ACI Dealing Certificate Training

The ACI Dealing certificate training is designed to provide professionals with the working knowledge of the structure and operation of the major foreign exchange and money markets. This is an immersive training program with ample real case examples and practical sessions to guide and assist participants in their study effort to acquire the ACI certification. By the end of this program, professionals gain a thorough understanding of the functions performed by financial markets in the economy.

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What is this ACI Dealing course all about?

The ACI Dealing course offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and operation of the major foreign exchange and money markets. The course includes interactive techniques such as group discussions, case studies on real-life examples that enables professionals to develop their competency in financial markets. Through this training, participants gain a thorough understanding of the instruments and the related financial market segments that are essential to pass the examination leading to the ACI certification.

What is this ACI Dealing course all about?

The ACI Dealing course offers a comprehensive overview of the structure and operation of the major foreign exchange and money markets. The course includes interactive techniques such as group discussions, case studies on real-life examples that enables ...

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Why is getting trained on ACI Dealing important?

The ACI Dealing training is designed to provide professionals with in-depth knowledge of the functions performed by financial markets in the economy. In this training, participants can understand the basic concepts of efficient markets and the impact of regulation and codes in financial markets. By the end of this training program, professionals get equipped with the skills and knowledge to acquire the ACI Dealing certificate.

Why is getting trained on ACI Dealing important?

The ACI Dealing training is designed to provide professionals with in-depth knowledge of the functions performed by financial markets in the economy. In this training, participants can understand the basic concepts of efficient markets and the imp...

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Why do companies hire professionals with ACI Dealing certification?

The ACI Dealing certificate is the benchmark credential for professionals employed in the financial market sector that validates their competence level in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market. Companies hire ACI Dealing certified professionals for their sound understanding of the structure and operations of the financial markets. These professionals play a vital role in organizations for their ability to manage and execute the day to day cash and foreign exchange of the organizations.

Why do companies hire professionals with ACI Dealing certification?

The ACI Dealing certificate is the benchmark credential for professionals employed in the financial market sector that validates their competence level in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market. Companies hi...

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Industry Trends

Today’s dynamic global financial market is continuously changing and this is leading to the growing demand for highly qualified professionals with wide-ranging market knowledge and skills. The ACI Dealing certification comes with its own set of merits and opportunities in the market. Let us see how.

Market trends Market trends

Financial market management and treasury management are becoming rewarding, exciting and varied careers. Due to this, jobs in this industry comes with multiple benefits including opportunities for career progression and the chance to bring long term success to organizations. According to the U.S Bureau of Labour Statistics, employment in financial occupations is projected to grow 17% from 2020 to 2030.

Salary Trend Salary Trends

With future advancement opportunities in the finance and accounting profession, careers in the finance industry are under the limelight. Jobs in the finance industry are highly lucrative and in high demand.  As per the data from Glassdoor.com, the average salary for Financial Managers in Dubai is AED 20,000 per month.

Demand & Opportunities

The finance industry is a lucrative career path that holds some of the most prestigious jobs in the world. With the right skillset, professionals can make their way to the world’s top job positions. The ACI Dealing certification gives an assurance of the necessary competency in related roles, thus making these opportunities easier to avail.

A few of the most-sought finance jobs available in the Dubai region (as observed in popular Dubai job portals) follow:

  1. Corporate Financial Analysts are responsible for financial planning, analysis and projection for companies and corporations
  2. Investment Banking Analysts review and analyze data for investment banking portfolios to help organizations to develop and maintain effective investments
  3. Finance Managers are responsible for assessing financial reports and interpreting financial information
  4. Internal Auditors perform a full audit cycle including risk management and control management for operations' effectiveness
  5. Chief Finance Officer are senior executives responsible for managing the financial actions of a company

Course Outcome

Successful completion of the ACI Dealing certification course will help you to:

  • Gain a working knowledge of the structure and operation of the major foreign exchange and money markets
  • Explain basic foreign exchange rate quotations, terminology, mechanics and the principle risks in it
  • Gain deep insights into the life-cycle of a typical financial market
  • Learn how derivatives work and their function in financial markets
  • Understand and identify major risk groups and their significance in the finance market

Course Module

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Define financial markets and explain their main functions for the economy
  • Define foreign-exchange markets, money markets, capital markets and commodities markets
  • Describe how the main economic agents can impact financial markets
  • Outline how financial markets can be segmented under different criteria: term to maturity, product phase (primary and secondary), trade dates and settlement dates, location and regulation, and dealing structures
  • Distinguish between cash/spot and derivatives/ forward markets
  • Distinguish between regulated markets and OTC markets, and understand how both functions work
  • Identify the various types of regulated markets and their dealing structures.
  • Outline and describe the roles of the main participants in financial markets
  • Define the function of market-making, explain the incentives to make markets and the main risks involved in market-making.
  • Understand how available information impacts the efficiency of markets
  • Explain the key functions of every phase of a financial markets’ transaction, from front office execution to settlement and reporting, distinguishing which steps are responsibility of the front, middle and back-office roles
  • Understand what are the FX Global Code, the Global Precious Metals Code and the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Describe and outline the development of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Explain the scope, applications and objectives of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Define and identify the Market Participants of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Explain the leading principles of the FX Global Code and of the Global Precious Metals Code, as well as explain the underpinning principles of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Understand the Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code, to the Global Precious Metals Code and to the United Kingdom Money Markets Code, and how the respective Statement outline the objectives of each of those Codes
  • Understand what are the main regulations applicable to financial markets and their products, as well as their scope, applications and objectives: Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II, including its Regulation MiFIR), Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), Benchmarks Regulation (BMR), Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR),Basel I, Basel II and Basel III

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Define the money markets and interest rate capital markets
  • Describe the main features of the basic types of cash money market instrument in terms of whether or not they are transferable or secured; in which form they pay return (i.e. discount, interest or yield); how they are quoted; internationally recognised minimum and maximum terms; and the typical borrowers/issuers and lenders/investors that use each type
  • Outline generally accepted terminology to describe the cashflowsof each type of instrument and understand basic dealing terminology
  • Calculate present value and/or future value using the arithmetic techniques of discounting and/or compounding for a money market instrument terminated at maturity and/or for one that isrolled over at maturity
  • Calculate simple interest rates using  basis conventions, identify the international day count and annual basis conventions for the currencies of the G20 countries
  • Identify same-day, next-day, spot and forward value dates, and maturities under the following business day, modified following business day, preceding business day conventions and end/end rule
  • Identify the conventional frequency and timing of payments for cash money market instruments, including those with an original term to maturity of more than one year
  • Calculate broken dates and rates through linear (straight line) interpolation
  • Define interest rate indices, their methodologies and outline themost internationally used benchmark  indices in the rates’ markets.
  • Calculate interest rates and yields between the money market basis and bond basis in currencies for which there is a difference,and between annual and semi- annual compounding frequencies
  • Calculate the value of a discount-paying money market instrument from its discount rate (straight discount) and calculate a discount rate directly into a true yield
  • Describe the various shapes of a yield curve and basic changes in its shape using market terminology and outline how the shape of the curve can be explained by theories and hypothesis (market segmentation, liquidity preference and expectations)
  • Describe the main characteristics of bond instruments as fixed-income securities and their roles in the function of interest money markets
  • Distinguish between and define what is meant by domestic, foreign and euro currency (offshore) money and bond markets and describe the principal advantages of euro money market instruments
  • Distinguish coupon bonds, zero coupon bonds, covered bonds, sukuk bonds, junk bonds, bond indentures, callable bonds, convertible bonds and floating rate bonds
  • Identify and outline the main characteristics of Islamic money market instruments (mudharabah and murabahah)
  • Describe the differences and similarities of classic repos and sell/buy-backs in terms of their legal, economic and operational characteristicsIdentify and outline the main types of custody arrangements in repo
  • Calculate the value of each type of instrument (except bond instruments) using quoted prices, including the secondary market value of transferable instruments
  • Calculate the present and future cashflows of a repo given the value of the collateral and an agreed initial margin
  • Define haircuts and calculate the present and future cashflows of a repo given the value of the collateral and the usage of haircuts.
  • Define general collateral (GC) and specials
  • Describe and outline the main features of securities financing transactions (SFTs) using lending and borrowing of bonds or commodities, using margin lending and their main characteristics.
  • Identify the collateral types and their role in SFTs
  • Understand the main characteristics and objectives of short selling strategies
  • Describe what happens in a repo and other SFTs when income is paid on collateral during the term of the transaction, in an event of default and in the event of a failure by one party to deliver collateral
  • Describe the mechanics and explain the terminology of a forwardforward loan or deposit, and the interest rate risk created by these instruments
  • Calculate a forward-forward rate from two mismatched cash rates and a cash rate from a series of forward-forward rates for consecutive periods

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Understand the main risk relevance characteristics of the Basel Accords
  • List and outline the main risk factors for: Market, Credit, Liquidity, Operational, Legal, Regulatory and Reputational risk
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Market Risk
    • Types (Interest Rate, Equity, Currency, Com modity) and components (Position, Settlement and Counterparty)
    • Key concepts of Value at Risk and its quantitative techniques
    • The sensitivity tools for Market Risk: duration, basis point value and greeks
    • Limit structures in the dealing room
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Credit Risk:
    • Categories of credit risk: lending, issuer, settlement, counterparty credit risk
    • Managing credit risk: limits and safeguards, ratings, credit approval authorities and transaction approval process, aggregating exposure limits by customers, sectors and correlations
    • Credit mitigation techniques: collateral; termination clauses, re-set clauses, cash settlement, netting agreements
    • Documentation: covenants, ISDA / CSA
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Liquidity Risk
    • Objectives and importance of a funding strategy
    • Lessons learned from crises in liquidity risk management; off-balance sheet contingencies, complexity, collateral valuation, intra-day liquidity risks and cross-border liquidity, measuring and managing stress scenarios, early warning indicators of liquidity risk
    • Liquid and non-liquid assets, the meaning and general concepts of Asset & Liability Management (ALM)
    • Impact of main risk factors on the balance sheet (asset and liability sides)
    • Explanation of ALM techniques: cash-flow management, duration management, liquidity gaps and mismatches
    • Concept of funds transfer pricing as a methodology to ensure that funding and liquidity costs & benefits are transparently allocated to respective businesses and products
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Operational Risk
    • Sources of operational risk: systems, people, processes and external events
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Legal, Regulatory and Reputational Risk
    • Sources of reputational risk and relationship to and from other risk groups
    • Definition of Legal Risk
    • Definition of Regulatory Risk
    • Definition of Reputational Risk

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Distinguish the preferred base currency and the quoted currency in standard exchange rate notation in a currency pair.
  • Identify the ISO codes for the currencies of the G20 countries
  • Distinguish between the “big figures” and the “points/pips” in a currency pair
  • Identify a bid/offer spot exchange rate as price-maker and as price-taker to calculate either a base or quoted currency amount
  • Identify the best of several spot rates as the buyer or as the seller of an amount of base or quoted currency.
  • Understand and define the basic dealing terminology and characteristics of FX spot, FX outright forward, FX swap and forward-forward FX swaps
  • Calculate cross-rates from a given pair of exchange rates with all the possible combinations between base and common currencies
  • Calculate and explain the reciprocal rate of an exchange rate.
  • Outline the mechanics and roles of benchmark fixings for FX rates
  • Calculate a FX outright forward rate from a FX spot rate, interest rates and/or the forward points (and vice versa)
  • Explain the relationship between the outright forward rate, the forward points, the spot rate and interest rates, including the concept of interest rate parity as well as the concept and possibility of covered interest arbitrage
  • Calculate forward cross-rates
  • Define forward value dates for standard periods and list those periods
  • Describe the structure and mechanics of an FX outright forward and of a FX swap, outline how a FX outright forward can be hedged with a FX spot transaction and money market transactions and outline how a FX swap can be used in place of money market transactions to hedge an FX outright forward and in creating synthetic foreign currency asset and/or liabilities
  • Explain the structure and mechanics of FX forward-forward swaps
  • Understand the concepts of historic rate rollovers and of early or late settlement in FX transactions
  • Outline the application of tom/next and overnight FX swaps in rolling over spot positions and hedging value- tomorrow and value-today outright rates, and calculate a value-tomorrow rate from a spot rate and tom/next points, and a value-today rate from a spot rate, tom/next points and overnight points
  • Calculate broken-dated FX outright forward rates through linear interpolation
  • Understand the concepts of deliverable and non-deliverable currencies
  • Define a Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF), explain its rationale and describe the structure and the features of these instruments
  • Identify the commodities called precious metals (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) and give their ISO codes
  • Describe the conventional method of quoting gold in the international market in US dollars per ounce
  • Identify a bid/offer spot price as price-maker and as price-taker to calculate the value of a given weight of precious metals.
  • Distinguish between the spot, forward and derivative markets in precious metals
  • Outline the mechanics and role of the precious metals’ benchmark fixings

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to

  • Describe the main concepts and product definitions of derivatives markets
  • Explain the objectives, risks and advantages in the utilisation of derivatives in financial markets, from trading to risk management.
  • Define currency options, explain their terminology and distinguish these options with other currency derivatives and explain how they can be used to hedge currency risk
  • Describe the functions and characteristics of calls and puts, and how they can be combined in the creation of risk reversal (cylinders), straddle and strangle option products
  • Define strike price, market price, the underlying, premium, exercise type, exercise rights and expiry in currency options
  • Calculate the cash value of a premium quote in OTC currency options, describe how OTC and exchange-traded currency options are quoted, and when a premium of an OTC currency option is conventionally paid
  • Describe the pay-out profiles of long and short positions in calls and puts.
  • Explain how FRAs, Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Money Market Swaps and Money Market Futures are derivatives of forward-forward positions
  • Explain how FRAs, Interest Rate Swaps, Money Market Swaps and Money Market Futures can be used to hedge interest rate risk
  • Describe the mechanics and terminologies of FRAs, Basis Swaps, Money Market Futures and Interest Rate Swaps (including Overnight Indexed Swaps) Outline the contract specifications of the main Money Market Futures (Euribor, Eurodollar, Short Sterling, Euroswiss, Euroyen).
  • Define collateral procedures in Money Market Futures such as initial margin, margin call and margin maintenance
  • Outline the principal differences between OTC instruments like FRAs and the Exchange-Traded instruments like Money Market Futures
  • Describe how a futures exchange and clearing house works
  • Explain how Money Market Futures can be used to hedge and price FRAs and Interest Rate Swaps
  • Identify and distinguish the main Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS) used in interest rate markets (€STR, Fed Funds, Saron and Sonia)
  • Define interest rate options, explain their terminology, distinguish these options with other interest rate derivatives and explain how they can also be used to hedge interest rate risk
  • Explain the functions and characteristics of caps, floors and swaptions, and how caps and puts can be combined in the creation of collar option products
  • Define strike price, market price, the underlying, premium, exercise type and expiry in interest rate options
  •  Calculate the cash value of a premium quote in OTC interest rate options, describe how OTC interest rate options are quoted, and when a premium of an OTC interest rate option is conventionally paid
  • Describe the pay-out profiles of long and short positions in caps and floors
  • Define the intrinsic and time values of options and identify the main determinants of an option premium
  • Define delta, gamma, theta, rho and vega in Options
  • Understand a delta number and outline what is meant by delta hedging
  • Explain what is meant by In-The-Money, Out-Of-The-Money or At-The-Money in options
  • Explain the basic concepts of mark-to-market calculations for derivatives

Course Module

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Define financial markets and explain their main functions for the economy
  • Define foreign-exchange markets, money markets, capital markets and commodities markets
  • Describe how the main economic agents can impact financial markets
  • Outline how financial markets can be segmented under different criteria: term to maturity, product phase (primary and secondary), trade dates and settlement dates, location and regulation, and dealing structures
  • Distinguish between cash/spot and derivatives/ forward markets
  • Distinguish between regulated markets and OTC markets, and understand how both functions work
  • Identify the various types of regulated markets and their dealing structures.
  • Outline and describe the roles of the main participants in financial markets
  • Define the function of market-making, explain the incentives to make markets and the main risks involved in market-making.
  • Understand how available information impacts the efficiency of markets
  • Explain the key functions of every phase of a financial markets’ transaction, from front office execution to settlement and reporting, distinguishing which steps are responsibility of the front, middle and back-office roles
  • Understand what are the FX Global Code, the Global Precious Metals Code and the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Describe and outline the development of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Explain the scope, applications and objectives of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Define and identify the Market Participants of the FX Global Code, of the Global Precious Metals Code and of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Explain the leading principles of the FX Global Code and of the Global Precious Metals Code, as well as explain the underpinning principles of the United Kingdom Money Markets Code
  • Understand the Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code, to the Global Precious Metals Code and to the United Kingdom Money Markets Code, and how the respective Statement outline the objectives of each of those Codes
  • Understand what are the main regulations applicable to financial markets and their products, as well as their scope, applications and objectives: Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II, including its Regulation MiFIR), Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), Benchmarks Regulation (BMR), Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR),Basel I, Basel II and Basel III

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Distinguish the preferred base currency and the quoted currency in standard exchange rate notation in a currency pair.
  • Identify the ISO codes for the currencies of the G20 countries
  • Distinguish between the “big figures” and the “points/pips” in a currency pair
  • Identify a bid/offer spot exchange rate as price-maker and as price-taker to calculate either a base or quoted currency amount
  • Identify the best of several spot rates as the buyer or as the seller of an amount of base or quoted currency.
  • Understand and define the basic dealing terminology and characteristics of FX spot, FX outright forward, FX swap and forward-forward FX swaps
  • Calculate cross-rates from a given pair of exchange rates with all the possible combinations between base and common currencies
  • Calculate and explain the reciprocal rate of an exchange rate.
  • Outline the mechanics and roles of benchmark fixings for FX rates
  • Calculate a FX outright forward rate from a FX spot rate, interest rates and/or the forward points (and vice versa)
  • Explain the relationship between the outright forward rate, the forward points, the spot rate and interest rates, including the concept of interest rate parity as well as the concept and possibility of covered interest arbitrage
  • Calculate forward cross-rates
  • Define forward value dates for standard periods and list those periods
  • Describe the structure and mechanics of an FX outright forward and of a FX swap, outline how a FX outright forward can be hedged with a FX spot transaction and money market transactions and outline how a FX swap can be used in place of money market transactions to hedge an FX outright forward and in creating synthetic foreign currency asset and/or liabilities
  • Explain the structure and mechanics of FX forward-forward swaps
  • Understand the concepts of historic rate rollovers and of early or late settlement in FX transactions
  • Outline the application of tom/next and overnight FX swaps in rolling over spot positions and hedging value- tomorrow and value-today outright rates, and calculate a value-tomorrow rate from a spot rate and tom/next points, and a value-today rate from a spot rate, tom/next points and overnight points
  • Calculate broken-dated FX outright forward rates through linear interpolation
  • Understand the concepts of deliverable and non-deliverable currencies
  • Define a Non-Deliverable Forward (NDF), explain its rationale and describe the structure and the features of these instruments
  • Identify the commodities called precious metals (gold, silver, platinum and palladium) and give their ISO codes
  • Describe the conventional method of quoting gold in the international market in US dollars per ounce
  • Identify a bid/offer spot price as price-maker and as price-taker to calculate the value of a given weight of precious metals.
  • Distinguish between the spot, forward and derivative markets in precious metals
  • Outline the mechanics and role of the precious metals’ benchmark fixings

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Define the money markets and interest rate capital markets
  • Describe the main features of the basic types of cash money market instrument in terms of whether or not they are transferable or secured; in which form they pay return (i.e. discount, interest or yield); how they are quoted; internationally recognised minimum and maximum terms; and the typical borrowers/issuers and lenders/investors that use each type
  • Outline generally accepted terminology to describe the cashflowsof each type of instrument and understand basic dealing terminology
  • Calculate present value and/or future value using the arithmetic techniques of discounting and/or compounding for a money market instrument terminated at maturity and/or for one that isrolled over at maturity
  • Calculate simple interest rates using  basis conventions, identify the international day count and annual basis conventions for the currencies of the G20 countries
  • Identify same-day, next-day, spot and forward value dates, and maturities under the following business day, modified following business day, preceding business day conventions and end/end rule
  • Identify the conventional frequency and timing of payments for cash money market instruments, including those with an original term to maturity of more than one year
  • Calculate broken dates and rates through linear (straight line) interpolation
  • Define interest rate indices, their methodologies and outline themost internationally used benchmark  indices in the rates’ markets.
  • Calculate interest rates and yields between the money market basis and bond basis in currencies for which there is a difference,and between annual and semi- annual compounding frequencies
  • Calculate the value of a discount-paying money market instrument from its discount rate (straight discount) and calculate a discount rate directly into a true yield
  • Describe the various shapes of a yield curve and basic changes in its shape using market terminology and outline how the shape of the curve can be explained by theories and hypothesis (market segmentation, liquidity preference and expectations)
  • Describe the main characteristics of bond instruments as fixed-income securities and their roles in the function of interest money markets
  • Distinguish between and define what is meant by domestic, foreign and euro currency (offshore) money and bond markets and describe the principal advantages of euro money market instruments
  • Distinguish coupon bonds, zero coupon bonds, covered bonds, sukuk bonds, junk bonds, bond indentures, callable bonds, convertible bonds and floating rate bonds
  • Identify and outline the main characteristics of Islamic money market instruments (mudharabah and murabahah)
  • Describe the differences and similarities of classic repos and sell/buy-backs in terms of their legal, economic and operational characteristicsIdentify and outline the main types of custody arrangements in repo
  • Calculate the value of each type of instrument (except bond instruments) using quoted prices, including the secondary market value of transferable instruments
  • Calculate the present and future cashflows of a repo given the value of the collateral and an agreed initial margin
  • Define haircuts and calculate the present and future cashflows of a repo given the value of the collateral and the usage of haircuts.
  • Define general collateral (GC) and specials
  • Describe and outline the main features of securities financing transactions (SFTs) using lending and borrowing of bonds or commodities, using margin lending and their main characteristics.
  • Identify the collateral types and their role in SFTs
  • Understand the main characteristics and objectives of short selling strategies
  • Describe what happens in a repo and other SFTs when income is paid on collateral during the term of the transaction, in an event of default and in the event of a failure by one party to deliver collateral
  • Describe the mechanics and explain the terminology of a forwardforward loan or deposit, and the interest rate risk created by these instruments
  • Calculate a forward-forward rate from two mismatched cash rates and a cash rate from a series of forward-forward rates for consecutive periods

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to

  • Describe the main concepts and product definitions of derivatives markets
  • Explain the objectives, risks and advantages in the utilisation of derivatives in financial markets, from trading to risk management.
  • Define currency options, explain their terminology and distinguish these options with other currency derivatives and explain how they can be used to hedge currency risk
  • Describe the functions and characteristics of calls and puts, and how they can be combined in the creation of risk reversal (cylinders), straddle and strangle option products
  • Define strike price, market price, the underlying, premium, exercise type, exercise rights and expiry in currency options
  • Calculate the cash value of a premium quote in OTC currency options, describe how OTC and exchange-traded currency options are quoted, and when a premium of an OTC currency option is conventionally paid
  • Describe the pay-out profiles of long and short positions in calls and puts.
  • Explain how FRAs, Interest Rate Swaps, Basis Swaps, Money Market Swaps and Money Market Futures are derivatives of forward-forward positions
  • Explain how FRAs, Interest Rate Swaps, Money Market Swaps and Money Market Futures can be used to hedge interest rate risk
  • Describe the mechanics and terminologies of FRAs, Basis Swaps, Money Market Futures and Interest Rate Swaps (including Overnight Indexed Swaps) Outline the contract specifications of the main Money Market Futures (Euribor, Eurodollar, Short Sterling, Euroswiss, Euroyen).
  • Define collateral procedures in Money Market Futures such as initial margin, margin call and margin maintenance
  • Outline the principal differences between OTC instruments like FRAs and the Exchange-Traded instruments like Money Market Futures
  • Describe how a futures exchange and clearing house works
  • Explain how Money Market Futures can be used to hedge and price FRAs and Interest Rate Swaps
  • Identify and distinguish the main Overnight Indexed Swaps (OIS) used in interest rate markets (€STR, Fed Funds, Saron and Sonia)
  • Define interest rate options, explain their terminology, distinguish these options with other interest rate derivatives and explain how they can also be used to hedge interest rate risk
  • Explain the functions and characteristics of caps, floors and swaptions, and how caps and puts can be combined in the creation of collar option products
  • Define strike price, market price, the underlying, premium, exercise type and expiry in interest rate options
  •  Calculate the cash value of a premium quote in OTC interest rate options, describe how OTC interest rate options are quoted, and when a premium of an OTC interest rate option is conventionally paid
  • Describe the pay-out profiles of long and short positions in caps and floors
  • Define the intrinsic and time values of options and identify the main determinants of an option premium
  • Define delta, gamma, theta, rho and vega in Options
  • Understand a delta number and outline what is meant by delta hedging
  • Explain what is meant by In-The-Money, Out-Of-The-Money or At-The-Money in options
  • Explain the basic concepts of mark-to-market calculations for derivatives

At the end of this topic, candidates will be able to:

  • Understand the main risk relevance characteristics of the Basel Accords
  • List and outline the main risk factors for: Market, Credit, Liquidity, Operational, Legal, Regulatory and Reputational risk
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Market Risk
    • Types (Interest Rate, Equity, Currency, Com modity) and components (Position, Settlement and Counterparty)
    • Key concepts of Value at Risk and its quantitative techniques
    • The sensitivity tools for Market Risk: duration, basis point value and greeks
    • Limit structures in the dealing room
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Credit Risk:
    • Categories of credit risk: lending, issuer, settlement, counterparty credit risk
    • Managing credit risk: limits and safeguards, ratings, credit approval authorities and transaction approval process, aggregating exposure limits by customers, sectors and correlations
    • Credit mitigation techniques: collateral; termination clauses, re-set clauses, cash settlement, netting agreements
    • Documentation: covenants, ISDA / CSA
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Liquidity Risk
    • Objectives and importance of a funding strategy
    • Lessons learned from crises in liquidity risk management; off-balance sheet contingencies, complexity, collateral valuation, intra-day liquidity risks and cross-border liquidity, measuring and managing stress scenarios, early warning indicators of liquidity risk
    • Liquid and non-liquid assets, the meaning and general concepts of Asset & Liability Management (ALM)
    • Impact of main risk factors on the balance sheet (asset and liability sides)
    • Explanation of ALM techniques: cash-flow management, duration management, liquidity gaps and mismatches
    • Concept of funds transfer pricing as a methodology to ensure that funding and liquidity costs & benefits are transparently allocated to respective businesses and products
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Operational Risk
    • Sources of operational risk: systems, people, processes and external events
  • Understand and be able to explain the following aspects of Legal, Regulatory and Reputational Risk
    • Sources of reputational risk and relationship to and from other risk groups
    • Definition of Legal Risk
    • Definition of Regulatory Risk
    • Definition of Reputational Risk

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Dr Srinivas is a leading industry professional in the field of finance and accounting. He is an established corporate trainer with demonstrated experience in his field. He is the holder of some of the world’s most valued professional credentials such as CMA, CPA, PMP, CCA, CFE, etc. He has an extensive educational background as well in finance which establishes his mettle in designing, developing and delivering excellent training programs. His training records mark exceptional results in guiding and teaching professionals of all experience levels and from diversified backgrounds. He integrates his excellent presentation skills with the knowledge of educational theories and methodologies to provide onsite and virtual training that is of unparalleled quality. His high community services contribution also ascertains his commitment to training potential aspirants to become tomorrow’s professionals.

Education

  • ⦾ Ph.D. in Management, 2018 (Provisional yet to be received) OPJS University, India
  • ⦾ M.Sc. in Applied Psychology 2016, Bhartiyar University, India
  • ⦾ MBA in Finance 2012, Nagarjuna University, India
  • ⦾ LLB 1998, Osmania University, India
  • ⦾ M.Com 1994, Osmania University, India
  • ⦾ B. Com 1990, Osmania University, India

Professional Qualifications

 

  • ⦾ Certified Public Accountant, (CPA), The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, U.S.A
  • ⦾ Certified Management Accountant, (CMA), The Institute of Management Accountants, USA
  • ⦾ Certified Fraud Examiner, (CFE), Association of Fraud Examiners, USA
  • ⦾ Certified Cost Accountant (ICWA-Inter), The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, India
  • ⦾ Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute

Dr. Srinivas, PhD, MSc, MBA, LLB, CMA, CPA, PMP

Why Count on Learners Point?

Being the leading provider of the ACI Dealing course in Dubai, at Learners Point we help professionals master the necessary skill sets to successfully acquire the ACI Dealing certification.

Following are the USPs our ACI Dealing certification training course offers you:

  • We look at real-world scenarios organizations face and formulate our ACI Dealing training course evaluating practical requirements
  • Apart from theoretical knowledge, we also focus on practical case studies to give you a reality check and insight into what exactly will be asked of you while delivering in a demanding role
  • Our bespoke ACI Dealing course also equips you with hands-on experience by offering assignments related to the actual work environment
  • Apart from organizing group sessions, we also offer a guided learning experience to enhance the quality of our ACI Dealing training program
  • We also take a discrete approach to career guidance so that one can be successfully placed as a professional

Learners Experience

"The trainer was experienced and professional. He shared a lot of practical insights beyond the syllabus. The venue was also convenient. Training materials were also up to date and were very useful."

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“Trainers use strategic training lessons for students which I find useful and convenient, more group discussion of assignments and teachers are able to point out your weaknesses and work it out as well as your strengths. Furthermore, they are flexible in making my schedules since I'm not a regular student due to my work and my location.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

Today’s dynamic global financial market is continuously changing and this is leading to the growing demand for highly qualified professionals with wide-ranging market knowledge and skills. With a plethora of opportunities and increased earning potential, a career in the finance industry is a lucrative career for professionals.
The ACI Dealing training is designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge of the functions performed by financial markets in the economy. In this training, you can understand the basic concepts of efficient markets and the impact of regulation and codes in financial markets. By the end of this training program, you get equipped with the skills and knowledge to acquire the ACI Dealing certificate.
Although there are no specific entry requirements for the ACI Dealing training program, we recommend professionals have a working knowledge of financial markets.
At Learners Point, if a participant doesn’t wish to proceed with the training after the registration due to any reason, he or she is entitled to a 100% refund. However, the refund will be issued only if we are notified in writing within 2 days from the date of registration. The refund will be processed within 4 weeks from the day of exit.
The ACI Dealing certificate is the benchmark credential for professionals employed in the financial market sector that validates their competence level in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market. With the growing economic development ​in the UAE, a significant share of growth is expected to be for finance professionals in the nation. This depicts the bright future and impressive job prospects for ACI Dealing credential holders in Dubai.
The ACI Dealing training is ideal for professionals wanting to build their competence in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market and acquire the ACI certification.
The training at Learners Point is interactive, immersive, and intensive hands-on programs. We offer 3 modes of delivery and participants can choose from instructor-led classroom-based group coaching, one-to-one training session, or high-quality live and interactive online sessions as per convenience.
Enquire For Corporate Training Book Free Demo Class

Frequently Asked Questions

Today’s dynamic global financial market is continuously changing and this is leading to the growing demand for highly qualified professionals with wide-ranging market knowledge and skills. With a plethora of opportunities and increased earning potential, a career in the finance industry is a lucrative career for professionals.
The ACI Dealing certificate is the benchmark credential for professionals employed in the financial market sector that validates their competence level in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market. With the growing economic development ​in the UAE, a significant share of growth is expected to be for finance professionals in the nation. This depicts the bright future and impressive job prospects for ACI Dealing credential holders in Dubai.
The ACI Dealing training is designed to provide you with in-depth knowledge of the functions performed by financial markets in the economy. In this training, you can understand the basic concepts of efficient markets and the impact of regulation and codes in financial markets. By the end of this training program, you get equipped with the skills and knowledge to acquire the ACI Dealing certificate.
The ACI Dealing training is ideal for professionals wanting to build their competence in dealing with the challenges of the dynamic financial market and acquire the ACI certification.
Although there are no specific entry requirements for the ACI Dealing training program, we recommend professionals have a working knowledge of financial markets.
The training at Learners Point is interactive, immersive, and intensive hands-on programs. We offer 3 modes of delivery and participants can choose from instructor-led classroom-based group coaching, one-to-one training session, or high-quality live and interactive online sessions as per convenience.
At Learners Point, if a participant doesn’t wish to proceed with the training after the registration due to any reason, he or she is entitled to a 100% refund. However, the refund will be issued only if we are notified in writing within 2 days from the date of registration. The refund will be processed within 4 weeks from the day of exit.
Enquire For Corporate Training Book Free Demo class
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