The IFM has earned an unparalleled reputation for developing and delivering of quality professional conduct programs and has a growing library of more than 250 training modules. The Institute develops its ethics training content from interviews with regulators and industry compliance professionals, through research and review of enforcement cases and client working groups. In addition to authoring educational content for customized programs, the IFM also can conduct in-person training sessions and develop train-the-trainer materials and provide coaching sessions for in-house staff.

The Institute was founded to serve the educational needs of the futures industry, and has expanded to serve a broader constituency of financial firms and industry organizations. Our impressive client resume includes:

• The New York Stock Exchange Floor Members Continuing Education Program for specialists and brokers on the trading floor - a two-hour continuing education session provided twice a year by NYSE's 1,300-plus active Floor Members.



• The Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education registered supervisors and principals - an ongoing ruled-based professional conduct program delivered via the Internet to 60,000 professionals.



• The Securities Industry Association (now SIFMA) Professional Conduct Training Program - an educational program delivered via the Internet, in-person training or in sponsored seminars. The IFM's work included the development of 36 training modules, a workbook, and train-the-trainer materials.



• The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Federal Reserve Bank's annual International Symposium and Training Program on Derivative Products, Markets, and Financial Intermediaries - an annual conference that draws over 100 participants for approximately 30 counties. The group represents 47 different markets and regulators, and also includes participants from the European Central Bank and the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank.



• The NYSE Regulatory Element Continuing Education Program - an ongoing, computer-based ethics training module delivered to 600,000 general securities registered representatives, Series 6 registered persons, and the registered supervisors and principals.

Content Development
The Institute develops its ethics and professional conduct training content from interviews with regulators and industry compliance professionals, and through research and review of enforcement cases as well as client working groups. Our course content is cleverly crafted by a team that includes former U.S. regulators, compliance professionals and financial ethics educators who endeavor to produce an engaging and interactive course.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact us at 202.223.1528 or email tfoshee@theIFM.org.