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    National Futures Association Reviews

    Updated July 31, 2017
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    Pros

    • Open management style; great transparency in decision making; lot of stress on work life balance (in 42 reviews)

    • The benefits are great, good work life balance and the staff is nice too (in 11 reviews)

    Cons

    • Many people stick around NFA for much of their careers (certainly a good thing), but this trend brings some office politics along with it (in 4 reviews)

    • Senior management has some office politics, but about the same as what you'll find almost anywhere else (in 4 reviews)

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    1. Featured Review

      "Awesome People and a Great Work-Life Balance"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      NFA has managed to grow a company of exceptionally sharp individuals. Everyone I've come in contact with, from the officers all the way down the organization chart, is committed to doing their very best professionally day-in and day-out.

      Moreover, I truly look forward to coming to work, simply because I enjoy the individuals I spend my time with at the office. There's a lot of interaction cross-departmentally, and I find that almost everyone I come in contact with is someone who cares about me personally, and is someone about whom I care about, as well.

      Within the financial services industry, NFA is an especially meaningful place to work, as well. I'm proud of the work we do protecting investors and feel that my work is meaningful.

      Cons

      Many people stick around NFA for much of their careers (certainly a good thing), but this trend brings some office politics along with it.

    2. "Great 1st job out of college"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Compliance Examiner in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Compliance Examiner in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible work hours
      Travel
      Excellent Benefits
      Competitive starting salary
      Friendly People
      Open Environment
      Department outings

      Cons

      Travel
      Limited training
      Learning on the job
      No assigned desk as staff

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    3. "Anonymous"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous in Chicago, IL
      Current Employee - Anonymous in Chicago, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great work/life balance, supportive environment, team is extremely inclusive, COO says good morning to EVERYONE in the office every day, great benefits package, room for upward mobility, & flexible schedules

      Cons

      Antiquated systems, hard to get new ideas approved

    4. "Great place to work and an excellent work-life balance!"

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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      NFA does a very good job in promoting a work-life balance, which is something everyone can truly appreciate. The company as a whole, cares about supporting the career development of their staff and does a very good job in seeing this through. The entire organization is committed to creating a respectful and enjoyable work atmosphere for all employees.

      Cons

      Nothing negative comes to mind.

    5. "great first job out of college"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Compliance Examiner in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Compliance Examiner in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Work-life balance is great. Lots of flexibility in schedule and management seems to be okay with working around your outside life. Partial Tuition reimbursement. Tons of exposure to new areas of finance on a rotating schedule; you'll be doing radically different things every couple weeks. Benefits are great.

      Cons

      Slow paced. Technological solutions are outdated and the IT staff is not great. Technological knowledge is severely lacking. High attrition rate due to noncompetitive compensation growth.

      Advice to Management

      Clarity in expectations of what we should be doing/where we should be.

    6. "Great place to work"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time

      Pros

      Great benefits, environment, work-life balance

      Cons

      Could be more progressive /current with technology solutions

    7. "Overall good company"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The people, benefits package, the flexible hours (relative to wage), variety in types of assignments you are working on (large vs. small firms, different business models, etc)

      Cons

      Certain aspects such as scheduling and performance have been difficult for the company to manage consistently and effectively

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Compliance Examiner II"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at National Futures Association full-time

      Pros

      The best part about working here is that when you leave you really appreciate your new job! When I left NFA I realized how sorry I felt for everyone who still had to work there.

      Cons

      This org tells the right out of school hires to say nice things about it by asking them to vote for it as a "best place to work" (the people voting often haven't had much other professional experience if any and so have nowhere else to compare it to); also tons of nepotism; terrible hours, people work grueling hours for little pay

      Advice to Management

      Stop treating employees like they are in Junior High and pretending like you're running a private school.

    9. "Supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at National Futures Association full-time

      Pros

      Flexible hours and a day off.

      Cons

      Compensation is not competitive. Not a lot of room for growth

      Advice to Management

      Focus on the good people

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work!"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Director in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at National Futures Association full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Open management style; great transparency in decision making; lot of stress on work life balance.

      Cons

      The pace of work is little different particularly if you have worked with wall street banks / hedge funds prior to NFA. Some may like the better work life balance while others may find it slow moving.

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