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market regulators & MARKET associations

A listing of market regulatory bodies and organizations and Financial Engineering-related market associations. Please help us maintain this page, report link errors to msfe@kent.edu. See the Resources-Overview page for instruction on submitting other additions and corrections.

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Market Regulators:

Financial Services Authority (FSA)
An independent organization responsible for regulating financial services in the UK

Options Clearing Corporation (OCO)
World's largest equity derivatives clearing organization

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC's mission is to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options, and to foster open, competitive, and financially sound futures and option markets

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
SEC's mission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation

 

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associations:

Association Cambiste Internationale (ACI)
ACI's mission is to be a leading global association of wholesale financial market professionals contributing to the market development through education, market practices, technical advice and networking events

Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
GARP's mission is to be the leading professional association for risk managers, managed by and for its members dedicated to the advancement of the risk profession through education, training and the promotion of best practices globally

International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE)
A not-for-profit, professional society dedicated to fostering the profession of quantitative finance by providing platforms to discuss cutting-edge and pivotal issues in the field of financial engineering

International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
ISDA's mission is to is encourage the prudent and efficient development of the privately negotiated derivatives business

Market Technicians Association (MTA)
A not-for-profit professional regulatory organization servicing over 2,500 market analysis professionals in over 56 countries around the globe whose objectives involve the education of the public, the investment community and its membership in the theory, practice and application of technical analysis

National Futures Association (NFA)
Industrywide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures industry striving to develop rules, programs and services that safeguard market integrity, protect investors and help our Members meet their regulatory responsibilities

The Options Industry Council (OIC)
OIC was created to educate investors and their financial advisors about the benefits and risks of exchange-traded equity options

 

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