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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.

US Documentation Library

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 CCP Risk Review

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.

European Documentation Library

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

  • US bank capital proposals would increase capital requirements for client clearing by 80%

    FIA estimates that top six US clearing banks would need more than $7.2 billion in additional capital for derivatives clearing services. CONTINUE READING

  • Viewpoint: Extraordinary becomes ordinary

    March 3 of this year saw the highest volumes of any day on record, according to data gathered by FIA Tech. But the markets seemed to digest these volumes with a yawn compared to past peak days. How did our industry process nearly double the volumes of past crises as if it were a normal trading day? The answer: technology, standards and metrics. CONTINUE READING

  • Regulators highlight momentum behind EU centralised supervision 

    Regulators and policymakers at FIA Boca signalled growing momentum behind plans to centralise supervision of key EU market infrastructures, with an expanded role for ESMA at the core. Framed as a potential “game-changer,” the reforms aim to tackle fragmentation, boost competitiveness and deepen capital markets. While support is building, panellists acknowledged political sensitivities and emphasised the need for a balanced approach that preserves national expertise alongside stronger EU-level oversight. CONTINUE READING

  • EPTA cautions against gas price caps in a coalition with energy and financial associations

    The European Principal Traders Association has joined with a coalition of energy and financial industry bodies, saying that a possible price-capping intervention could compromise Europe’s energy security, disrupt the functioning of its energy markets and carry significant risks to financial stability, without delivering sustainable price relief for consumers. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA and energy associations urge EU leaders to avoid a gas price cap

    FIA and a broad coalition of trade associations representing the entire energy value chain have signed a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa setting out shared concerns regarding considerations to introduce a natural gas price cap in response to current geopolitical tensions. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA responds to OCC's clearing fund allocation proposal

    FIA supports OCC’s stress‑aligned clearing fund allocation, noting improved fairness and risk sensitivity, while encouraging smoothing measures to avoid volatility and monitoring potential metric overlaps. CONTINUE READING