Instructor

Ralph Acampora

Practical Experience:

Ralph Acampora is the New York Institute of Finance’s Director of Technical Analysis Studies. Mr. Acampora has been a pioneer of technical analysis for over 40 years and has taught at the institute for 37 years. Before joining NYIF, he was Director of Technical Research at Knight Equity Markets. Prior to this, he worked for 15 years at Prudential Equity Groups as its Director of Technical Analysis. Mr. Acampora is one of Wall Street's most respected technical analysts and has been consistently ranked by Institutional Investor for more than ten years. He is regularly consulted for his market opinion by the major business news networks as well as national financial publications. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), a designation he helped create and which is now recognized by the National Association of Securities Dealers as the equivalent of a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Prior to his employment at Prudential, Mr. Acampora worked at several of the financial industry's top firms, including Kidder Peabody & Co. and Smith Barney.

With 40 years of experience, Mr. Acampora has been instrumental in the development of modern-day technical analysis. He co-founded the Market Technicians Association (MTA) in 1970, is a past president of that group and continues to be an active member of the society. He also founded and was the first chairman of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA), comprising over 4,000 colleagues around the world. Mr. Acampora continues to participate in the education of technical analysts, serving as teacher and lecturer for the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) for the past 37 years and the Security Industry Association's annual Wharton seminars.

Mr. Acampora is a trustee on the Board of the Security Industry Institute (SII) and currently is involved in the establishment of the Securities Traders Association University (STAU).

Areas of Expertise:

Technical Analysis

Education:

Iona College

St. Joseph's Seminary

Licenses:

Chartered Market Technician

Publication(s):

Co-authored the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) examination.

He is the author of the book: The Fourth Mega-Market, Now Through 2011: How Three Earlier Bull Markets Explain the Present and Predict the Future.

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