CMT Material
Material covered by the CMT program spans a wide variety of statistical and technical analysis of price patterns, volume history and measures of trend, momentum and volatility. Trading, automated trading systems, risk management, intermarket analysis, behavioral finance, market history and ethics are also featured in the course of study. The MTA has chosen texts and trading books by various authors as preparation material for each of the three exams and potential candidates can find an updated list of texts through the MTA. Some of the texts currently studied by CMT candidates include:
Edwards, Robert D. and Magee, John, Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, 9th Edition
Kirkpatrick, Charles D. and Dahlquist, Julie R.: Technical Analysis The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians
Pring, Martin J.: Technical Analysis Explained, 4th Edition
Jeremy du Plessis, The Definitive Guide to Point and Figure
Frost, A.J. and Prechter, Robert R., Elliott Wave Principle, Tenth Edition
Kaufman, Perry J., New Trading Systems and Methods, 4th Edition
Nison, Steve, Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques, 2nd Edition
Pring, Martin J., Investment Psychology Explained
Aronson, David R.: Evidence-Based Technical Analysis
Brown, Constance M., Technical Analysis for the Trading Professional
Murphy, John J., Intermarket Analysis: Profiting From Global Market Relationships
Shiller, Robert J., Irrational Exuberance, 2nd Edition
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