Turning market practice into credible policy positions.
ECMF consolidates member experience into technical submissions to the FRA, EGX, MCDR and legislators — and follows through on implementation.
Market Development Initiatives
Derivatives Market Readiness
A phased programme covering member onboarding, margining infrastructure, risk controls and professional certification ahead of futures expansion.
Retail Participation Programme
Digital onboarding standards, fee transparency and investor education designed to broaden domestic retail participation responsibly.
Fixed Income Deepening
Recommendations on corporate bond issuance, secondary market liquidity and primary dealer obligations.
Market Making Framework
Proposed obligations, incentives and spread thresholds for designated market makers in mid-cap securities.
Position Papers & Consultation Responses
Working Groups
Sustainability disclosure as market infrastructure, not reporting overhead.
ECMF maintains a common disclosure template for member firms, tracks adoption across the membership, and coordinates training on climate risk assessment and sustainable instrument structuring.
Automating the market’s plumbing before automating its front end.
Priorities include electronic KYC, straight-through processing, standardised market data interfaces, cybersecurity baselines and a shared framework for evaluating tokenised instruments.