http://www.futuresindustry.org/ FIA is the only association representative of all organizations that have an interest in the futures market. FIA has more than 180 corporate members, reaching thousands of industry participants. en-us Copyright 2012 on Behalf of the Futures Industry Association - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 23 May 2012 06:41:00 EST 20 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1952 On April 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the final rule on the definitions for "swap dealer" and "major swap participant." To help market participants understand the new rule and its implica ... Tue, 8 May 2012 16:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1952 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1946 The Senate Banking Committee on April 24 held a hearing on the collapse of MF Global. Witnesses included trustees in the bankruptcy proceedings and regulatory officials. In addition to discussing the reasons for the shortfall in customer funds, the offic ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1946 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1948 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities Exchange Commission on April 18 approved final rules setting out official definitions for swap dealer, major swap participant, and eligible swap participant. The joint rules―critical to th ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:25:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1948 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1943 The Futures Industry Association submitted a letter on April 16 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in response to the agency's proposal to implement the so-called Volcker Rule, which would prohibit CFTC-regulated banking entities such as futures ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:54:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1943 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1947 The Economist  magazine this week is hosting an online debate on the merits of high-frequency trading. Jim Overdahl, a vice president at National Economic Research Associates and an adviser to the FIA Principal Traders Group, will defend the motion, ... Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1947 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1933   Click here for the report ... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:07:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1933 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1929 The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on March 26, 2012 expressing its support for three petitions filed by commercial energy firms. The petitions, which were filed in January 2012, ask the CFTC to provide relief from the ... Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:27:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1929 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1918 Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla.—March 14, 2012—The FIA Principal Traders Group and the FIA European Principal Traders Association today issued a set of recommendations to assist trading firms in establishing internal procedures, processes and contro ... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:13:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1918 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1919 Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla.—March 14, 2012—The Futures Industry Association today issued order handling risk management recommendations for executing brokers. The report documents both current practice and emerging technologies in order t ... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1919 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1917 NYSE Euronext Celebrates FIA's 37th Annual International Futures Industry Conference. In honor of the occasion, executives and board members of the Futures Industry Association (FIA) ring The Opening BellSM, remotely from Boca Raton, Florida. This year's ... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1917 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1915 Washington, D.C. and Boca Raton, Fla.—March 14, 2012—The Futures Industry Association today announced the election of board directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Seventeen directors were elected in total at this meeting, including eight regu ... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:43:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1915 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1913 Washington, D.C.—Feb. 29, 2012—The Futures Industry Association released two documents today to address issues related to the bankruptcy of MF Global. One of the documents contains initial recommendations for enhancing the protection of customer funds; th ... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:33:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1913 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1905 Six leading financial industry trade associations have expressed concern about the impact of U.S. swap dealer registration requirements on firms engaged in the global swap markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has said it would accept comment ... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:19:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1905 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1295 ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:07:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1295 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1902 Washington, D.C.—Jan. 24, 2012—The Futures Industry Association announced today that it has established a special committee to address issues related to the bankruptcy of MF Global. The Futures Market Financial Integrity Task Force will develop and recomm ... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:20:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1902 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1899 The Futures Industry Association submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Jan. 17 related to the position limits rules that the agency adopted on Oct. 18, 2011. The final rules set limits for 28 physical commodity futures contra ... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:47:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1899 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1895 The FIA has expressed support for a petition filed by ICE Clear Credit for regulatory approval to hold customer positions in credit default swaps in a single futures account so that the clearinghouse and its members can offer portfolio margining to t ... Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:04:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1895 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1891 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Internal Revenue Services on Dec. 19 in response to a proposed rule implementing a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that excludes swaps from Section 1256 of the Internal Revenue Code. The provision was inserted into ... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:43:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1891 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1878 On Friday, Oct. 21, the Senate confirmed by unanimous consent the nomination of Mark Wetjen to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring June 19, 2016.  Mr. Wetjen is currently an aide to Senate Majority Leade ... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:11:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1878 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1873 John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, issued the following statement on Oct. 18, 2011 in response to the approval of two Dodd-Frank rulemakings by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Regarding the position limits rule:   ... Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:54:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1873 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1862 The Futures Industry Association and International Swaps and Derivatives Association filed a joint comment letter on Sept. 30 responding to a proposed rule issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding documentation for cleared swaps and th ... Tue, 4 Oct 2011 13:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1862 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1859 The Futures Industry Association submitted a comment letter on Sept. 29 responding to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed Rule 1.73, which would require clearing member FCMs to adopt and implement comprehensive risk management policies and ... Tue, 4 Oct 2011 13:19:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1859 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1855 The FIA joined with six other U.S. financial trade associations in filing a joint letter on the treatment of derivatives trades involving two affiliates of the same organization under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Sept. 8 letter described how inter-affiliate sw ... Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1855 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1851 The FIA filed a letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 26 seeking guidance on the large trader rules for physical commodity swaps. The FIA said that clearing firms will have to make significant changes to their systems in order to pr ... Tue, 6 Sep 2011 15:48:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1851 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1848 The FIA joined with two other trade associations in filing a joint comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rules regarding business conduct standards for dealers and major participants in the security-based swaps market. The other two ... Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:14:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1848 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1840 The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission asking the agency to investigate whether any of its rules governing the handling of confidential data have been violated.  Attached is a copy of the letter, which also was sent to ... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1840 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1845 The FIA submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 8 in response to proposed amendments requiring that futures commission merchants, introducing brokers and members of designated contract markets and swap execution facilities c ... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1845 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1842 The FIA submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 8 in response to the CFTC's proposed rules governing the protection of cleared swaps customer contracts and collateral. The FIA noted that the CFTC proposal sought comm ... Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1842 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1838 FIA President John Damgard issued the following statement in response to the publication in the  Wall Street Journal  of confidential data on positions held by market participants in the over-the-counter derivatives market. According to the new ... Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1838 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1818 The FIA joined with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in filing a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 7 regarding the agency's proposed capita ... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:37:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1818 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1815 The FIA joined with several other trade associations in commenting on a proposed exemptive order that will temporarily delay the effective date for certain Dodd-Frank provisions that would otherwise take effect on July 1. The July 1 letter asked the Commo ... Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:26:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1815 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1804 Washington, D.C. – June 16, 2011 –  The Futures Industry Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement as a template that can b ... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:28:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1804 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1801 FIA President John Damgard provided members of the Senate Agriculture Committee with the FIA perspective on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act at a hearing on June 15. Damgard emphasized the importance of international harmonization of derivat ... Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1801 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1797 The FIA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted comments on June 3 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the agency's proposed chief compliance officer rules. In the letter, the groups asserted, among other things, ... Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1797 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1793 The FIA on June 1 asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide a temporary exemption from new regulatory requirements that will apply to clearing firms conducting OTC energy business in the U.S. through ICE Clear Europe. The FIA explained tha ... Fri, 3 Jun 2011 09:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1793 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1790 The FIA joined with six other industry groups in urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend the consultation process on Dodd-Frank rulemakings. In a May 26 letter to the CFTC, the groups expressed ... Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1790 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1787 The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 25 recommending that the agency re-issue its proposed speculative position limit rules to clarify how the agency intends to aggregate positions within a firm. The FIA submitted ... Thu, 26 May 2011 09:28:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1787 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1784 FIA President John Damgard discussed some of the adverse consequences of the extraterritorial impact of the Dodd-Frank Act at a May 25 hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's subcommittee on general farm commodities and risk management. Damgard focus ... Wed, 25 May 2011 14:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1784 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1781 The FIA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets association jointly submitted comments on May 17 in response to the CFTC's proposed interpretive order on anti-disruptive practices authority. The FIA and SIFMA warned in the joint letter that the ... Tue, 17 May 2011 15:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1781 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1771 The Futures Industry Association on May 10 submitted a comment letter responding to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the registration of intermediaries. The FIA letter expressed its support for a provisi ... Tue, 10 May 2011 14:18:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1771 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1774 The Futures Industry Association co-signed a May 4 letter with the Financial Services Forum, International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association that included a series of recommendations to regulat ... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:55:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1774 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1768 A coalition of financial services trade associations on May 3 released a comprehensive set of requirements for establishing a legal entity identifier (LEI) system to aid regulators and industry in monitoring systemic risk.  The trade association ... Fri, 6 May 2011 13:19:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1768 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1777 A group of financial trade associations including the Futures Industry Association warned the Securities and Exchange Commission that proposed limits on ownership and governance at swaps-based clearinghouses could curb the use of central clearing for swap ... Wed, 11 May 2011 10:48:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1777 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1765 The Futures Industry Association on April 14 submitted a comment letter responding to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the processing, clearing and transfer of customer swap positions. The FIA letter exp ... Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1765 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1759 The FIA submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 7 in response to the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking establishing risk management requirements for derivatives clearing organizations. The proposed rules would ... Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:36:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1759 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1755 The Futures Industry Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association filed a joint letter on April 1 commenting on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed rule on the regulation of commodity options and agricultural swaps t ... Wed, 6 Apr 2011 16:29:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1755 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1752 The FIA on March 25 submitted a detailed response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed rulemaking on speculative position limits. Although the FIA continues to oppose implementation of hard limits and continues to challenge the view that ... Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:47:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1752 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1750 The Futures Industry Association today announced the induction of 11 new members into the Futures Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 to commemorate outstanding contributions to the global futures and options community. Click here for the pr ... Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:05:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1750 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1749 The Futures Industry Association today announced the election of board directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Following the election, the new board elected the association's officers and public directors. All directors will serve two-year te ... Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:07:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1749 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1746 In light of the ongoing structural changes prescribed by the Dodd-Frank Act and global regulatory reform, the Futures Industry Association announced today that it will implement a set of incremental and logical changes to its current activities to more e ... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:09:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1746 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1745 The FIA today released a report on global trading volume in the listed derivatives markets during 2010. The report, which is based on statistical data from 78 derivatives exchanges, indicated that 22.3 billion futures and options contracts changed hands ... Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:13:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1745 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1735 Speaking before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Risk Management, FIA President John Damgard called for a "measured" implementation of the derivatives reforms contained in the Dodd-Frank Act and described a number of problems with the rules proposed ... Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1735 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1733 The Futures Industry Association has co-signed a Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association letter submitted Feb. 3 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission responding to the agency's proposed rule to implement the whistleblower provisions o ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1733 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1709 A coalition of financial industry trade associations on Feb. 1, 2011 submitted a comment letter to the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research on a proposal to develop a system of uniform legal entity identifiers to measure and evaluate system ... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:36:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1709 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1707 View the Recorded Webinar Here View the PDF Presentation Here      View Article on Risk Controls Survey Here View Table of Responses to Risk Controls Survey Here ... Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:21:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1707 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1712 The Futures Industry Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted a joint comment letter on Jan. 18 in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed new framework for the responsibilities of chief c ... Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1712 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1704 The Futures Industry Association, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed a joint letter on Jan. 18 commenting on two proposed rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio ... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:47:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1704 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1701 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Jan 18 in response to the CFTC's advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the protection of customer collateral posted with futures commission merchants in connection ... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:01:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1701 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1693 The Futures Industry Association submitted comments on Dec. 23 in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposal related to the certification and approval of new products, rules and amendments submitted to the agency by derivatives cleari ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:16:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1693 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1689 The FIA, SIFMA and ISDA filed a joint comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 28, 2010 regarding its proposed rules to implement new anti-manipulation authority in Section 753 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The FIA urged the CFTC to p ... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1689 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1706 After several months of consultation with a working group of industry representatives, the FIA has developed an approach to collecting information about customer accounts that could serve as an alternative to the ownership and control reports proposed by ... Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:55:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1706 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1692 The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 23 responding to the agency's request for comments on the disruptive practices authority contained in the Dodd-Frank Act. The FIA warned that this section of the Dodd-Frank Ac ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:06:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1692 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1686 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 13 responding to the agency's proposed financial resource requirements for derivatives clearing organizations. The FIA urged the CFTC to require that all clearinghouses m ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:47:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1686 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1683 Eleven financial trade associations including the FIA have urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to use their discretion in setting the effective dates for the new derivatives regulations mandated by th ... Wed, 8 Dec 2010 15:38:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1683 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1680 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commisson on Dec. 2 responding to the agency's proposed rule for the reporting of positions in physical commodity swaps. The proposed rule is intended to serve as a "transitional tool" for ... Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1680 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1677 The Futures Industry and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association on Dec. 2 filed a joint comment letter responding to proposed amendments to Rules 1.25 and 30.7 of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which govern the investment of custo ... Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:47:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1677 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1674 The Futures Industry Association recommended that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw or defer acting on rules to limit ownership of clearinghouses and swap execution facilities. "FIA believes that ... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:45:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1674 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1671 The Futures Industry Association co-signed an International Swaps and Derivatives Association letter submitted on Nov. 12 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the agency's interim final rule for reporting swap transactions that were entered into ... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:46:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1671 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1648 The Commodity Futures Trading today is holding a public meeting to consider the fifth series of proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposals included rules relating to the segregation of customer collateral for uncleared swaps, swap data reposit ... Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:35:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1648 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1632 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is holding a public meeting today to consider several proposed rules as required by the Dodd-Frank law. These rules address such issues as the registration of foreign boards of trade, conflicts of interest for swa ... Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:02:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1632 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1631 Click here to view video files from Expo Today LIVE! (Program audio is coming soon) ... Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:09:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1631 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1626 The FIA Principal Traders Group today released a report setting out a number of recommended risk controls for trading firms that have direct access to exchange matching engines. The report expands on a previous set of recommendations published in April 20 ... Fri, 5 Nov 2010 14:59:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1626 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1637 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting on Oct. 26 to consider a number of rulemakings related to the Dodd-Frank Act. These rulemakings will lead to rules governing such issues as the determination of what products should be subject ... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:54:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1637 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1623 Responding to an advanced notice of proposed rules published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the FIA on Oct. 22 filed a letter arguing that agricultural swaps should be treated in the same way as other types of OTC derivatives. The FIA also a ... Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:40:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1623 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1620 Washington, D.C. – Oct. 11, 2010 - The futures industry is working on an ownership and control reporting system that will serve as a practical and cost-effective alternative to the OCR system proposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Futu ... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1620 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1616 Washington, D.C.--Oct. 5, 2010--The FIA Principal Traders Group today issued the following statement regarding the publication by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission of their joint staff report on the marke ... Thu, 7 Oct 2010 10:16:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1616 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1610 The Futures Industry Association on Oct. 1, 2010 submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the application of speculative position limits on listed and over-the-counter derivatives involving exempt and agricultural commodities. The ... Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1610 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1609 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission released a joint report on Oct. 1, 2010 presenting their findings regarding the market events of May 6, 2010. The report will be presented to the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory ... Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1609 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1608 This morning the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is scheduled to hold a public meeting to consider two proposed rules and interim final rule as required by the Dodd-Frank law.  The rules address 1) conflicts of interest issues at exchanges, swa ... Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1608 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1606 The Futures Industry Association on Sept. 20, 2010 filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining its views on certain definitions in the derivatives section of the Dodd-Frank Wal ... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:54:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1606 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1605 Join us for an update on futures and options volume trends in the first half of 2010. The presentation will cover regional and product category trends and will highlight the areas with the greatest growth in trading. The presentation is given by Will Acw ... Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:11:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1605 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1599 The FIA hosted a financial reform forum on Aug. 9 in New York with officials speaking from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission on the impact that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:44:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1599 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1598 Wednesday August 11, 2010 Learn more about new rules, set to go into effect this fall, which will require FCMs to treat OTC derivatives as a separate "sequestered" account class. This session will also cover the operational impact. View the Recor ... Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:02:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1598 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1595 WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 16, 2010—The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement by FIA President John Damgard following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. "The FIA congratulates Congress ... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1595 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1588 Responding to a request for comment from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding a proposed rule on co-location and proximity hosting services, the Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter on July 12 expressing its support for the CF ... Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:02:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1588 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1583 On July 8, the Futures Industry Association, National Futures Association, Managed Funds Association and CME Group joined forces to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the exclusive regulatory jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio ... Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:37:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1583 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1580 The U.S. Congress has published the official text of the conference report on H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The conference report represents the final version of the legislation as agreed to by the House ... Thu, 8 Jul 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1580 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1576 WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 25, 2010—The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement by FIA President John Damgard following the conclusion of the House-Senate Conference Committee on the financial reform bill. "The FIA congratulates ... Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1576 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1573 The FIA Principal Traders Group announced today that Jim Overdahl, who has served as chief economist at both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been retained as the group's spokesman. He will be respo ... Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:56:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1573 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1570 The Futures Industry Association, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and the Investment Company Institute co-signed a June 9 letter to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Securities and Exchange Co ... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1570 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1567 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission held the first meeting of the newly formed joint advisory committee on emerging regulatory issues on May 24. The committee, which consists of eight former government offi ... Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:06:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1567 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1544 A coalition of futures market participants and exchanges has urged the U.S. Senate to reject an amendment that would grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission the authority to supersede the regulatory judgment of the Commodity Futures Trading Commis ... Tue, 11 May 2010 16:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1544 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1540 The FIA on May 6, 2010 submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a report recently released by the FIA recommending several principles for managing the risks in direct access to derivatives exchanges. The FIA submitted the report in respon ... Mon, 10 May 2010 09:36:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1540 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1543 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 30, 2010 on the proposed amendments to rules 140.72 and 140.73. These amendments relate to the CFTC's ability to delegate to CFTC staff its authority to disclose co ... Mon, 10 May 2010 15:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1543 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1509 The FIA has issued a report that recommends a number of principles for managing the risks in direct access to exchanges. This type of arrangement has become increasingly common among derivatives exchanges in many parts of the world. The report recommends ... Mon, 7 Jun 2010 12:06:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1509 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1503 April 8, 2010 The Motion Picture Association of America is seeking to discourage the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates futures markets, from approving a new type of futures contract based on box office receipts. I ... Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1503 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1502             The FIA filed a letter with the U.S. bankruptcy court in New York to support the request of the CME Group to preserve the confidentiality of the firms that submitted bids in the September ... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:37:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1502 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1500 The FIA submitted a comment letter on March 19, 2010 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding its proposed rules on off-exchange retail transactions in foreign exchange.  The FIA expressed its strong support for some elements of the pro ... Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1500 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1497 WASHINGTON, D.C.—March 18, 2010—The Futures Industry Association today filed a major comment letter in opposition to the adoption by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of its proposed speculative position limits on energy commodities. "The FIA stro ... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1497 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1495 FT Trading Room, March 14, 2010 Click Here to Access a Video Report from the FIA's International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1495 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1493           In response to a Congressional request, the FIA has drafted a four-page letter summarizing its views on the regulatory harmonization report issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the ... Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1493 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1491              On Feb. 4, 2010, the FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding a revised petition from CME Group seeking permission to commingle customer fu ... Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:45:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1491 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1486 The Futures Industry Association submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Jan. 15, 2010 responding to a CFTC proposal that would authorize a bankruptcy trustee to operate a commodity brokerage business for a limited perio ... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:25:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1486 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1485 Jan. 14, 2010   The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today is holding a public meeting to discuss whether to release a proposed rule to set position limits in the energy futures and options markets. The proposed rule, which will be p ... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1485 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1481 The Futures Industry Association submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 4, 2010 urging the agency to reject a proposal by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that would set a limit on the amount of leverage u ... Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1481 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1480      The Futures Industry Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association co-signed a Dec. 16 letter to the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The two associations commented join ... Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:36:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1480 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1475 The Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter on Dec. 14 supporting a petition by the Kansas City Board of Trade related to the clearing of wheat calendar swaps that are traded over-the-counter. The KCBT has asked the Commodity Futures Trading ... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:35:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1475 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1474 Washington, D.C. —Dec. 11, 2009—The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4713, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.          ... Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:15:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1474 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1472 Washington, D.C.—Dec. 7, 2009—The Futures Industry Association today sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to oppose a clearinghouse-related amendment to H.R. 4173, the financial reform legislation now pending in the House of Representatives. The am ... Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1472 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1460 Washington, D.C.—Nov. 12, 2009—Engage China, a coalition of eleven financial services trade associations based in the U.S., have urged President Barack Obama to use his upcoming trip to China as an opportunity to press for greater market-opening reforms ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1460 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1457 The Futures Industry Association on Oct. 1, 2009 submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in connection with the recent amendments to the commitment of traders report.  FIA suggested that the Commission add information ... Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1457 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1456     Washington, D.C.--Sept. 23, 2009--A senior U.S. Treasury official said today that government officials are looking at the exchange-traded futures markets as a "model" for improving other areas of the financial system including over-the ... Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:14:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1456 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1452       Speaking before the House Agriculture Committee on Sept. 17, 2009, FIA President John Damgard outlined several concerns with the Treasury Department's proposal for derivatives regulation and urged the committee to "pru ... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1452 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1446       The Futures Industry Association on Sept. 14, 2009 submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the possible harmonization of market regulation. ... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:46:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1446 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1449       The Futures Industry Association on Sept. 14, 2009 filed comment letters with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding two regulatory proposals related to the clearing of over-the-counter derivatives. One letter r ... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1449 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1444           The FIA on Aug. 17, 2009 submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in response to a proposal to collect certain ownership, control and related data regarding customer acco ... Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:14:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1444 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1441                On Sept. 2, 2009, the Futures Industry Association participated in a joint meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission ... Wed, 2 Sep 2009 09:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1441 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1434 Washington, D.C.—August 11, 2009—The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the transmission by the Treasury Department of legislative language to the Congress for the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives. ... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1434 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1432 Click Here for the Oral Testimony Click Here for the Written Testimony ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:57:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1432 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1430           The Futures Industry Association supports efforts to protect investors in the retail foreign currency markets and urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to coordinate with the Commodity Futures ... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1430 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1426         The Futures Industry Association has recommended a range of changes to Rule 1.25 and 30.7 regarding the investment of customer funds. In its July 20, 2009 comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading ... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1426 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1422 Washington, D.C.—July 7, 2009—The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the statement issued by Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. FIA welc ... Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1422 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1419             The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 6 regarding proposed amendments to the minimum financial requirements for futures commission merchants ... Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:22:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1419 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1418             The FIA board of directors met with officials from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the U.S. Treasury Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and House of Representati ... Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1418 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1415           The Futures Industry Association opposed suitability and know-your-customer rules proposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, warning the securities industry regulator that application o ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1415 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1414        The FIA has joined with several other trade associations opposing derivatives-related provisions in the climate change bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives. In a joint letter sent to the House Democratic ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:59:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1414 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1413             The FIA sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives on June 25, 2009 expressing strong opposition to a proposed tax on futures transactions. In the letter, which was jointly signed ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:59:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1413 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1408 The U.S. Treasury Department has significantly increased the size and frequency of debt auctions as a result of the unprecedented increase in U.S. government debt. Join us for a discussion of the effects of this supply increase on the landscape of the Tr ... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:59:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1408 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1405 Washington, D.C.—June 17, 2009—John Damgard, the president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the release by the Obama administration of a white paper outlining a number of reforms to the U.S. financi ... Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1405 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1403             The Futures Industry Association on June 16, 2009 filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission urging the agency to preserve its hedge exemptions for dealers in ... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:22:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1403 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1400 FIA and SIFMA filed a joint comment letter on rules proposed by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network regarding Suspicious Activity Reports. In the June 8 2009 joint letter, FIA and Sifma stressed the importance of firms bein ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:35:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1400 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1398 FIA, Financial Services Roundtable, ISDA, SIFMA and The Financial Services Fourm sent a joint letter to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee expressing strong concern over amendments offered by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), warning of their po ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:36:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1398 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1396 Washington, D.C.—May 29, 2009—The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement with regards to the implementation of governance standards for futures exchanges by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The standards, which came in ... Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1396 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1391 The Futures Industry Association on May 26, 2009 submitted comments to the International Organization of Securities Commissions regarding its consultation paper on direct electronic access. The comments covered a number of issues, including minimum custo ... Thu, 28 May 2009 09:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1391 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1387 Washington, D.C.—May 19, 2009—John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the Senate's confirmation of Gary Gensler as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This is w ... Wed, 20 May 2009 09:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1387 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1389 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 27 adopted a final definition of "public director" for the acceptable practices section of the Commodity Exchange Act. The action completes a long-running effort by the CFTC to improve the governance of U ... Wed, 20 May 2009 15:39:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1389 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1386 This 30-minute webinar provides a brief introduction to the Credit Default Swap marketplace, swap nomenclature, what types of risks can be insured, who is trading CDS and why. Learn how a CDS is a natural component of every risky bond, yet it is much eas ... Tue, 19 May 2009 09:09:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1386 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1384 The FIA/FOA Clearing Risk Study assess the risks and risk controls and recommends reviews of current practice against specified standards in three key areas: the normative control environment for direct market access provided by exchanges and issues rela ... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:16:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1384 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1383 Will Acworth, editor of Futures Industry, and Galen Burghardt, director of research at Newedge, discussed trends in futures and options trading volume during a 30-minute webinar held on March 26, 2009. The presentation was based on volume data collecte ... Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:29:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1383 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1380 The Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on March 23, 2009 regarding a CFTC proposal to clarify the obligations incurred by depository banks when accepting customer funds. The FIA said it "gene ... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:55:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1380 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1376 Washington, D.C. March 11, 2009 – Futures and options trading during 2008 hit 17.7 billion contracts, according to data from 69 exchanges worldwide that were tracked by the Futures Industry Association. Total volume grew by 13.7 percent from 2007, a ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:25:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1376 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1374 WASHINGTON, D.C.-March 11, 2009-The Futures Industry Association today announced the election of board members at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Following the election, the new board elected the association's officers and public directors. All me ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1374 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1372 WASHINGTON, D.C.-March 12, 2009-The Futures Industry Association today announced the induction of 21 new members into the Futures Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 to commemorate outstanding contributions to the global futures and options commun ... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:48:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1372 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1371 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on Feb. 20, 2009, to express its opposition to a proposed "leverage limitation" on retail foreign exchange trading. The proposed rule would apply to registered broker-de ... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1371 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1370 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Feb. 20, 2009 to express its support for proposed amendments to the CFTC's "Acceptable Practice" for compliance with the core principle on avoiding conflicts of interest. A ce ... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1370 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1365 The five federal agencies that oversee the U.S. banking system, including the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, issued an unprecedented joint statement on Feb. 23 confirming their firm support for the U.S. banking system in general and "system ... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:11:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1365 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1361 Washington, D.C.—Feb. 3, 2009—FIA President John Damgard testified before the House Agriculture Committee on Feb. 3 regarding the discussion draft of the Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009. Damgard expressed support for thos ... Wed, 4 Feb 2009 10:38:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1361 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1354 Washington, D.C. – January 5, 2009 – The Futures Industry Association today submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on proposed rules for trading away from the centralized market.  The FIA expressed support for the ... Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1354 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1352 Washington , D.C. —Dec. 18, 2008—John Damgard, president of the Futures Industry Association, issued the following statement in response to President-elect Barack Obama's announcement today that he will nominate Mary Schapiro to lead the Securitie ... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:27:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1352 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1350 Washington, D.C.—Dec. 8, 2008—FIA President John Damgard discussed several issues related to the clearing of credit derivatives in testimony today before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Damgard made three main points in his written testimony. First, ... Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1350 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1349   ... Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:33:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1349 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1347 Washington, – Nov. 13, 2008 – The Futures Industry Association has submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the Joint Audit Committee Operating Agreement that would change the system for auditing futures commission mercha ... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1347 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1345 The FIA has joined with a coalition of U.S. financial services trade associations in urging President-Elect Barack Obama to continue the framework of regular communication with senior Chinese officials that has been established by the Bush administration ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:39:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1345 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1342             Washington, D.C.--Oct. 17, 2008--A coalition of futures exchanges, brokers and market users has urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to revise its proposed new anti-manipulation rules ... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1342 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1343 Washington, D.C.—Oct. 9, 2008—The Futures Industry has asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to extend the deadline by 30 days for commenting on a proposal filed by the Joint Audit Committee, a voluntary organization comprised of representatives ... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:44:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1343 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1338 Washington, DC - Sept. 18, 2008 - The Futures Industry Association today sent a letter to Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to oppose H.R. 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act ... Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1338 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1336 Washington, D.C.—Sept. 11, 2008—The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's staff report on commodity swap dealers and index traders: First, ... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:45:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1336 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1334 FIA President John Damgard sent a letter to Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) on July 29 expressing strong opposition to H.R. 6604, the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008. Damgard warned that the bill would cause "adverse co ... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1334 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1329 Washington, D.C.-July 17, 2008-The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement expressing its opposition to S. 3268, the bill titled "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act" that is now pending in the U.S. Senate. The Futures In ... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1329 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1333 The Coalition to Protect Competitive Markets is a broad-based coalition from the financial services industry that is committed to educating lawmakers and the public about the real reasons oil and gas prices are rising and to set the record straight about ... Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1333 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1332 The FIA joined with four other financial services trade associations in urging the Senate to oppose S. 3268, the "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008." In a letter sent to members of the Senate on July 25, just ahead of an important vote, the f ... Mon, 4 Aug 2008 16:13:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1332 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1331 Watch now ... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:28:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1331 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1328 Washington, D.C.-July 17, 2008-The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement expressing its opposition to S. 3268, the bill titled "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act" that is now pending in the U.S. Senate. The Futures In ... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:11:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1328 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1326 July 14, 2008—The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will discuss risk management issues related to the use of direct market access at a meeting of the agency's Global Markets Advisory Committee on Tuesday, July 15. Direct market access refers to the p ... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1326 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1327 July 9, 2008—The Futures Industry Association today released the written text of testimony that will be delivered to the House Agriculture Committee on July 11. The committee is holding three days of hearings from July 9 to July 11 on a number of proposal ... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:04:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1327 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1318 On June 23, 2008, FIA along with the CME Group, NYMEX and MFA filed a joint comment letter with the Federal Trade Commission which addressed the FTC's implementation of section 811 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Section 811 gives th ... Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:27:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1318 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1316 Six trade associations have issued a joint letter warning members of Congress that "hastily enacted initiatives" to limit speculation in commodity futures markets could lead to several harmful consequences, including the "exodus" of speculators to other ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1316 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1315 WASHINGTON, D.C.–June 16, 2008– Engage China, a coalition of 10 financial services trade associations united in support of the goals of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, today released a statement commenting on the results of U.S.-China SED ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:54:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1315 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1309 WASHINGTON, D.C.-June 10, 2008- The Futures Industry Association strongly supports the recent efforts of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to bolster price transparency and enhance market surveillance in commodity and energy futures markets. Commo ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:26:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1309 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1310 Michael Spencer, chief executive of ICAP, delivered the opening address of the FIA/FOA International Derivatives Expo in London. Click here for the Bloomberg video June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Spencer, chief executive officer of ICAP Plc, spe ... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:27:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1310 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1306 WASHINGTON, D.C.—May 16, 2008—The Futures Industry Association today released the following statement from FIA President John Damgard regarding the passage of the farm bill earlier this week by the House and Senate. The farm bill contains provisions reau ... Fri, 16 May 2008 14:18:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1306 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1303 WASHINGTON, D.C.-April 23, 2008-The Futures Industry Association today released the text of a letter sent to the Indian government that expressed strong opposition to the recently proposed transaction tax on commodity futures. The letter was sent to Prim ... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:57:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1303 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1294 WASHINGTON, D.C.—March 31, 2008—The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department's proposed "blueprint for regulatory reform." The FIA commends the Treasury Department for taking a comprehens ... Tue, 27 May 2008 15:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1294 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1107 ... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:15:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1107 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1288 WASHINGTON, D.C. AND BOCA RATON, FLA.—March 13, 2008—The Futures Industry Association today announced the results of the election of board members at its annual board meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Following the election, the new board elected the associati ... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:19:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1288 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1287 Washington D.C.—March 10, 2008—The Futures Industry Association, a Washington-based trade group, today released its annual report on global trading volume . The report, which measures volume based on the number of contracts traded on derivatives exchang ... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:23:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1287 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1281 Washington—Feb. 27, 2008—The FIA has filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission saying it "strongly supports" a proposed exemption from the CFTC's registration requirements for foreign brokers that are affiliated with U.S. future ... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:18:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1281 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1277 Washington, D.C.—Feb. 5, 2008—Today the Treasury Department made public a comment letter from the antitrust division of the Justice Department regarding the structure of the U.S. futures markets. In response to inquiries from the press about this letter, ... Tue, 5 Feb 2008 15:42:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1277 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1272 Washington , D.C. - Dec. 11, 2007 - Engage China, a coalition of nine U.S. financial services trade associations, today released a statement strongly supporting the goals of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, which will hold its third meeting ... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:05:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1272 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1269 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C./CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 2007 -- Today, a broad coalition of exchanges, brokers and market participants in the United States financial industry filed a "friend of the court" brief in federal appeals court challenging the ... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:14:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1269 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1267 The Keys to Smart Regulation CFTC Acting Chairman Walt Lukken FIA Expo 2007 November 27, 2007 ... Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:09:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1267 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1266 The Futures Industry Association submitted a comment letter to the Treasury Department on Nov. 20, 2007 outlining its views on the structure of financial services regulation in the U.S. The letter was drafted in response to Treasury's request ... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:00:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1266 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1262 To help the association's members prepare for the potential impact of a disaster on their operations, the FIA IT Division held its fourth annual disaster recovery test on Saturday, Oct. 27. Participants in the test, which was coordinated by the FIA Infor ... Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1262 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1253 The Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Oct. 9, 2007 regarding a petition filed by the CME Group on behalf of the China Foreign Exchange and Interbank Trading System, an arm of China's centr ... Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:08:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1253 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1260 Washington, D.C.--Oct. 3, 2007 --A broad coalition of institutions and industry organizations today filed a "friend of the court" brief in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York regarding the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:09:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1260 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1250 Washington, D.C.--Oct. 2--The FIA has joined a coalition of financial services trade associations called Engage China that is working to increase market access in China for U.S. financial services firms. The coalition, which was formed in the fall ... Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1250 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1251 Washington DC and London – September 28 – The Futures Industry Association and the Futures and Options Association announced on Sept. 28 that they are entering into a new arrangement for co-operation which will allow the two organizations to work more cl ... Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1251 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1247 The audio files from the second annual New York Equity Options Conference on September 19th and 20th are now available. Thank you to all conference speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees for making this another successful conference. Audio files ... Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1247 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1244 FIA President John Damgard testified at a Sept. 26 hearing of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management on the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The testimony emphasized three general po ... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1244 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1242 FIA President John Damgard testified at a hearing on energy market oversight at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Sept. 18. In a statement submitted for the record, Damgard highlighted the importance of the Commodity Futures Moder ... Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:16:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1242 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1241 The FIA filed a comment letter with the Financial Services Authority on Aug. 3 expressing opposition to a proposed requirement that all telephone conversations be recorded. The proposed requirement is contained in the FSA's consultation paper 07/9 a ... Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:52:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1241 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1240 The Futures Industry Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) have filed a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the shareholders' securities class action case Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Sc ... Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:42:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1240 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1234 Responding to a request from a special working group within Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet, FIA Japan submitted a letter on July 6 outlining several recommendations for infrastructure changes, exchange modernization, and improved foreign access. FIA ... Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:20:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1234 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1239 The Senate confirmed the nominations of Jill Sommers and Bart Chilton to serve as Commissioners of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 1. Sommers and Chilton officially took office on Aug. 8, following their swearing in as commission ... Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:22:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1239 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1236 The FIA filed an "amicus curiae" brief on July 19 urging the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling in Klein & Co. Futures Inc. vs. Board of Trade of the City of New York Inc., et al. The FIA's brief argued that the lower court "misinte ... Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:21:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1236 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1230 A Senate panel urged Congress to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission more authority to curb "excessive speculation" in natural gas trading, saying the results of a nine-month investigation into Amaranth's trading activity in 2006 showed a large ... Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:24:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1230 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1231 Audio from the 16th Annual FIA Futures Services Division OpTech Conference in New York City is now available online. ... Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:50:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1231 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1224 The Supreme Court on May 21 granted a petition to hear the case Klein & Co. Futures, Inc v. Board of Trade of the City of New York, et al. The case raises an important issue regarding whether futures commission merchants have a private righ ... Wed, 23 May 2007 08:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1224 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1221 In response to a request from the FIA, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the anti-money laundering arm of the U.S. Treasury Department, on April 19 issued guidance clarifying the application of custome ... Fri, 18 May 2007 16:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1221 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1110 Feb. 20, 2007 A coalition of futures industry leaders has urged Congress to reject a user fee on transactions in futures and futures options that was contained in the fiscal 2008 budget proposed by the Bush administration. Industry Letter ... Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:46:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1110 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1227 The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the anti-money laundering arm of the U.S. Treasury Department, has issued a six-page letter providing guidance to the futures industry on several important issues related to the application of the USA Patriot Act ... Fri, 18 May 2007 17:04:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1227 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1222 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission recently proposed amendments to its futures commission merchant registration rules to exempt from U.S. registration brokers outside the U.S. that are engaged in the offer and sale of futures and options traded on ... Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1222 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1228 The Administration's FY 2008 budget proposal seeks to levy a tax on futures transactions executed on exchanges regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to fund the majority of the $116 million budget proposed for the Commission. ... Tue, 29 May 2007 09:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1228 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1223 The FIA submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 25 in response to proposed amendments to the CFTC's definition of a public director. The letter reiterated the FIA's support for the CFTC's efforts to address co ... Wed, 16 May 2007 08:48:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1223 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1217 Text of the FIA Letter to the Editor published in The Wall Street Journal on April 18. Reprinted with permission of The Wall Street Journal © 2007 Dow Jones & Company. All rights reserved. Dear Sirs: Your April 11 editorial "T ... Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:38:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1217 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1212 Audio files from most of the panels at the 32nd Annual International Futures Industry Conference are now available. PowerPoint presentations from some of the InformationXchanges are also available. ... Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:45:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1212 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1108 The Futures Industry Association today announced the induction of 19 members into the Futures Hall of Fame. ... Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:32:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1108 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1109 The Futures Industry Association announced the election of board members at its annual board meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1109 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1111 The Futures Industry Association released the following statement today regarding the proposed merger of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. » Press Release ... Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:35:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1111 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1114 The L&C Division, in special consultation with the Futures and Options Association ("FOA") and the Managed Funds Association ("MFA"), along with the representatives from several leading law firms, exhanges and FCMs, have revised the Trader and Customer V ... Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:46:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1114 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1134 Register for the FIA's Futures and Options Expo by September 1 and save $100. ... Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:07:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1134 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1138 FIA Chicago will be holding its First Annual Golf Outing to benefit the scholarship fund for children of division members. In addition, part of the proceeds raised from the event will help fund other activities and general operating expenses of FIA Chica ... Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:14:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1138 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1139 Don't miss this opportunity to get a complete update on the rapidly growing futures and options markets in Asia. Top industry and regulatory officials will speak at the FIA's first-ever Asia-wide conference just four weeks from now in Beijing. The three- ... Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:13:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1139 http://www.futuresindustry.org/fia-home.asp?i=1141 FIA, in conjunction with FPL, FOA and FOW, will present a standards briefing at The Barbican on Thursday, June 30. The full day of sessions includes a panel on European standardization featuring SWIFT, ISDA and FPL. The briefing also includes sessions on ... Wed, 22 Jun 2005 14:17:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1141