Futures Industry Association (FIA)

44 results about this entity

Period: 19 Feb 2007 - 01 Apr 2025

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FIA calls more debate on bitcoin futures contracts

Dear Chairman Giancarlo: FIA and its clearing member firms have noted last week’s announcements by CFTC-regulated exchanges and clearinghouses to self-certify certain futures and options contracts on cryptocurrencies.

Trade bodies urge more transparency on central counterparty risk

FIA joined four industry trade associations in a response to proposed guidance from the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on resilience and recovery of central counterparties (CCPs).

FIA announces finalists in fintech innovator competition

FIA announced five finalists for the Meet the Innovators competition at the Futures and Options Expo in Chicago on Oct. 18-20.

Industry lobbies unite to decry CFTC source code rules

The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), and SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the reopened comment period on its proposed rule on regulation automated trading (Reg AT).

FIA criticises scope of CFTC automated trading rules

"Automated trading has revolutionized markets, enhancing efficiency and contributing to liquidity," said Walt Lukken, president and CEO of FIA.

FIA merges into single organisation

FIA announced today that official documents have been signed executing the merger of FIA, FIA Europe, FIA Asia into a single organization.

Germany's HFT licensing plans draw market criticism

Germany's HFT licensing plans draw market criticism

High-frequency traders and exchange operators have spoken out against German government plans to make HFT practitioners obtain prior authorisation to operate.

Finance Watch demands European HFT crackdown

Finance Watch demands European HFT crackdown

Finance Watch, a European association lobbying under the banner 'making finance serve society', has called on the EU to crack down on high-frequency trading.

FIA 'shocked and outraged' after Senator leaks oil trading data

FIA 'shocked and outraged' after Senator leaks oil trading data

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) says its members have been "shocked and outraged" by the leaking of confidential oil trading data by a US senator.

CFTC appoints data standardisation sub-committee members

CFTC appoints data standardisation sub-committee members

Representatives from the ISO, Goldman Sachs, Google and Swift are among the members of a new technology advisory sub-committee on data standardisation set up by the CFTC.

European proprietary trading lobby group established

European proprietary trading lobby group established

A group of proprietary trading firms have set up a European lobby group as they prepare for greater regulatory scrutiny of high-frequency trading.

Wall Street calls for more delays to Dodd-Frank rules

Wall Street calls for more delays to Dodd-Frank rules

Financial market trade groups have written to industry regulators asking for more time to review new swap trading rules.

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