As a nonprofit educational foundation, our mission focuses on delivering quality educational courses whether by virtual instructor-led courses or through asynchronous eLearning — and at a much lower cost than profit-driven providers.  Our courses are popular with prospective and current market users, financial industry professionals, as well as the exchange and regulatory staff and lawmakers.

The IFM is an independent affiliate of the Futures Industry Association (FIA) — the leading global trade organization for the futures, options and centrally cleared derivatives markets. FIA’s membership includes clearing firms, exchanges, clearinghouses, banks, trading firms and commodities specialists from more than 48 countries, as well as technology vendors, lawyers and other professionals serving the industry. 

In addition, we also offer special events and have partnered with organizations such as the Institute of International Economic Law at Georgetown Law Center, the International Monetary Fund, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Fannie Mae, Bank of International Settlements and others to host free conferences as part of our educational outreach.  Past conferences are listed in the "Events" menu section of this website and include detailed program and speaker bios, photos and on-demand videos.