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FIA announces 2025 President’s Award winners
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.
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FIA releases findings from derivatives industry survey
A survey conducted by Crisil Coalition Greenwich in partnership with FIA shows that an overwhelming majority of derivatives industry participants expect trading activity to grow in 2025. Four out of five survey respondents named political instability and geopolitical conflict as the most likely to generate growth in derivatives trading over the next two years, a ratio much higher than any other factor.
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FIA statement on EU equivalence for UK clearinghouses
Jackie Mesa, FIA's Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President of Global Policy, made the following statement on the equivalence decision announced by the European Commission.
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FIA hires new SVP of Global Events, Marketing and Communications
Melissa Brunton joins the FIA team from the Direct Selling Association (DSA), where she served as SVP of Education and Meeting Services.
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Tradewell Technologies named FIA's 2024 Innovator of the Year
This year’s winner was Tradewell Technologies, a startup based in New York and London that is bringing algorithmic trading tools to the corporate bond market. Two companies were chosen as runner ups in the competition to be innovator of the year -- ClearToken and Grão Direto.
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Expo 2024 Opening Remarks: Telling the truth about our markets
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the Futures & Options Expo in Chicago on 18 November 2024. As prepared for delivery.
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FIA announces 2025 Hall of Fame inductees
FIA has announced the names of six new members of the FIA Hall of Fame. The new members will be honored at an awards ceremony during FIA's 50th International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on 9-12 March 2025.
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FIA statement on CME’s FCM license
FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement today regarding the approval of CME’s futures commission merchant (FCM) license.
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Trish Foshée to retire from FIA/IFM
Trish Foshée, the longtime president and CEO of the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM), will retire at the end of 2024.
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FIA announces 10 startups selected for 2024 Innovators Pavilion
FIA today announced the 10 startups chosen to exhibit in the 2024 Innovators Pavilion, FIA's annual showcase for fintech startups relevant to derivatives trading and clearing. The Pavilion happens during FIA’s Futures and Options Expo, which brings together traders, brokers and other market professionals from a wide range of firms in the derivatives industry. The conference takes place 18-20 November in Chicago.
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