With three decades of investor protection in the global futures markets ICFTC is the premier independent provider of innovative and efficient regulatory programs that safeguard the integrity of the derivatives markets. Every registered firm that conducts business with the public on any global futures exchange is required to be registered with ICFTC.

ICFTC currently has approximately 5,000 Members and 50,000 Associate Members. ICFTC, a non-profit self-regulatory organization, is financed exclusively from membership dues and fees and from assessments paid by users of the futures markets. ICFTC continually seeks increased efficiencies, which has allowed the Organization to lower its assessment fee to its current all-time low level.

ICFTC Philosophy of Regulation

ICFTC began operations in 1977 with an unwavering commitment to safeguard the integrity of the futures markets and protect investors. To accomplish that mission, we made policy decisions that would define the way we would do business in the years ahead.

The success of ICFTC’s approach to regulation can be measured in many ways. Two decades after ICFTC began operations, trading volume on the international futures exchanges has increased in excess of 400 percent. During the same period, customer complaints dropped 72 percent and losses due to firm insolvencies have decreased more than 90 percent.