The mission of the FIA Principal Traders Group is to:

• Provide a forum for firms trading their own capital to identify and discuss issues confronting the PTG community; 
• Define common positions on public policy issues and advance the group’s collective interests through the FIA;
• Improve public understanding of the constructive role played by the wide variety of individual trading groups in the exchange-traded derivatives markets; and
• Promote cost-effective, transparent access to U.S. and non-U.S. markets.

  Top 6 issues list:

1. Swap Dealer and major swap participant definitions
2. Taxes – both transaction and 60/40
3. Position Limits
4. DMA  
5. Equal access to centrally cleared OTC markets
6. Communication/Education