Industry Guidance
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Regulatory Guidance
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FIA New Member Profile – Sapphire Technology Group
Sapphire Technology Group is a London-based firm dedicated to advancing the Sapphire Doctrine, a framework that defines how to build and operate sustainable, profitably growing companies. -
FIA New Member Profile – Alston & Bird
Alston & Bird is a global law firm, with offices in the US, UK and EU, advising derivatives exchanges (including prediction markets), financial institutions, investment managers, commodity traders, digital asset exchanges and other market participants on regulatory, transactional, and enforcement matters. -
FIA New Member Profile – Xchange Alpha, LLC
Xchange Alpha, LLC is a US derivatives exchange headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a Designated Contract Market. -
March 2026 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record $453.5 billion in March, up 2.4% from the previous month and up 29.2% over the last 12 months. -
FIA responds to CSRC CP on the 2026 measures for the supervision and administration of futures companies
The response supports the CSRC’s objective of strengthening supervision and implementing the PRC Futures and Derivatives Law, while recommending that the framework remain proportionate and workable for foreign-invested futures companies and international financial groups. -
ETD Volume - April 2026
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 12.12 billion contracts in April. This decreased 11.9% from March 2026 but increased 26.6% from April 2025.
Operational and Technology Guidance
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FIA New Member Profile – Xchange Alpha, LLC
Xchange Alpha, LLC is a US derivatives exchange headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a Designated Contract Market. -
FIA New Member Profile – Sapphire Technology Group
Sapphire Technology Group is a London-based firm dedicated to advancing the Sapphire Doctrine, a framework that defines how to build and operate sustainable, profitably growing companies. -
FIA New Member Profile – Alston & Bird
Alston & Bird is a global law firm, with offices in the US, UK and EU, advising derivatives exchanges (including prediction markets), financial institutions, investment managers, commodity traders, digital asset exchanges and other market participants on regulatory, transactional, and enforcement matters. -
March 2026 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record $453.5 billion in March, up 2.4% from the previous month and up 29.2% over the last 12 months. -
ETD Volume - April 2026
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 12.12 billion contracts in April. This decreased 11.9% from March 2026 but increased 26.6% from April 2025. -
FIA responds to CSRC CP on the 2026 measures for the supervision and administration of futures companies
The response supports the CSRC’s objective of strengthening supervision and implementing the PRC Futures and Derivatives Law, while recommending that the framework remain proportionate and workable for foreign-invested futures companies and international financial groups.
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