About FIA Membership
FIA represents a wide array of derivatives market participants from around the world. Our members include client clearing firms, exchanges and clearinghouses, executing brokers, software vendors, legal firms, consultants, and proprietary trading firms. Our membership is global and corporate, and our work supports the cleared derivatives industry as a whole.
All employees within a member firm may access the member benefits we provide. Membership renews annually.
FIA primary members are client clearing firms holding customer funds. Associate members comprise all other firms in the cleared derivatives ecosystem.
For more information, please refer to a complete list of FIA membership documents or learn more about how to join FIA.
Member Resources
FIA Member Profiles
FIA New Member Profile - Cunningham Commodities
Established in 1982, Illinois-based Cunningham Commodities is a CFTC-registered FCM, member of the NFA, and a clearing member of both CME Group and MGEX.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - Miller Strategic Partners LLP
Miller Strategic Partners, founded in 2023 by Ryne Miller and William Schroeder, is a law firm that advises traditional and emerging financial markets companies and trading firms.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - BSE
Established in 1875, BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) is one of India’s leading exchange groups, providing an efficient and transparent market for trading equities, derivatives, currencies, debt, commodities, and mutual funds. In May 2023, BSE reintroduced contracts in India’s Benchmark Sensex 30 and Bankex within its futures and options segment, bolstering its commitment to providing investors with a broad spectrum of investment tools and strategies.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - Balyasny Asset Management L.P.
Balyasny Asset Management L.P. (BAM) is a global, multi-strategy investment firm. BAM strives to deliver consistent, uncorrelated, absolute returns in all market environments. The firm has more than 1,800 employees across more than a dozen offices and has teams investing in Equities, Macro, Commodities, Credit, and Systematic strategies.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - Barnes & Thornburg
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a national full-service law firm that counsels financial services and fintech firms, providing deep experience to exchanges, clearing houses, and hedge funds and advisers. Their skilled attorneys also advise on enforcement and regulatory trends. Barnes & Thornburg is one of the 100 largest firms in the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - Topstep
Topstep offers training to derivatives traders to help hone their skills, discipline, and habits. Born in 2012 on the trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade, Topstep was named after the best and most coveted position on the floor that founder, Michael Patak, earned himself - the "Top Step".
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