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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

  • MarketVoice Podcast - Jeff Sprecher, Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Intercontinental Exchange

    Walt Lukken sat down with Jeff Sprecher, chair and CEO at ICE at the annual Expo conference. They discussed how the idea of the old guard vs. the new markets doesn't hold true, especially with ICE's strong record of innovation. And they covered ICE's history as a power exchange and how those markets have evolved, prediction markets and ICE's investment in Polymarket, AI and much more. CONTINUE READING
  • Expo: Industry players say crypto markets are maturing  

    Crypto industry players who spoke on two panel discussions on 18 November at FIA Expo agreed that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are on their way towards being fully investible by institutional investors, but opinions differed about when that will happen.  CONTINUE READING
  • FIA announces 2026 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 51st International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on 8-11 March 2026. CONTINUE READING
  • FIA announces 2026 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 51st International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on 8-11 March 2026. CONTINUE READING
  • FIA Expo: Tokenisation efforts gain pace as derivatives industry eyes 2026 for clearinghouse acceptance 

    Panellists at FIA Expo say technology is proven, but clearinghouses need firm regulatory guidance to treat tokenised assets as equivalent to underlying securities. CONTINUE READING
  • August 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs

    The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record $401.7 billion in August, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 19.5% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 50 in August, same as a year ago but down from 53 five years ago. CONTINUE READING