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Operations, Execution & Technology

Through close partnership with our members, FIA helps to develop industry-wide standards and solutions for operations and execution, supports new technology initiatives and builds communities of information and data sharing. For information on FIA's work in these areas or learn more about how to participate, contact forums@fia.org

Latest news and updates

  • 28 Sep 2026

    Why a small piece of trade data can create a big post-trade headache 

    How a trade was executed can affect everything from brokerage calculations to reconciliation. A new DMIST standard aims to make that information more reliable.
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  • 26 Aug 2026

    FIA responds to CFTC consultation on 24/7 and perpetuals in energy

    FIA encouraged the agency to assess 24/7 and perpetual products through two different lenses: readiness and appropriateness.
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  • 07 May 2026

    24/7 Trading and Clearing - Exploring the Pathway Forward

    Continuous trading is no longer a theoretical concept in global markets. As digital assets, tokenisation and evolving customer expectations reshape financial markets, exchanges and intermediaries are increasingly examining how trading hours may expand beyond traditional schedules.
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  • 05 Mar 2026

    FIA highlights challenges, opportunities of 24/7 trading and clearing

    The paper highlights the need for 24/7 clearing and risk management to accompany 24/7 trading, ensuring sufficient liquidity in the markets, considering operational risk and utilising existing market principles and regulations to provide a roadmap.
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  • 20 Feb 2026

    FIA responds to FCA consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime

    FIA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime. FIA welcomes several positive elements within the proposals, including reduced back-reporting timelines and the removal of low-value reportable fields. At the same time, FIA highlights industry concerns relating to proposals on conditional single-sided reporting, which members believe are unlikely to deliver meaningful efficiency gains.
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  • 17 Feb 2026

    FIA responds to EBA SREP guidelines consultation

    FIA highlights issues for consideration by the EBA for the SREP Guidelines, with the aim of increasing proportionality and increase alignment with existing EU regulatory frameworks in the Operational Resilience space.
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Access a full archive of older FIA work related to operations, execution & technology issues

Key FIA-led initiatives

FIA Disaster Recovery Test

FIA holds an annual coordinated industry effort to test business continuance and functionality between exchanges, clearinghouses and their member firms.

A blueprint for change

FIA has released a report calling on participants in the futures and options industry to work together on a major initiative to improve the efficiency of the trading and clearing process for exchange-traded derivatives.

Venue Specific Connectivity Requirements Questionnaire

FIA has been developed this framework to provide a harmonized framework for trading venues to provide their members and other market participants with their specific rules and policies around electronic trading.

Other resources

Operations Americas Division
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Operations Americas Division
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Webinars
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Webinars
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Committees
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Committees
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DMIST
https://dmist-standards.org/
Derivatives Market Institute for Standards (DMIST)
An FIA-led effort to develop industry-wide standards