Proper Usage of FRM

The FRM® designation adds significant value to your credentials.  Having earned the FRM® certification, you are eligible and encouraged to acknowledge your achievement by using the certification designation on your business cards and where appropriate in your business activities. 

Certified Financial Risk Managers may use the following designations only

• FRM

• Certified FRM

• Financial Risk Manager – Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals

Suggested uses for the FRM designation

• After your name in written correspondence and/or as part of your e-mail signature.

• After your name on business cards, letterheads and/or name plates.

• As an identifier in resumes, curriculum vitas, biographies, personal statements and/or published articles.

Usage Guidelines:

1. When using the letters only, they must be capitalized. 
   •  FRM  
2. When spelling out the designation, at minimum, the first letter in each word should be capitalized. 
   • Financial Risk Manager.
3. The registered trademark symbol ® should be used when referring to the exam or the program, but is not required when placed beside an individual’s name. 
   • The FRM® program is the global benchmark for professional financial risk managers. 
   • Mary Sue, FRM
4. The designations may not be altered in any way or used to form new symbols or designs nor may they be translated into another language.
   •  FRm  is not a proper use
5. The designation may not be used in conjunction with a company name or as part of an e-mail address.  
   •  FRMProvider@webhosting company.com is not a proper use
6. The FRM designation must be used only as an adjective, not in a generic manner or as a common name.
   • Stating that all doctors are “PhDs” and all financial risk managers are “FRMs” is considered generic and is unacceptable. 
7. Articles, advertisements or promotional materials should indicate that the FRM designation is owned by GARP.  
   • The following tag line should be used: FRM® (or Certified FRM®) are trademarks owned by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.

If you have any questions about how to use the FRM designation properly, please contact us at frm@garp.com or +201.719.7210.