The FOA is a European industry trade association for firms and institutions carrying on business in futures, options and other derivatives.  Its principal role is to represent the interests of its members in the public and regulatory domain and deliver a wide range of support services to the membership.

The FOA fulfils this role by constructive liaison with regulators, government and other political and trade bodies at national, European and international levels; raising public awareness and understanding of the futures and options industry; producing standardised industry documentation, publications and guidelines; delivering training courses and workshops.

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) represents operators of the European regulated markets and other market segments, comprising the markets for securities, financial derivatives and energy and commodity derivatives. With 24 members, FESE represents close to 40 securities exchanges from all the countries of the EU, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. Through its members’ activities on a global scale, FESE enjoys links with the regulatory community and industry from around the world. For further details: www.fese.eu

Benefiting from the participation of almost 200 member firms from the Buy-side, Sell-side, Exchange and Vendor community, FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) strives to address the ever evolving needs of the electronic trading community today.

ASSOSIM (Associazione Italiana Intermediari Mobiliari) is the Italian Association of FinancialIntermediaries, which represents the majority of financial intermediaries acting in the ItalianMarkets. ASSOSIM has nearly 80 members represented by banks, investment firms, branches offoreign brokerage houses, active in the Investment Services Industry, mostly in primary andsecondary markets of equities, bonds and derivatives, for some 82% of the total trading volume.Website: www.assosim.it