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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

  • FIA statement on the European Commission’s market integration package

    FIA welcomes the European Commission's market integration package of measures, which aim to remove market barriers and enhance competitiveness in EU financial markets. FIA strongly supports these objectives and looks forward to reviewing and commenting on whether the goals of simplification and burden reduction will be achieved by the proposals.  CONTINUE READING
  • APAC exchange leaders weigh extended trading hours, retail boom sustainability 

    At FIA's Asia 2025 conference in Singapore, exchange leaders outlined a regional pivot towards after-hours trading, while also examining whether the rapid growth in retail activity can be maintained. CONTINUE READING
  • September 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs

    The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record $409.4 billion in September, up 1.9% from the previous month and up 20.3% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 50 in September, same as a year ago but down from 53 five years ago. CONTINUE READING
  • FIA responds to CFTC on the use of tokenized collateral and on the report of the President's Working Group on digital asset markets

    FIA has filed comments with the CFTC on tokenization, stablecoins and digital asset market structure. CONTINUE READING
  • FIA announces new client clearing model in Europe

    The FIA-sponsored European Agent Trustee Model (EATM) has gone live at LCH Ltd for its SwapClear service, marking an important milestone in a multi-year project between FIA, a consortium of bank clearing members, two European clearinghouses, and external counsel.  CONTINUE READING
  • FIA responds to BoE on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market

    FIA advocates for market-led, voluntary clearing of gilt repo transactions in response to the Bank of England Discussion Paper on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market. CONTINUE READING