IFTA is an international non-profit professional organization with members in more than 26 countries.

The International Federation of Technical Analysts, Inc. (IFTA) was incorporated in 1986 and is a global organization of market analysis societies and associations. This not-for-profit federation has four main goals:

• Provide a centralized international exchange for information, data, business practices, local customs and all matters related to technical analysis in various financial centers.

• Provide meetings and encourage the interchange of material, ideas and information for the purpose of adding to the knowledge of colleagues of individual societies and associations.

• Foster the establishment of local (country) societies of technical analysts around the world.

• Encourage the highest standards of professional ethics and competence among technical analysts worldwide.