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FIA works closely with member firms to develop industry-standard agreements and other documentation that all market participants can use to support their trading and clearing functions as well as ensure regulatory compliance in different jurisdictions.

FIA’s US Documentation Library contains a wide range of guidance documents and template agreements and disclosures. These include standard give-up agreements, client clearing and execution agreements, risk disclosure statements and a number of exchange-specific agreements.

FIA’s CCP Risk Review™ summarizes the rules and procedures of CCPs worldwide. Written in practical, comparative terms and incorporating key implications of applicable law where relevant, the FIA CCP Risk Review assists market participants and regulators in scrutinizing and understanding the risks relating to CCPs, for both clearing members and clients.

FIA’s European Documentation Library puts valuable legal opinions and client terms of business at your fingertips. This documentation helps you meet regulatory requirements and/or common commercial objectives such as facilitating commercial dealings or addressing areas of capital or risk.

Documentation News

  • FIA responds to FCA, BoE draft guidance on UK EMIR reporting requirements

    FIA has responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England’s consultation setting out draft questions and answers as guidance to support the implementation of revised UK EMIR reporting requirements that go live on 30 September 2024.

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  • FIA New Member Profile – Pakistan Mercantile Exchange

    Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) is the country’s first demutualized commodity futures exchange, licensed and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan.

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  • People news – February/March 2024  

    Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry 

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  • Commentary: Seven takeaways from FIA Boca 2024

    This year's annual FIA conference in Boca Raton was one of the most successful ever. The program consisted of eight panels over three days as well as one-on-one discussions with prominent industry executives and thought leaders such as Ken Griffin, the chief executive of Citadel, and Daniel Yergin, a leading authority on energy, geopolitics and the global economy. Seven themes stood out from this year's event - industry outlook, treasury clearing, competition among exchanges, rise of retail, geopolitics and commodity supply chains, technology and cyber risk.

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  • FIA New Member Profile - Sernova Financial

    Sernova Financial is a provider of cloud-based post-trade services with a focus on derivatives clearing, collateral and integrated risk management. Its single platform supports the full front-to-back management of ETD, OTC derivatives, repo, sponsored repo and collateral, enabling clients to benefit from a seamless transition to a clearing member.

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  • FIA urges CFTC to fill gaps in customer protections before approving leveraged direct clearing

    FIA has filed comments with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on its proposed rulemaking related to the protection of clearing member funds held by designated clearing organizations.

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