FDP Charter is exclusively designed for finance professionals or students who work with financial data and/or make decisions based on financial data - as well as those leading or auditing these activities

Typical roles / industries

• Investment management professionals e.g. quantitative analyst, investment manager, quant developer
• Banking roles including Investment & Corporate / Commercial banking, Global Markets, Private Banking & Wealth
• Risk Management (especially risk professionals who wish to be closer to the investment decision-making process)

• Technology and/or Data professionals working with financial data

• Compliance
• Insurance
• Credit cards & other Payments

Pre-requisites for registering for the FDP Charter

• There are no pre-requisites for registering for the FDP Charter.
• Those who do not have relevant experience and/or education (see below) should expect to spend at least 200 hours studying for the exam, with the Python eLearning course in addition. You may also wish to use the AI-enabled FDP Tutor and/or Prep Provider support.
• Candidates with a background in finance, economics, computer science, or mathematics - as well as programming (Python / R) or statistical modeling - are likely to require less than 200 hours of exam study, depending on experience.