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Give-Up Specialist: 5 Course Package
Enroll your team in the Class of 2026 Give-Up Specialist Program before May 1 for additional benefits and savings! The series includes Anatomy of a Futures Broker, both Give-Up Essentials courses, Average Pricing, and Navigating Give-Up Agreements. Participants who complete all five earn the FIA Markets Academy micro-credential. It’s a cost-effective way to train a geographically distributed workforce.
CONTINUE READINGTrends in ETD Trading Q3 2025
FIA’s quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This webinar provides insights into trends in trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets for the year to date, with spotlights on the evolution of credit futures, liquidity in US Treasury futures, and growth in short-dated options.
CONTINUE READINGFIA successfully executes 2025 disaster recovery test
The cleared derivatives industry reaffirmed its commitment to industry resilience and cybersecurity preparedness with the successful completion of the 2025 FIA Disaster Recovery Test on Saturday, 25 October 2025.
CONTINUE READINGProtection of customer funds - frequently asked questions
This document, first issued in February 2012, has been prepared by members of the FIA Law and Compliance Division and contains questions and answers addressing the basics of (i) segregation, collateral management and investments, (ii) minimum financial and other requirements for futures commission merchants and joint FCM/broker-dealers, and (iii) derivatives clearing organization guarantee funds.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - Richard Berliand, Chair of the Board of Directors, TP ICAP
Walt Lukken sat down with Futures Industry Hall of Fame member Richard Berliand last month in New York City. A legend in the industry, Richard serves as board chair of TP ICAP, the world’s largest inter-dealer broker and world’s largest energy & commodities broker. They discussed the state of the derivatives markets, the regulatory environment, FCMs, the challenges of 24/7 trading and clearing, why young people should go into finance and Richard's passion for aviation.
CONTINUE READINGGive Up Essentials
Whether you’re a customer or an employee at a broker, exchange, or CCP, understanding give ups and the complexities they add to the trade flow is essential. This online course illustrates how the introduction of give ups alters the trade flow for futures and options on futures.
CONTINUE READINGGive Up Essentials 2: Troubleshooting Real-World Scenarios
Give-Up Essentials, the pre-requisite to this course, uses give-up trade flows to show how the process works when everything runs smoothly. This course examines problems that can arise during give-up trade processing. It identifies where failures occur and explores how problems can be resolved.
CONTINUE READINGAverage Pricing
This course provides a comprehensive overview of average pricing, including how and why futures and options trades are average priced. It explains how fund managers achieve fair and equitable distribution of trades among their customers by using average pricing or best fit methodologies.
CONTINUE READINGImproving the Timeliness of Give-Up Processing
How is the industry addressing friction points that cause delays in give-up processing? This webinar features members of the Derivatives Market Institute for Standards who have been actively implementing the 30/30/30 Standard. Representatives from brokerage firms and clients share how they identified and resolved issues causing processing delays, reduced risk and increased the percentage of trades in the right account on T+0.
CONTINUE READINGStablecoins Explained: Crypto’s Big Bang Moment?
For years, Wall Street banks kept stablecoins at arm’s length. But now, even the most conservative parts of traditional finance are starting to recognize their potential. It feels like a seminal moment, but, as always with technological innovation, there are risks and challenges and questions of hype vs reality.
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