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Code of Arbitration Procedure
The Code of Arbitration Procedure includes rules governing the areas of arbitration and mediation.

AAA/ABA Code of Ethics for Commercial Arbitrators
View the Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes, a document jointly prepared, approved, and recommended by the American Arbitration Association and the American Bar Association.

The Federal Arbitration Act
View Chapters 1 & 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act: General Provisions and Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. To check for any updates to these chapters as well as to view the entire Act, you may consult the United States Code at http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml.

Rule 2130 Frequently Asked Questions
View frequently asked questions about Rule 2130 which pertains to expungement of customer dispute information from the Central Registration Depository.

Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators

FINRA Dispute Resolution asks its mediators to adhere to the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators and to use it as a guide for their conduct in FINRA Dispute Resolution mediations. These standards were first formulated by the American Bar Association, the American Arbitration Association, and the Association for Conflict Resolution in 1994 and revised by the same organizations in August of 2005 in response to the exponential growth in the field of mediation.