MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
NFA held Member Workshops in FY 2025, welcoming over 400 attendees in Chicago and New York City to hear from staff on important topics ranging from artificial intelligence and digital assets to common exam findings. Each workshop opened with an NFA Officer keynote emphasizing the importance of Members’ interaction with NFA and closed with an opportunity for attendees to network with NFA staff. NFA also hosted a Town Hall webinar, providing Members with an additional opportunity to hear directly from NFA’s leadership. During the webinar, President and CEO Thomas Sexton, NFA Officers and senior staff provided updates on current initiatives before answering participants’ questions. Though NFA regularly engages with its Members and the industry’s trade associations, the pace of change over the past few years appears unprecedented. NFA believes this warrants a focused assessment of its Members’ engagement and needs. Therefore, in FY 2025, NFA began an initiative to obtain feedback from Members worldwide. NFA held several in-person and virtual events, many specific to each Member category, in which senior staff sought critical input through panel discussions and question-and-answer sessions with attendees. NFA also held individual feedback sessions during industry events and gathered feedback in several key areas, including NFA’s examination and oversight program, communications with Members, and technology and systems. NFA will continue this initiative into FY 2026.
BASIC & THE MEMBER QUESTIONNAIRE
NFA’s Member Questionnaire provides crucial information not only to staff but also to the investing public via BASIC . In FY 2025, NFA implemented a new “inactive” status banner in BASIC for any Member indicating in its Questionnaire that it is not currently conducting commodity interest business. Ensuring Members understand and meet their regulatory requirements is a critical facet of NFA’s mission.
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