FMVA®, CBCA®, CMSA®, BIDA™ as Designation

CFI is a world-leading provider of online financial analyst certification and training programs that also earn the following designations:

  • Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)® or FMVA®
  • Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)® or CBCA®
  • Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA)® or CMSA®
  • Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)™ or BIDA™

These finance designations can only be used once the certification has been earned and may be used as permitted below:

  • May never be used generically in the noun form, as a verb, or in the possessive form.
  • Must appear as adjectives to modify the subject, person, or certification.
  • Certification holders are not permitted to use these marks as part of an email address, business name, or domain name.

Examples of correct usage:

   John Doe, FMVA

✓   John Doe, CBCA®

   Jane Doe, Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)

   Jane Doe, Business Intelligence & Data Analyst (BIDA)™

   John Doe and Jane Doe are enrolled in the CMSA® certification program.


Examples of incorrect usage:

✘   John Doe is an FMVA®.

✘   [email protected]

✘   johndoebida.net