Before you file a claim, carefully read NFA's Member Arbitration Rules and related publications below to ensure you understand the arbitration process and your responsibilities as a party.

• Member Arbitration Rules

• Understanding Legal Terminology in NFA Arbitration Cases is a guide to help parties who are not represented by lawyers ("pro se") to understand some of the more complicated legal issues that may affect their ability to file a claim at NFA or in any other forum.

• NFA Arbitration: Procedural Guide for Member Disputes is a guide that provides an in-depth discussion of the process.

• NFA Arbitration: Resolving Member Disputes is a brochure that provides an overview of the program.

• NFA Interpretive Notice listing the Standard Documents to be Exchanged Under Section 7 of NFA's Member Arbitration Rules.

Please note that this Online Member Claim Filing system will not be available for use Monday through Friday from 10:00 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. CT. The system may also occasionally be unavailable at other times due to system maintenance.

Notice of Intent to Arbitrate
If you are approaching the two-year time limit for filing a Claim, you probably should submit a Notice of Intent to Arbitrate. A Notice of Intent does not obligate you to file a Claim, however, it does temporarily toll (or stop) the two-year time limit to provide you with a little extra time to file your Claim. NFA must receive the Notice within the two-year time limitation period in order to extend the time period allowed to file a Claim.

Settlement
To encourage settlements, mediation is available as part of the arbitration process. Learn more about mediation as part of arbitration.