EU Financial Regulatory Q&A Database

Reference Data for financial instruments

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

Field 30 - Quantity

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

Under which circumstances a trading venue may cancel, vary or correct a transaction?

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Trading venues - maximum bid-ask ranges for all instruments traded on venues or only for instruments with market making scheme

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Order to Trade Ratio (OTR)

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Trading venues - OTRs

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and algorithmic trading

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

Kill functionality

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and algorithmic trading

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

CCP - novation trade acceptance model

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Trading venues

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

Record-keeping obligations of HFT firms - non-algorithmic trading desks

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Systematic internaliser

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Positions held by an investment firm on behalf of their clients

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

NFE application of a trading venue for position limit exemption

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Unauthorised person as an investment firm meeting the requirements of Article 53(3) of MiFID II being a member or participant of a regulated market or an MTF

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Order Record Keeping

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Transparent and non-discriminatory rules

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

Closely associated persons under Article 3(1)(26)(d) of MAR

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity

Transitional provisions applicable to EU index providers already providing a benchmark on 30 June 2016 (ESMA70-145-114_Q&A 9.1)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

Transitional provisions applicable to EU index providers starting to provide a benchmark between 1 July 2016 and 31 December 2017 (ESMA70-145-114_Q&A 9.2)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

If the order is a limit order, should the arrival price be the limit order?

PRIIPs

Does Point 53 of Annex VI apply inter alia to insurance-based investment products (unit-linked products as well as non-unit-linked products) in which the capital provided by investors is invested in U

PRIIPs

It appears that unit-linked insurance products without guarantees would fall into Category 2.

PRIIPs

What is the meaning of the term “underlying investments” in Annex II, Part 1, Points 4-6 for a PRIIP that is an Undertaking for Collective Investment (UCI)? In particular, do we need to look at the po

PRIIPs

Would a hedge fund that meets the following criteria be considered a Category 1 or Category 3 PRIIP?

PRIIPs

Are PRIIPs with unconditional capital protection categorised as Category 2 or Category 3?

PRIIPs

The main difference between Category 2 and Category 3 is whether the condition of “constant multiple” is fulfilled in Annex II, Part 1, Point 5. Would it be correct to treat unit-linked insurance prod

PRIIPs

Will it be possible for the manufacturer to include certain products, such as leveraged products, voluntarily in “Category 1” for the purposes of the market risk assessment?

PRIIPs

Clarification is necessary on the specific currency risks which will be covered by Element C of Annex III of the Commission Delegated Regulation. Clarification is necessary for PRIIPs distributed simu

PRIIPs

What value should be input into portfolio transaction costs of PRIPs other than investment funds?

PRIIPs

For PRIIPs that allow for investment in underlying instruments of a different nature, which are classified in different groups for risk calculation, how should the Summary Risk Indicator (SRI) be calc

PRIIPs

In Annex II, Part 1, Points 9 and 10 it states that the minimum observation frequency is monthly but subsequently it is specified that in the event of bi-monthly publication of prices the frequency wi

PRIIPs

How should the requirement to use data of an appropriate benchmark/proxy be interpreted where there is no, or insufficient, price data for the PRIIP or the underlying value. For example: - Would an op

PRIIPs

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PRIIPs

While financing costs related to borrowing (provided by related parties)” are recognised as a recurring cost in Point 5(h) of Annex VI, could you confirm that overdraft charges on a bank account opera

PRIIPs

Could you specify which types of costs of capital guarantee provided by a third party guarantor are those mentioned in Point 5 (i) of Annex VI?

PRIIPs

Is the provision in Annex II, Part 1, Point 14 (b) applicable where a fund has sufficient history?

PRIIPs

The MRM class determination for Category 3 PRIIPs, as specified in Annex II, Point 16, states that the “[…] VaR shall be the value of the PRIIP at the 97.5% confidence level […]”. Since the formula in

PRIIPs

Does the formula in Annex II Point 17 use the simulated value of the PRIIP divided by its initial value? Should the calculation of VEV post-issuance be based on the ratio of the simulated value divide

PRIIPs

For products with an automatic early-redemption feature, the holding periods might differ for each of the simulations. What value of T, related to the formula for the calculation of the MRM, the lengt

PRIIPs

The principal component analysis of Annex II, Point 23 ensures the consistent simulation of curves. Is it mandatory to use this method also for PRIIPs that depend on only one interest rate underlying,

PRIIPs

Are we right to assume that the bootstrapping of equity baskets should also be based on a principal component decomposition (at least for baskets of more than two underlyings)? On which rule should th

PRIIPs