CMT(Chartered Market Technician) or CFT(Certified Financial Technician)

[philipcherian]

Dear Members,

I am very much interested in getting into a career as a technical analyst. After doing a bit of research I have come across two certification that would help kick start the career.

1. CTM by MTA- Chartered Market Technician - CMT - The Gold Standard in Technical Analysis
2. CFT by IFTA - Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) « IFTA

Requesting all fellow members in trade2win to help me decide between these two. Thank you very much.

Cheers,
Philip

 

[wackypete2]

I believe to have a CMT designation and be a member of MTA you need to be already working in the field for a few years. You can't just take the tests and get a CMT designation.

Peter

 

[philipcherian]

Thank you very much Peter - as per MTA we can do the tests and complete all 3 levels, however you can use the "CMT charter" after your name only when you have the respective 2/3 years of relevant experience.

I would like to know the differentiation between the two - knowledge and value/acceptance in the TA career world.

Thank you very much.