FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES
ANNUAL REPORT JUNE 2013
Swiss Futures Options Associations (SFOA)
SFOA’s mission is to support the growth
and development of the global derivatives
industry and the strengthening of market
integrity.
Otto E. Naegeli
Chairman
A special word of appreciation
In my capacity as Chairman of the Swiss
Futures and Options Association, I would like
to express my gratitude and pleasure to be
associated with the Federation of Euro-Asian
Stock Exchanges. I hope that this will help
us in our mutual effort to further contribute to
strengthen the ties between FEAS and SFOA.
I believe that this is a further step to harmonize
market practices and behavior globally.
Swiss Futures and Options Association
(SFOA)
The Swiss Futures and Options Association
(SFOA) - previously Swiss Commodities,
Futures and Options Association - was founded
in 1979 as a non-profit professional association.
A global mission
Its mission is to support the growth and
development of the global derivatives industry
and the strengthening of market integrity
through its annual international gathering and
conference and regulatory summit, as well
as its initiatives in the area of education and
editing of industry focused publications.
The goals of the association
• To serve the industry, the participants in the
industry and their products - in the widest
sense - and to help set the standards of
quality and service for its members.
• To set a basis for self-regulation for all those
who are involved or interested in becoming
involved in the futures and options industry.
• To inform all our members and friends about
news relating to the industry, opportunities
offered for personal development by means
of attending seminars, road shows and
presentations.
• To present new products and the
opportunities offered by their use, in a
realistic and concise manner.
• To organize presentations, seminars and
workshops, which promote specific markets
or market segments and to educate
practitioners and those who would like to
become industry participants.
• To actively participate and co-operate with
those public and/or government entities in
charge of drafting new legislation and/or of
reviewing and adapting existing ones.
• To maintain and develop existing and
establish new links with International
Organizations (i.e. UNCTAD), Associations
and Federations (i.e. FEAS, FIA, FOA, ICMA,
FECIF, CIFA, SBA etc.) for the benefit of their
and our members.
• To organize an International Forum providing
top ranking industry professionals with
the opportunity to meet, and to offer the
possibility to publicly debate topics crucial
to the industry.
• To organize the International « Bürgenstock
» Regulator’s Meeting, unique in its
attendance and purpose.
• To provide the emerging markets with a
platform of discussion and exchange of
ideas with well-established markets and
market participants in close cooperation
with AFM - the Association of Futures
Markets.
• To assist individuals and institutions to
locate the best source of information and
service to suit their specific needs and, if
needed, to assist them in their research
for facts and figures about the industry, its
participants and products.
Next international industry meeting
34th Intl. SFOA “Bürgenstock” Symposium,
Geneva/ Switzerland, to take place from 25th to
27th September 2013. Program and information
will soon be available on www.burgenstock.org
Swiss Derivatives Review
The Swiss Derivatives Review (SDR) is the
official publication of the Swiss Futures and
Options Association featuring articles about
regulation, education, products, events etc.
being in relation with the associations goals.
SDR is published 3 times yearly and close to
10’000 copies are printed, sent to subscribers
and distributed at international industry events,
at no charge to the reader. An electronic version
of the past editions is downloadable from our
website:
http://sfoa.org/index.php?nav=Swiss-
derivatives-review&snav=Magazine
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