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EU Equity pre- and post-trade transparency regulation (LBF vol. 21) 2021/5.V.2.2
5.V.2.2 Exception 2: share trades between eligible and/or professional counterparties that do not contribute to the price discovery process
mr. J.E.C. Gulyás, datum 01-02-2021
- Datum
01-02-2021
- Auteur
mr. J.E.C. Gulyás
- JCDI
JCDI:ADS266403:1
- Vakgebied(en)
Financieel recht / Bank- en effectenrecht
Financieel recht / Europees financieel recht
Financiële dienstverlening / Financieel toezicht
Voetnoten
Voetnoten
Art. 23(1)(b) MiFIR. MiFID II considers ‘eligible counterparties’ to be a species of the genus ‘professional client’. MiFID II does not cover a definition of ‘professional counterparties’. MiFID II does include a limitative amount of parties that can be qualified as a professional client, including banks, investment firms, and other authorised entities, such as insurance companies. Also parties that meet certain quantitative requirements (‘large undertakings’) are considered to be professional clients. Reference is made to Annex II, MiFID II Directive.
The second exception to the MiFID II share trading-obligation is where shares trades are: (a) carried out between eligible and/or professional counterparties; and (b) do not contribute to the price discovery process.1 Under MiFID II trades in shares do not contribute to the price discovery process where they are: (1) non-addressable liquidity trades; or (2) trades determined by factors other than the current valuation of the share.2 As the wording implies, MiFID II excludes non-price forming potential (and completed) trades from the MiFID II share trading-obligation.
5.V.2.2.1 Non-addressable liquidity trades5.V.2.2.2 Trades determined by factors other than the current market valuation5.V.2.2.3 Background