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Industry Guidance

Access guidance and best practices for members, their customers and market participants on operational and technological issues as well as law, regulatory and compliance issues.

Regulatory Guidance

  • FIA publishes paper on improving EU financial services rulemaking 

    FIA has published a paper calling for targeted reforms to the European Union’s financial services rulemaking process and setting out 21 practical recommendations to improve transparency, regulatory coherence and implementation.
  • ETD Volume - August 2026

    Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.84 billion contracts in August. This decreased 16.1% from July 2026 but increased 12.4% from August 2025.
  • DMIST publishes industry standard for execution source code

    The Execution Source Code Standard addresses a longstanding industry challenge by establishing a common framework for capturing and preserving execution source information across exchange-traded derivatives markets.
  • FIA announces early member registration for Boca 2027

    Members can register two days early and access conference hotel room blocks before registration opens to all attendees
  • Battlefield Washington: Congressional Investigations Coming in the Next Congress

    Join Bracewell’s Congressional Investigations practice for a preview of the House and Senate investigations landscape following the midterm elections. The discussion explores the upcoming risk landscape for the futures industry and beyond, the evolving legal and political dynamics, and how industry stakeholders can best prepare.
  • FIA New Member Profile – DLA Piper

    DLA Piper's global derivatives practice advises clients across the financial markets ecosystem, including financial institutions, exchanges, clearing houses, asset managers, corporates and other market participants. The team delivers strategic advice on complex transactional, documentation and regulatory issues relating to both exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives.

Operational and Technology Guidance

  • FIA publishes paper on improving EU financial services rulemaking 

    FIA has published a paper calling for targeted reforms to the European Union’s financial services rulemaking process and setting out 21 practical recommendations to improve transparency, regulatory coherence and implementation.
  • ETD Volume - August 2026

    Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.84 billion contracts in August. This decreased 16.1% from July 2026 but increased 12.4% from August 2025.
  • FIA New Member Profile – DLA Piper

    DLA Piper's global derivatives practice advises clients across the financial markets ecosystem, including financial institutions, exchanges, clearing houses, asset managers, corporates and other market participants. The team delivers strategic advice on complex transactional, documentation and regulatory issues relating to both exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives.
  • DMIST publishes industry standard for execution source code

    The Execution Source Code Standard addresses a longstanding industry challenge by establishing a common framework for capturing and preserving execution source information across exchange-traded derivatives markets.
  • FIA announces early member registration for Boca 2027

    Members can register two days early and access conference hotel room blocks before registration opens to all attendees
  • Battlefield Washington: Congressional Investigations Coming in the Next Congress

    Join Bracewell’s Congressional Investigations practice for a preview of the House and Senate investigations landscape following the midterm elections. The discussion explores the upcoming risk landscape for the futures industry and beyond, the evolving legal and political dynamics, and how industry stakeholders can best prepare.