The mission of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association , established in 1990 , is to promote the interests of the public investor in securities and commodities arbitration by protecting public investors from abuses in the arbitration process ; making securities and commodities arbitration as just and fair as systematically possible ; and creating a level playing field for the public investor in all securities and commodities arbitration forums . PIABA 's written testimony in support of the Feingold Johnson Senate Bill to ban mandatory arbitration may be found at PIABA 's Web site : piaba.org at the link designated " Congressional Testimony . "