美国期货业有两大协会,美国期货业协会(FIA)和美国全国期货协会(NFA)。FIA已经逐渐衍变为国际期货业组织。两相比较,中国期货业协会(CFA)与美国NFA的地位大抵相同。美国NFA负有下列6项监管职能。 1.财务要求 NFA的一个首要任务便是制订针对FCM和IB会员的最低财务标准,按该标准 The U.S. futures industry has two major associations, the U.S. Futures Association (FIA) and the U.S. National Futures Association (NFA). FIA has gradually evolved into the international futures industry organizations. Compared with the two, China Futures Association (CFA) and the United States NFA’s status is roughly the same. The United States NFA has the following six regulatory functions. 1. Financial Requirements One of NFA’s first priorities is to establish a minimum financial standard for FCM and IB members, by which standard