7 October 15 Years of FX Initiative October 7, 2025By FX Initiative General 15 years, accounting, anniversary, currency, finance, fxcpe, fxinitiative, management, risk, training, treasury 0 Today marks a significant milestone—FX Initiative turns 15! Over the past decade and a half, we've had the privilege of supporting finance, accounting, and treasury professionals with foreign exchange risk management training and tools. This journey wouldn't have been possible without the trust and engagement of our community, and we're deeply grateful for your continued support. As we celebrate this anniversary, we're also looking ahead. The landscape of FX risk management continues to evolve, and so must we. To ensure we're delivering the most value for the next 15 years and beyond, we need your input. Help us shape the future of FX Initiative. What aspects of our training do you find most valuable? Where can we improve? What new topics or tools would enhance your currency risk management work? Take our short survey and let us know: https://www.fxcpe.com/feedback. We're excited to share that we'll be working on a comprehensive refresh for 2026, with new offerings designed to meet the evolving needs of FX professionals. Stay tuned—there's much more to come. Thank you for 15 incredible years. Here's to the next chapter together. Related Posts Commemorating Forty-One (41) Years of Fiat Currency This week marks 41 years since the definition of the U.S. dollar was officially changed through Public Law 94-564 on October 19, 1976. The result was a shift in U.S. monetary policy where the gold standard, which pegged all currencies to the U.S. dollar (USD) and fixed value in terms of gold, was replaced by our current system of freely floating fiat currencies, where currency no longer holds intrinsic value and is established as money by government regulation or law. This was the most notable event during the Nixon Shock, which was a series of economic measures undertaken by United States President Richard Nixon beginning in 1971, and shaped the nature of the foreign exchange market as it exists today. Source: http://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/94/564.pdf The free floating system of fiat currencies is best illustrated by the U.S. dollar Index (DXY) that was introduced in March of 1973. The DXY is a measure of the value of the United States dollar (USD) relative to a basket of foreign currencies, which include the euro (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY), Pound Sterling (GBP), Canadian dollar (CAD), Swedish Krona ... Download the PDF Brochure to learn about FX Initiative! Are you curious how FX Initiative can help you with currency risk management? Download the PDF brochure and learn why Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized enterprises (SME), and sales teams of financial institutions trust FX Initiative to learn foreign exchange best practices. For over a decade, we’ve been training Fortune 500 companies, global businesses, treasury professionals, and FX sales teams on foreign exchange risk management best practices. While all client’s had different objectives and challenges, all benefited from the unparalleled foreign exchange (FX) and continuing professional education (CPE) resources FX Initiative’s currency risk management training provides created by industry expert & trainer Evan Mahoney, CPA. Whether you’re new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, your questions will be answered, your challenges will be addressed, and you will leave with an actionable plan for managing currency risk. Download the PDF Brochure Self-Study currency risk management training with Evan Mahoney is the gold standard for meeting your organization’s professional development needs. Live webinar sessions that are fully customized can be added to enhance your learning experience and address and solve company ... Learn How to Take the FX Initiative Did you know? Fortune 500 companies are holding more than 2 trillion dollars overseas. That’s a lot of money! Some may think there’s tons of U.S. dollars abroad. The truth is...this money is foreign currency from company revenues, expenses, receivables, payables, assets, liabilities, and equity. That’s a lot of foreign currency! And a lot of currency risk! Global companies face questions of how to manage currency risk? How to draft a FX risk policy? Where to look for FX risk exposures? What currency risks to hedge and how? Which strategies meet FX hedge objectives? What are the economics? How to do FX accounting? That's a lot of questions! It's time to take the FX Initiative! FX Initiative's foreign exchange risk management training starts with watching our online video series about: Foreign Exchange (FX) Market Overview FX Risk Exposures FX Risk Management FX Spot & Derivatives Hedging FX Transactions Hedging Foreign Subsidiaries Then, review and test with quizzes and CPE exams. And reinforce learning using real examples with our: Currency Code Locator FX Risk Policy Drafter FX Derivative Speculator FX Transaction Simulator ... FX Initiative: Your FX Risk Management Formula [𝑓𝑥+𝐶𝑃𝐸=𝑓𝑥𝐶𝑃𝐸.𝑐𝑜𝑚] Are your finance, accounting and treasury teams ready to manage foreign exchange (FX) risk in 2019? Whether you are new to foreign exchange or a seasoned professional, follow FX Initiative for your FX risk management formula to optimize an actionable plan for managing currency risk. FX Initiative is a leading provider of FX risk management training to finance, accounting and treasury professionals through educational videos, online tools, and webinar topics that are eligible for continuing professional education (CPE) credit and offered on-demand anytime and anywhere at FXCPE.com. Our training approach starts by identifying knowledge gaps using our Pre-Test Evaluation, and then closing those knowledge gaps with our on-demand educational videos, real-world examples, and live and recorded webinar events to create a comprehensive curriculum on currency risk management. The organizations FX Initiative works with recognize the value of investing in training that enables employees to excel at their job responsibilities, and apply their professional development and knowledge for the benefit of the firm. We teach best practices for reducing FX gains and losses, preserving cash flows, and optimizing FX risk management strategies for revenues, expenses, receivables, payables, assets, liabilities, and equity. The benefit to the bottom line and increased understanding ... Happy Thanksgiving from FX Initiative! Happy Thanksgiving from FX Initiative! To our valued clients, partners, and team, we are grateful for all you’ve done for our business this year. On this holiday, we want to make sure you know how much you’re appreciated and how much we value your contributions. We hope you have a joyous holiday and we look forward to serving your foreign exchange risk management needs well into the future. On behalf of FX Initiative, we wish you, your family, and loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. FX Initiative: Currency Risk Management Training Happy Thanksgiving from FX Initiative! Happy Thanksgiving from FX Initiative! To our valued clients, partners, and team, we are grateful for all you’ve done for our business this year. On this holiday, we want to make sure you know how much you’re appreciated and how much we value your contributions. We hope you have a joyous holiday and we look forward to serving your foreign exchange risk management needs well into the future. On behalf of FX Initiative, we wish you, your family, and loved ones a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. FX Initiative: Currency Risk Management Training Comments are closed.