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Periodic Ethics Training
The IFM's Periodic Ethics Training helps firms and registrants meet ongoing training requirements as mandated by the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and National Futures Association (NFA) Rule 2-9. This interactive training is built upon case studies that incorporate several categories of pertinent information including law, regulation, professional ethics and sound judgment.
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Commodities 101: From Physical to Futures
Commodities 101 is a foundational course designed to introduce you to the world of commodities (both physical and futures) and how they're traded. This comprehensive introductory course demystifies the world of commodities by exploring their structure, market dynamics, key participants, and the tools used to manage risk and gain exposure.
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Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Training
This course provides a clear understanding of various money laundering techniques and their threats to the financial industry. Learners will gain a better understanding of the regulations designed to detect, monitor, and prevent criminal actions. Interactive scenarios are designed to help industry participants detect, prevent and respond effectively to attempts to launder money through their firms and the futures markets.
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Swaps 101: OTC vs. Listed Derivatives
Swaps 101 is a foundational course designed to introduce you to the world of swaps, including both over-the-counter and listed derivatives. This comprehensive introductory course demystifies the world of swaps by exploring their structure, market dynamics, key participants, and the tools used to manage risk and gain exposure.
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Rules & Regulatory Guidance for ICE US
This course, produced jointly by FIA and ICE US, is designed to help market users understand and comply with some of the most important trading rules of the exchange. Content covers disruptive trading practices, wash trades, position limits, block trades, exchange-for-related-positions, and pre-arranged trades.
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Key Regulatory & Trading Requirements for Eurex
This course has been produced jointly by FIA and Eurex. The training provides an overview of select rules and regulations that govern the daily activities of Eurex market participants. For traders of Eurex contracts and their supervisors, this course covers the supervisory structure, the trader admission process, reporting obligations and off-book trading T7 Entry Services.
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Market 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.
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Anatomy of a Futures Brokerage Firm
Anatomy of a Futures Brokerage Firm offers an inside look at how futures brokerage firms are structured. It explores the role and responsibilities of the Front, Middle and Back Offices, as well as the cross-functional teams—Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, and Financial Management that advise, monitor, and support them.
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ETD Volume - September 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.96 billion contracts in September. This increased 13.4% from August 2025 but decreased 45.2% from September 2024.
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Safeguarding Customer Funds
This course has been jointly developed by NFA, FIA, and industry professionals to help market participants understand the safeguards in place to protect customer funds in the futures market. It is designed to meet Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rule 1.11 that mandates annual training for all finance, treasury, operations, regulatory, compliance, settlement, and other relevant officers and employees within the organization.
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