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Series 31 – Futures – Managed Funds Exam* Series 32 – Limited Futures Exam - Regulations; Series 37 – Canada Securities Representative Exam - With Options; Series 38 – Canada Securities Representative Exam - No Options; Series 42 – Registered Options Representative Exam; Series 44 – NYSE Arca Options Market Maker Exam; Series 47 ...
Futures Commission Merchant (FCM): a firm or individual that solicits or accepts orders for commodity contracts traded on an exchange and holds client funds to margin, similar to a securities broker-dealer. Most individual traders do not work directly with a FCM, but rather through an IB or CTA.
A commodity trading advisor (CTA) is US financial regulatory term for an individual or organization who is retained by a fund or individual client to provide advice and services related to trading in futures contracts, commodity options and/or swaps. [1] [2] They are responsible for the trading within managed futures accounts.
Trading includes various types of derivatives contracts based on these commodities, such as forwards, futures and options, as well as spot trades (for immediate delivery). A futures contract provides that an agreed quantity and quality of the commodity will be delivered at some agreed future date.
The National Futures Association (NFA) is the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the U.S. derivatives industry, including on-exchange traded futures, retail off-exchange foreign currency and OTC derivatives . NFA is headquartered in Chicago and maintains an office in New York City.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974; Long title: An Act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to strengthen the regulation of futures trading, to bring all agricultural and other commodities traded on exchanges under regulation, and for other purposes. Enacted by: the 93rd United States Congress: Effective: October 23, 1974 ...
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The NASD was founded on September 3, 1936 as Investment Bankers Conference, Inc. [9] and, on August 7, 1939, was registered under the name National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. [10] as a national securities association with the SEC under authority granted by the 1938 Maloney Act amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, [11] which allowed it to supervise the conduct of its ...