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Learning objectives
a) Knowledge: The students get the latest updates and learn about the Some of the Designations which
opportunities of financial market analysis, with specific relevance to CTA® Designation Holder works as
trading and fund management. They appreciate the market dynamics are:
influencing investment management and gain an overview on the • Stock market traders
latest innovations in financial products in investment management
• Forex Traders
they also gain an insight to global best practices and achieving
success in investment management. They also understand the • Crypto currency traders
options and issues in wealth planning. • Private Bankers
b) Skills: Students develop skills in building wealth management • Wealth Managers
solutions for clients, the ability to present wealth management
• Wealth Advisors
concepts and strategies confidently through customer-friendly
language and the ability to create strategies to build an effective • Trust Managers
relationship with clients. Create and/or increase their capacity to think • Investment Manager
strategically by using a structured process.
• Portfolio Managers
c) Application: The program through its rigors and practical orientation
• Fund Managers
prepares the students to apply the concepts and skills developed in
the program in an actual work environment. The outcome of this • Chief Financial Officer
applied education is a complete CTA education.
Certified Technical Analyst (CTA®) Program equips the candidates with the
skills and knowledge required to guide sophisticated clients through their
financial life cycle of Wealth Accumulation, Preservation and Distribution.
The Program enables the participants to identify and analyze the challenges
faced by Technical Analysts. Develop strategies to overcome these market
challenges and more specifically design trading strategies according to the goals
and objectives of the client.
The CTA Program helps in:
a. Acquiring core understandings in and across the disciplines that contribute
to the domain of financial market analysis and technical trading.
b. Relating these conceptual frameworks to dimensions of practical areas on
the ground.
c. Providing candidates with opportunities to encounter and critically engage
with instances of both challenging problems and attempted interventions.
d. Engage with the complex financial markets, human attitudes, and
investment lifecycles.
e. Explore the ethical and personal dimensions of Investment Advisory and
understand the responsibilities of a technical analyst.
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