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3i Infotech is proud to sponsor the Annual Conference of the Association of Futures Markets (AFM).  Stock exchanges and regulators constantly strive to meet one of the most difficult challenges - effective supervision to ensure investor protection. AWACS from 3i Infotech - handles all the critical elements of the surveillance process and provides a robust monitoring and warning mechanism .

AFM is a not-for-profit association formally established in 1998 in Buenos Aires, Argentina founded by 10 members: Budapest Commodity Exchange, the Central Clearing House and Depository Ltd. of Budapest, the Romanian Commodities Exchange, the Buenos Aires Futures Exchange, the Amsterdam Commodity Exchange, South African Futures Exchange, the Warsaw Commodity Exchange and the Malaysian Derivatives Exchange).

The prime objective of the Association is to promote and encorage the establishment of new derivative and related markets and to organize international conferences in order to promote communication among members, to strengthen their relationship and to transfer information and experience among them.

It's conferences are held in different places each year (recently they were held in Istanbul, Bucharest and Budapest). Panel discussions are held where important issues facing emerging exchanges are discussed in co-operation with established markets as well as market participants. The focus is on active discussion and not sales pitches, making it more interesting for participants. Obviously, the social part is not forgotten - networking is an integral part of any association and time is taken to learn something of the culture and history of the host country.