Industry Guidance

Rothera is a US-based, CFTC-regulated designated contract market and clearinghouse. Designed for institutions and intermediaries, Rothera provides un-conflicted trading and clearing infrastructure for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, and market makers, with a focus on professional, reliable operations, robust controls and responsible market growth.

Attorneys from Paul Hastings cut through the noise to deliver a focused, practical briefing on the privacy, cybersecurity, and AI developments that matter most to clearing firms, exchanges, FCMs, and market infrastructure providers.

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.

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.

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.

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.