consulting company in the fields of treasury, ALM, risk management and derivative sales, which has been in business for almost 25 years. Since 1995 Finance Trainer is committed to support ACI in preparing additional benefits for its members worldwide and is pleased to offer preparatory courses for the ACI exams in particular through the unique Cyber School which is accessible from all over the world and by tailor made inhouse courses in German, English and French. Name of trainer: Patrick Haas

Web Based Module Language Price Duration Registration Special features

Foreign Exchange & Options

Money Market & Fixed Asset, Liability & Risk Income Management English 1,800 EUR per module 6 months per module www.financetrainer.com Cyber School per module with +/- 1.500 online ACI-style questions / answers / explanations, 400 pages of documentation, online coaching by expert trainer

Classroom Style Module Language Price Duration Registration Trainer Special features

Foreign Exchange & Options

Money Market & Fixed Asset, Liability & Risk Income Management German 3,900 EUR per module 6 months per module www.financetrainer.com Patrick Haas Cyber School per module with +/- 1.500 online ACI-style questions / answers / explanations, 400 pages of documentation, online coaching by expert trainer, including 3 days residential training in Austria / Germany / Switzerland

In house trainings on request in German, English and French Available as of 03/2016

South Africa:

Peter Skerritt & Associates P O Box 411575, Craighall, 2024, South Africa Programme Director: Emil Nysschens Phone +27 11 884 9910 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: www.peterskerritt.com Peter Skerritt & Associates was established in 1993 to provide training and consultancy services to the South African and African wholesale financial markets. The company’s mission is to provide practical, hands-on training to financial market practitioners, with an explicit outcomes-based focus. As one of the largest providers of ACI training programmes in the world, we are extremely proud of our candidates’ results, with a majority achieving first-time Distinction passes. We provide both distance-learning and face-to-face workshop programmes for the following new Diploma exams: • • •

Diploma 1: Foreign Exchange & FX Options (Code 014) Diploma 2: Fixed Income and Money Markets (Code 015) Diploma 3: Asset, Liability & Risk Management (Code 016)

Distance-Learning Language Author Title Price Orders

: : : : :

English Peter Skerritt & Associates The ACI Diploma distance-learning programme USD 995 + DHL shipping cost Please contact [email protected]

Candidates enrolled on the distance-learning programme are provided with comprehensive study material as well as access to the Peter Skerritt & Associates Online Testing System. The study material has been prepared by expert faculty to accurately reflect the emphasis of the ACI exams. The Online Testing System contains topic tests in respect of the individual topics of the ACI Diploma syllabus as well as full mock exams in the same multiple choice format as the actual exam. An e-mail help facility is also available to submit queries concerning any aspect of the syllabus and answers are normally provided immediately or within 24 hours.

Workshop Language Duration in days Usual Trainer Usual locations Fee per participant Information/Registration

: : : : : :

English 6 days Peter Skerritt Global TBC [email protected]

Candidates attending a workshop are required to complete pre-course preparation to ensure the learning opportunity is maximised. Following the workshop, the candidates must complete a number of online tests and mock exams using the Peter Skerritt & Associates Online Testing System.

The Netherlands:

The Financial Markets Academy Geelvinckstraat 56 1901 AJ Castricum The Netherlands Tel: +31626600671 E-mail: tfma.nl The Financial Markets Academy is a Dutch training company. We offer financial markets courses for front office staff, back office staff and risk managers. Our main focus, however, is on preparation courses for the ACI exams. As a member of the Trainer Concult Group (TCG), the Financial Markets Academy works closely together with the ACI. We offer distance learning material and courses for two of the new ACI Diplomas: 1. FX and FX Options and 3. ALM and Risk Management.

Distance-Learning Language Author Title Title Duration Fee per participant

: : : : : :

English Lex van der Wielen E-Learning Diploma FX and FX options E-Learning ALM and Risk Management 6 months 150 EUR

Information/registration

: www.treasurybookshop.com; [email protected]

Classroom Style Language Author Usual Locations Duration Fee per participant

: : : : :

English Lex van der Wielen, Mike Velthaak Netherlands, Luxembourg and the Arab World 4 Days 2,500 EUR

All courses are supported by distance-learning material. The attendants can use the e-learning tool to prepare for the course and to prepare for the exam after the course has finished.