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People News – October / November 2025
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGMark Spanbroek to be inducted into FIA Hall of Fame
FIA has announced the names of six new members of the FIA Hall of Fame, including Mark Spanbroek, former chairman of EPTA. The new members will be honoured at an awards ceremony during FIA's 51st International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, on 8-11 March 2026.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is an international law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The firm provides legal services across the spectrum of commodities, trading and derivatives matters, representing clients on complex transactions, investment management, regulatory issues, investigations and enforcement, and international trade.
CONTINUE READINGFIA 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 READINGFIA 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 READINGMarket Conduct Fundamentals
This course provides a high-level overview of prohibited and disruptive practices on futures and options exchanges. It helps market participants avoid potential exchange violations and fines and/or regulatory actions and civil penalties. This course is designed to help meet regulatory training requirements for direct market access participants.
CONTINUE READINGSeptember 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 READINGFIA responds to Hong Kong SFC on proposed investor identification regime
FIA expresses support for the overall direction of the proposals and recognises the important role that an effective investor identification framework would play in strengthening market transparency, enhancing surveillance and supporting the continued development of Hong Kong’s derivatives market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA 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 READINGAPAC 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.
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