FDP Institute - FDP Charter

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FIND YOUR ALPHA WITH THE FINANCIAL DATA PROFESSIONAL (FDP) CHARTER

FDP CHARTER

The FDP Charter is designed for finance professionals working with and/or making decisions using financial data.

It has a unique focus on the skills needed to analyze, interpret, forecast, and communicate financial data using advanced techniques including machine learning, quantitative modeling, and big data analytics.

To become a Financial Data Professional (FDP) Charterholder you must:

Pass the FDP Exam (2 cohorts annually)
Complete the online Python training & assessment
Provide professional references & sign the FDP Institute code of conduct

Becoming a FDP Charterholder gives you privileged access to a global community of Financial Data Professionals, with ongoing learning & networking opportunities. Membership of the FDP Institute, and usage of the FDP designation, will always be at no cost to our Charterholders, unlike many other professional bodies.

CURRENT FDP CHARTER CURRICULUM

Topics	Approximate Weight %
1. Introduction to Data Science	5-10
2. Linear and Logistic Regression, Support Vector Machines, Regularization and Time Series	10-15
3. Decision Trees, Supervised Segmentation and Ensemble Methods	8-12
4. Classification, Clustering and Naive Bayes	8-12
5. Neural Networks and Reinforcement Learning	8-12
6. Performance Evaluation, Back-Testing and False Discoveries	5-10
7. Textual Analysis and Large Language Models	10-15
8. Ethics, Privacy and Regulation	8-12
9. Fintech Applications	15-25

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