Certificate Requirements

In order to be certified as a Financial Risk Manager (FRM^®) and be able to use the FRM acronym after your name, the following is required:

• A passing score on the FRM Examination.
• Active Fellow membership in the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
• A minimum of two years experience in the area of financial risk management or another related field including, but not limited to, trading, portfolio management, academic or industry research, economics, auditing, risk consulting, and/or risk technology. Click here for a sample list of qualifying job titles.

Earning the right to use 'FRM' after your name demonstrates professionalism and dedication to the profession.  Thus having experience is important to assure the FRM designation maintains its status as the certification for financial risk professionals worldwide.

Certificates will be mailed to those FRM candidates who possess the requisite two years of professional work experience. If you have not yet attained the required work experience, you will receive a letter stating that you have passed the examination.  Once you gain the appropriate experience, you should inform GARP by uploading your current CV/resume via the Resume Builder by clicking here. 

Please see the distribution schedule of the actual FRM certificate by clicking here.