EU Financial Regulatory Q&A Database

CCP - novation trade acceptance model

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

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

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

Position reporting

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

Field 30 - Quantity

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

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

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

Reference Data for financial instruments

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

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

Transaction reporting

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

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

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

Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and algorithmic trading

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- 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 to Trade Ratio (OTR)

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

Transparent and non-discriminatory rules

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

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

NFE application of a trading venue for position limit exemption

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PRIIPs

- Guidance on the methodology described in Point 21(c)(ii) to estimate transaction costs: 3. What could be the ‘comparable information’ mentioned in Point 21 (c) (ii) of the Annex VI of the Commission

PRIIPs

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

PRIIPs

[Question deleted] (Revised 21 December 2022) 9. [Question deleted] (Revised 21 December 2022) 10. How should I calculate the transaction costs associated with an IPO or other offering of primary sec

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

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

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

Appendix I Standardised transaction costs: examples of calculation [Last update 4 July 2017] The procedure explained in Point (c) of Point 21 of Annex VI, Part I can be broken down as follows:

PRIIPs

Point 80 of Annex VI specifies that “the costs are assessed on an ‘all taxes included’ basis. Which types of taxes are referred to in this point?

PRIIPs

At what frequency must the Recurring costs and Incidental costs be calculated?

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

Should entry and exit costs under the table ‘Composition of costs’ of Annex VII be recalculated as an impact per year based on the recommended holding period instead of a RIY figure? No, the calculati

PRIIPs

Are portfolio costs for traditional endowment insurances to be taken into account in the summary cost indicator of the KID?

PRIIPs

According to the Point 37 of Annex VI ‘If the PRIIP manufacturer is unable to distinguish the relevant implicit costs to be disclosed as referred to in Point 29 of this Annex using the difference betw

PRIIPs

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

PRIIPs

Is it correct to say that for the purpose of the Points 36 and the following provisions, while the fair value of the product needs to be in line with accounting standards, it does not have to be neces

PRIIPs

According to Point 33 (b) of Annex VI, the costs of the underlying shall be taken into account in the list of costs of PRIPs other than investment funds. How should this requirement be understood in t

PRIIPs