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FIA today announced the winners of its President's Award, an annual honour that recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the global cleared derivatives industry over the past year. CONTINUE READING

Prediction markets harness trading activity to forecast the likelihood of future events—ranging from elections and economic indicators to corporate performance and public policy outcomes. This course offers a practical introduction to how prediction markets operate, how trading behavior aggregates information, and why these markets can serve as powerful forecasting tools. CONTINUE READING

FIA invites the CFTC to consider a modified regime for fully collateralized and pre-funded clearing models, including those catering to retail traders. CONTINUE READING

Retail investors fuelled a sharp rise in trading activity across precious metals derivatives in 2025, while institutional benchmark futures contracts saw comparatively muted growth. CONTINUE READING

Global trading in exchange-traded derivatives fell in 2025, largely due to a sharp pullback in equity options trading in India following regulators' moves to curb speculative retail activity. Even as global volumes fell, open interest – a measure of outstanding positions – told a different story, underscoring continued demand for derivatives as tools for hedging and price discovery. CONTINUE READING

Over the course of two-plus days, we met with policymakers at the European Commission, several EU Member States’ representations, key members of the European Parliament and their staff, and leaders at the European Securities and Markets Authority and European Central Bank. We reiterated the story of the global cleared derivatives industry, how we agree with the push to simplify the regulatory burden on our members and discussed centralised supervision. CONTINUE READING