Friday, October 14, 2011

THE SOCIETY OF TECHNICAL ANALYSTS (STA)

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The STA is a non-profit-making organisation dedicated to the promotion of technical analysis. The society is based in the United Kingdom (UK) and has 1,000 over members from 56 countries.

The society’s main objective is to promote greater use and understanding of technical analysis as a vital investment tool. It aims to serve all members of the investment community – from professionals of the investment industry to interested members of the public.

The STA is one of the IFTA-affiliated societies and the STA’s Diploma of Technical Analysis is also IFTA-accredited testing programme. Currently there are only four member societies testing programme (including STA) which are IFTA-accredited (IFTA is the International Federation of Technical Analysts).

DIPLOMA OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

The one-level Diploma course is currently being offered by the Society of Technical Analyst (STA), and is administered annually in April and November. In Malaysia, the 3-hour examination is held at British Council, Kuala Lumpur. Only associate members of the STA are allowed to sit for the examination.

Full membership to STA is awarded to those who have passed the STA Diploma examination and is allowed to use the initials MSTA (Member of Society for Technical Analyst) after their name. MSTA titleholders, associated as very competent in the technical analysis field, are highly sought after by top finance and investment companies worldwide as Senior Technical Analyst, Securities Analyst, Portfolio Fund Manager, Research Analyst, Investment Banker, and Specialist.

RECOGNITION
The STA Diploma is a BDREF-approved course supervised by the Securities Industry Development Centre (SIDC), Securities Commission.

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP
MSTA is an internationally recognised qualification and is a pre-requisite to becoming a member of the UK Society of Technical Analyst (UKSTA) and a member of the International Federation Of Technical Analyst (IFTA). UKSTA Membership allows its members to further participate in internationally recognised Certified Financial Technician and Masters of Financial Technical Analysis (MFTA) programs.

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