Press Releases
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Global futures and options trading reaches record level in 2020
FIA today released yearly statistics that show the total number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide reached a record level of 46.77 billion contracts in 2020, up 35.6% from 2019.
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FIA welcomes Gary Gensler as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
FIA President and CEO today made the following statement on the nomination of Gary Gensler to lead the SEC.
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FIA urges market role in addressing climate change
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement following FIA’s participation in a public consultation led by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM).
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FIA statement on the passing of George Gero
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the passing of futures industry leader George Gero.
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FIA thanks CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert for his service
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the announcement today by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert.
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FIA praises CFTC for adopting Electronic Trading and Bankruptcy rules
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made a statement after the CFTC voted to finalize Electronic Trading Risk Principles and significant bankruptcy reforms for FCMs and clearinghouses, among other rulemakings.
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FIA welcomes new House Agriculture Committee leadership
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released the following statement congratulating House Agriculture Committee Chairman-designate Representative David Scott and Ranking Member-designate Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson.
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Opening remarks of FIA President and CEO at the virtual Asia Derivatives Conference 2020
FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken welcomes participants of the 2020 virtual Asia Derivatives Conference, Asia-V.
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RiskFuel named FIA Innovator of the Year; Options AI is the runner-up and Wematch wins the People’s Choice Award
FIA announced today that RiskFuel has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year. In addition, Options AI was named the runner-up, and Wematch won the inaugural People’s Choice Award.
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Opening remarks from Expo-V
Opening Remarks from FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken at Expo-V
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