The FIA Principal Traders Group is an association of firms that trade their own capital on exchanges in futures, options and equities markets worldwide. FIA PTG advocates for open access to markets, transparency, and data-driven policy.
FIA, FIA PTG, and FIA EPTA members are working to educate the public on the benefits of automated trading, provide policymakers with expert feedback on regulatory proposals, and promote best practices in risk controls.
FIA, FIA PTG, trade associations request extension of US Treasury clearing mandate
FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group and six other financial services trade associations wrote to the SEC requesting an extension of the US Treasury clearing mandate of at least twelve months for both the cash and repo clearing mandates.
FIA PTG supports proposed increase to position and exercise limits for options on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
The FIA Principal Traders Group filed with the Securities Exchange Commission urging the agency to approve the Exchange's proposed position and exercise limit increases for options on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.
FIA and FIA PTG file amicus brief in FTC non-compete ban appeal
FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group, along with several other financial services trade associations, have filed an amicus brief in response to the US Federal Trade Commission's appeal of a prior decision involving the FTC's final rule that would ban nearly all noncompete agreements in the US. The appeal is in Properties of the Village, Inc v. FTC and is being heard in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
FIA PTG Responds to Brazilian Equity Market Structure Consultation
FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) joined the FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) in responding to the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários' (CVM - Brazil's securities and exchange commission), public call for contributions to the regulatory discussion involving equity market structure in Brazil.
FIA PTG urges the SEC to ensure Nasdaq equalizes all co-location data center latencies
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) urged the SEC to take the following actions to ensure equalization of the entire Nasdaq collocation campus (NY11 and NY11-4) is completed expeditiously.
FIA PTG Responds Again to FICC Proposals in Response To Treasury Clearing Mandate
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) commented again on the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (“FICC”) proposals to revise its customer clearing access models, to modify its margin segregation rules and to adopt a trade submission requirement.