Since the inception of its European Seminar in 1974, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), has been committed to providing high quality ICMA Executive Education to its members and to the market at large. The establishment by the Association of the ICMA Centre at The University of Reading in 1991, and its subsequent financial support, has succeeded in creating an institution which is setting the standards in financial markets training and education.

 

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ICMA Executive Education Course Listing

Level I: Introductory Programmes

Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)
Luxembourg: 23-25 September 2013
London: 6-8 November 2013
      
Securities Operations Foundation Course (SOFC)
London: 11-13 September 2013
Brussels: 13-15 November 2013

Level II: Intermediate Programmes

International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme
Next residential courses:
Barcelona: 27 October-2 November 2013
Hong Kong: TBC
 
Operations Certificate Programme (OCP)   
Brussels: TBC                                                       

Primary Market Certificate (PMC)
London: 25-29 November 2013
 
Primary Market Certificate (PMC) - Conventional and Sukuk Markets
Dubai: TBC

Primary Market Certificate (PMC) - Conventional and Offshore Renminbi Markets
Hong Kong: TBC


Level III: Specialist Programmes

Collateral Management
London: 4-5 November 2013

Commodities - An Introduction
TBC

Commodities - Trading and Investment Strategies
TBC

Corporate Actions - An Introduction
TBC

Corporate Actions - Operational Challenges
TBC

Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations
London: 29 November 2013

Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Pricing, Applications & Features
London: 27-28 November 2013

Derivative Credit Risk - Analysis and Management
TBC

Derivatives Operations
TBC

Fixed Income Portfolio Management
TBC

Global Custody
TBC

Inflation-linked Bonds and Structures
London: 20-21 June 2013
London: 24-25 October 2013

Securities Lending & Borrowing
TBC

Securitisation - Structuring and Valuation
London: 7-8 October 2013

Technical Analysis & Inter-Market Trading
TBC

Trading and Hedging Short-Term Interest Rate Risk
TBC

Trading the Yield Curve with Interest Rate Derivatives
TBC


ICMA Executive Education Skills Courses

Mastering Mandates
London: 23-24 September 2013

Successful Sales
London: 2-3 December 2013


Corporate Finance Consultant (CFC) qualification

The Corporate Finance Consultant (CFC) qualification is delivered by our partner, the National Development and Reform Commission Training Center (NDRCTC) in China4. Click here for more details. To view the list of CFC certificate holders, click here.



All of ICMA’s Executive Education training courses are under the academic supervision of the ICMA Centre and its faculty, a team comprising highly qualified academic, professional and industry experienced staff. The combination of over three decades of market experience and academic expertise gives ICMA a unique advantage in the provision of quality training and education for the financial markets.

In addition to the Certified Courses described on the following pages, the ICMA Centre is also active in providing in-house seminars for staff and clients of member firms in all of its areas of subject expertise from financial instruments to investment management to risk management and to regulation and compliance. If you have a particular interest in a subject or training course, do not hesitate to contact us directly at: education@icmagroup.org

ICMA Executive Education Diplomas

Select your ICMA Executive Education pathway in either Securities and Derivatives or Financial Market Operations to complete your diploma:

Diploma in Securities and Derivatives	Diploma in Financial Market Operations
Level I: Introductory level programmes 3 days including exam
Financial Markets Foundation Course (FMFC)	Securities Operations Foundation Course (SOFC)
Level II : Intermediate level programmes 5-6 days including exam
International Fixed Income and Derivatives (IFID) Certificate Programme OR Primary Market Certificate (PMC) Programme	Operations Certificate Programme (OCP)
Level III: Specialist level programmes 1-2 days (choose 2 options)
Commodities - An Introduction Commodities - Trading and Investment Strategies Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Pricing, Applications & Features Derivative Credit Risk - Analysis and Management Fixed Income Portfolio Management Inflation-linked Bonds and Structures Securitisation - Structuring and Valuation Technical Analysis and Inter-Market Trading Trading and Hedging Short-Term Interest Rate Risk Trading the Yield Curve with Interest Rate Derivatives	Collateral Management Corporate Actions - An Introduction Corporate Actions - Operational Challenges Credit Default Swaps (CDS) - Operations Derivatives Operations Global Custody Securities Lending & Borrowing

 

Click here for more information on our new ICMA Executive Education Diplomas

ICMA is continually updating and improving it's educational programmes to better suit the needs of the market and where appropriate, works in conjunction with other organisations to provide the highest quality of education.

If you have any suggestions or would like to discuss your company's training needs, please contact David Senior on +44 20 7213 0329 or e-mail education@icmagroup.org.

ICMA also offers certain workshops and educational events which fall outside of the Executive Education structure, please check the Events page for more information or look at our calendar.


ICMA Executive Education reserves the right to cancel any of its training courses at any time up to one working day prior to the commencement of the course.

In the event of ICMA Executive Education cancelling one of its training courses, if payment of the course fee has already been made, the course fee will be credited to the institution or individual who has made the payment.