CMT Association and SAM Precious Metals Institute Sign Strategic MoU to Advance Technical Analysis Education Across the Middle East and Global South

DUBAI / NEW YORK — CMT Association, CMT Association, the global credentialing body dedicated to advancing technical analysis, professional standards, and disciplined market analysis through the Chartered Market Technician® (CMT) designation., and the SAM Precious Metals Institute (SPMI), the educational arm of Dubai-headquartered SAM Precious Metals, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on professional education, content, and joint events that will expand access to world-class market analysis training for finance professionals across the Middle East, Africa, and the wider Global South.
Under the agreement, SPMI and CMT Association will work together to expand access to high-quality technical analysis education for students, executives, and market professionals in Dubai and across the wider region. SPMI will help introduce the CMT Program to its member and student community, while CMT Association will support the collaboration through educational resources, market insights, publications, webcasts, podcasts, and access to its global network of CMT charterholders. Together, both organizations will explore guest lectures, knowledge-sharing sessions, and community programs that strengthen practical market education and support professional development across the financial community. The two organizations will also seek to co-host conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops, contributing to their respective expertise, networks, and resources.
For executives across the Gulf, North Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Dubai has emerged as the most accessible international financial hub, a short flight from home markets, a major time-zone bridge between London, Singapore, New York and the seat of a deepening pool of asset managers, family offices, sovereign-wealth allocators, and commodity desks. The MoU creates a Dubai-based pathway for professionals across the region to pursue one of the world’s most respected market-analysis credentials from a financial hub that increasingly connects capital, talent, and opportunity across the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and beyond. “This partnership reflects the growing need for disciplined, evidence-based market analysis across a region that sits at the center of global capital, trade, and commodities flows,” said Tyler Wood, CMT, Executive Director and CEO of

CMT Association. “More than an industrial input or a store of value, commodities play a pivotal role in how investors interpret inflation, currency fluctuation, interest rates, geopolitical risk, and economic cycles. The CMT Program gives professionals a practical framework to understand price behavior and apply quantitative tools for consistent investment decisions.”
A signal of confidence in the region
The agreement is being signed at a moment when the Middle East’s capital markets have, by most measures, shown striking resilience in the face of a turbulent global backdrop. Regional exchanges, sovereign issuance, and the gold and silver complex have all continued to attract international flows, and the UAE in particular has consolidated its position as the financial center of choice for the Global South. Both institutions framed the MoU as a deliberate commitment to that trajectory, an investment in the region’s people and institutions, not merely its order flow.
It also follows CMT Association’s second consecutive Global Investment Summit hosted in Dubai. The 2025 edition, held September 30 through October 2 at the Museum of the Future and the DIFC Conference Center, convened more than 250 portfolio managers, regulators, fintech leaders, and academics, a turnout the Association has cited as evidence of the region’s growing appetite for technical-analysis-driven investment frameworks across equities, fixed income, commodities, currencies, and digital assets.
“Dubai has become an important meeting point for global capital, commodities, technology, and professional talent, making it a natural hub for expanding access to practical market education,” said Kaizad Marolia, CMT, Director of Business Development at CMT Association. “Across the region, we are seeing growing demand from students, executives, and market professionals who want to strengthen how they manage risk and capture trends across asset classes. Technical analysis is fungible, adding valuable insight across equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and digital assets. SAM Precious Metals Institute brings strong regional credibility and deep connection to the commodities ecosystem. This collaboration provides direct access to CMT Association’s global body of knowledge to professionals building careers in Dubai and across the wider region.”

“Dubai is no longer simply where capital passes through, it is where capital is deployed, where talent is trained, and where the next generation of market

professionals is being formed,” said a Sami Abu Ahmed, CEO of SAM Precious Metals Institute. “Bringing the CMT Program closer to executives across the Gulf, Africa, and South Asia is part of our wider mission to raise professional standards in finance and precious metals throughout the region.”
Scope of the collaboration
The MoU covers three principal areas of activity:
Education partnership – SPMI and CMT Association will work together to expand awareness of the CMT Program through SPMI’s educational channels and regional network. CMT Association will support the partnership by connecting SPMI with members of its global CMT charterholder community for guest lectures, training sessions, and knowledge-sharing programs in Dubai.
Content and event collaboration
SPMI members will receive access to CMT Association publications, market insights, webcasts, newsletters, and podcasts. Both organizations will also explore opportunities to co-host conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops that bring practical technical analysis education to professionals across the region.
Mutual support and regional engagement
The two institutions will support each other’s relevant marketing, communications, and information-sharing efforts where they advance the shared goal of strengthening financial education, professional development, and market-analysis capabilities across Dubai and the wider region.

About CMT Association
Founded in the late 1960s, CMT Association has served the financial industry for more than 50 years. What started as a small group of technical research analysts in NYC has matured into an industry beacon for professionals worldwide. Today, we strive to deliver value through diverse education and networking opportunities, member advocacy, career advancement, and the highest standards of professional ethics.
More information is available at https://cmtassociation.org/association/
About SAM Precious Metals Institute (SPMI)
SAM Precious Metals Institute is the non-profit educational arm of SAM Precious Metals, a Dubai-headquartered refinery and one of the most accredited gold and silver assayers in the region. SPMI delivers specialized training to professionals across the precious-metals value chain and, increasingly, the broader financial-services sector — leveraging Dubai’s position as a strategic hub for executives across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. More information is available at https://sampm.institute/

Media Contacts
CMT Association
Kaizad Marolia, CMT — Director, MENA Business Development
115 Broadway, Floor 10, New York, NY 10006
Tel: +97150 981 9833 | Email: Tyler@cmtassociation.org
SAM Precious Metals Institute (SPMI)
Mayssoun Fajari
Warehouse B36-37 & C39-40, Dubai Production City
PO Box 485028, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +97158 534 0234 | Email: mayssoun@sampreciousmetals.com
Web: www.sampm.institute | www.sampreciousmetals.com