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MTA Affiliate Status
Affiliate status is available to anyone who is interested in learning technical analysis or wishes to take advantage of the various benefits of joining the MTA. Affiliate status requires little or no experience except for an annual commitment to the MTA Code of Ethics. Affiliates can:
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Have access to the MTA Knowledge Base, the MTA's interactive, flexible, and dynamic repository of key Technical Analysis (TA) information.
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Access to the MTA Educational Web Series, with at least 3 live webcasts per month, which are also archived for future reference.
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Participate in the CMT Program; see a brochure discussing the Value of the CMT. Upon completing all three levels of the CMT Exam and once you transfer your status to Member, you can be awarded the CMT designation.
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For a complete listing of membership benefits, please visit the Why Join page.
Sign up as an affiliate today by filling out our online Application for Affiliate Status.
Annual Dues: $300
MTA Member Status
Becoming an MTA Member provides you with all the same benefits of membership as Affiliate status, and in addition you can:
C4.02: Eligibility for Member (from the MTA Constitution)
(A) Member status is reserved for those whose professional efforts are spent practicing financial technical analysis that is either made available to the investing public or becomes a primary input into an active portfolio management process or for whom technical analysis is a primary basis of their professional investment decision making process.
(B) An applicant for Member must have been gainfully employed in a professional analytical or investment management capacity for a minimum period of five (5) years and must be regularly engaged in this capacity at the time of application. The Board may in exceptional circumstances waive the requirement of current employment. The five year period may be waived to three years for applicants who have successfully completed all of the requirements of the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) program.
(C) An applicant for Member must also meet all of the requirements outlined in the Bylaws.
BL4.02: Application Procedure (from the MTA Bylaws)
(A) An applicant for Member in the Association shall name as sponsor no fewer than three (3) Members, Emeritus Members and/or Honorary Members who have personal knowledge of the candidate's qualifications. (View a listing of all Members Willing to Sponsor)
(B) No more than one sponsor may be associated with the same employment organization as the applicant. The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Admissions Committee shall have the option to reduce this requirement in extreme special circumstances.
(C) There may be certain outstanding individuals who might not meet the criteria for membership but whom the Association might wish to include in its membership because of their outstanding contribution to the field of technical analysis. In such exceptional cases, the Board shall have the option to reduce the requirements for membership.
(D) Applicants for Affiliate, Academic Affiliate, or Student Affiliate are not required to obtain sponsors.
(E) Any application fee required under the Bylaws must accompany the application.
Annual Dues: There is no increase in the amount required for annual dues ($300).
MTA Student Status
Student status is for those who are enrolled as full-time students at accredited two or four-year universities or colleges and have a genuine interest in the field of technical analysis and in the Association. Student Affiliates do may be eligible for reduced dues in accordance with the By-Laws.
For more information or to apply for affiliate or student status, please contact Marie Penza.
Annual Dues: $75 |