| Our members are institutions only, represented by one voting delegate and other non-voting delegates, active in or concerned with futures and options trading  Members of categories A, B and C Associate Members Member Associations The various types of members are:  TYPE "A" MEMBERS AA. Commission Houses, Clearing Brokers, Banks and Financial Institutions with clearing memberships
This category shall include those companies which are, or which represent a "commission house", having a seat at a recognized futures and options exchange. AB. Brokers
This category shall include brokers with no direct access to an exchange facility, but whose activity is to trade for their own account or on behalf of clients, and whose ethical standards and/or reputation are equivalent to those of a "commission house" linked to an exchange.
TYPE "B" MEMBERS - Banks and Financial Institutions (without clearing memberships)
- Insurance Companies
- Pension Funds
- Commodity Traders
This category includes companies which conduct, for their own account, transactions on the forward or spot commodities market and are users of derivative instruments for the purpose of hedging market risk.
TYPE "C" MEMBERS Service companies
This category includes those companies which carry out activities directly or indirectly linked to the derivative instruments markets (i.e. service companies, companies in the field of information on futures and options exchanges and commodities, trust accountants, computer related services, etc.)
"ASSOCIATE MEMBERS" *) This category includes the recognized futures and options exchanges and clearing organizations, as well as Swiss or foreign professional associations whose purposes or activities are, either directly or indirectly, close to those of the Association. *) no voting rights |
