ETHICS

The Technical Analyst (IFTA Colleague) must maintain at all times the highest standards of professional conduct. Implicit in the requirement is strict compliance with the governmental laws which have jurisdiction over the analysts’ professional activities.

The analyst shall also obey the regulations of his/her local exchanges and/or local regulatory authorities.

The analyst shall not make statements which he/she knows, or has reason to believe, are inaccurate or misleading. He/she shall, in particular, be careful to avoid leading an audience to believe that his/her technically-derived views of future market price behavior reflect foreknowledge rather than estimate and projections subject to re-examinations and, as circumstances may dictate, to change.

The analyst shall not make statements concerning the current technical position of the a market of any of its components or any of its aspects unless he/she can demonstrate that such statements are reasonable and consistent in light of the available evidence and the accumulated knowledge in the field of technical analysis. New developments in technical analysis as well as modifications of existing techniques or concepts should be fully documented as to procedure and rationale.

SAMT members will maintain a netiquette whenever communicating about any analysis, may that be their own or the one of others. We respect that other people may disagree to the work we publish, but we also have the right to disagree to the work done by others. In any case SAMT members will always maintain a respectful level of communication

All members of SAMT, independent of their function, must strictly adhere this code of ethics