ACI Financial Markets Association (ACI FMA) is a global non-political, non-profit association of wholesale financial market participants. ACI FMA was established under the French Law of 1901 and based on mutual recognition of market professionals, with the objective of developing the profession, without discrimination of any sort.
Since 1955, ACI FMA has represented the interests of individuals in professional trading, broking, operations, regulatory and compliance activities in global financial markets.
Its main mission is to be a leading, global association of wholesale financial markets professionals, contributing to market development through education, best market practices, technical advice, and networking events.
- Focused on three core values of Membership, Education and Ethical Conduct, ACI FMA is committed to supporting market participants to operate at the highest standards of ethical conduct and best market practice. Specifically, these values represent:
- Membership: ACI FMA counts over 9,000 individual members representing 60 National Associations globally.
- Education: Accredited, portable qualification and certification of professional and ethical standards to market participants worldwide.
- Ethical Conduct: ACI FMA members are expected to maintain the highest ethical conduct in adherence to global Codes relevant to them.
ACI FMA members are proud to represent individual responsibility, and benefit from a network of global peers who place great emphasis on the best possible practices in our profession, in the same way as modern regulatory regimes and industry codes.
Through cooperation with ACI FMA, an entity is able to demonstrate that concrete steps are being taken to ensure all the staff have been trained to the highest ethical standards of conduct, and that they understand their individual obligation. ACI FMA members are longstanding proponents and influencers of ethical conduct and good market practices to financial markets professionals.
ACI FMA is a Partner of GDF.
