Commodities Brokers

Commodities brokers are not represented by unions. The Center for Futures Education provides futures training courses and self-study materials. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is the largest independent regulator of securities firms in the United States. It oversees more than 624,000 brokers. The National Futures Association is the self-regulatory organization for the U.S. derivatives industry; brokers must register with this organization to work in the field. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is an independent agency created by Congress that regulates commodity futures and option markets in the United States.