National Futures Association (NFA) is the industrywide, self-regulatory organization for the U.S. futures and retail foreign exchange industry.

NFA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Click the links below to learn more about Forex Trading through the NFA’s programs and informative articles.


National Futures Association’s e-learning program for retail off-exchange foreign currency trading

Trading in the Retail Off-Exchange Foreign Currency Market - What Investors Need to Know 

NFA Forex Investor Alert - February 2007

NFA Futures Association Investor Alert - August 2003

CFTC Commission Advisory

NFA Investor Information

NFA Website

CFTC Website


NFA BACKGROUND AFILLIATION STATUS INFORMATION CENTER (BASIC) DISCLOSURE

Anyone with access to the Internet is able to perform online background checks on the firms and individuals involved in the futures industry by using NFA's Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) at www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet/.  NFA, the CFTC and the US futures exchanges have supplied BASIC with information on CFTC registration, NFA membership, futures-related disciplinary history and non-disciplinary activities, such as CFTC reparations and NFA arbitration cases.