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17 March 2017

Revised EU Commodity Derivatives Position Reporting Standards Published

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On February 9, 2017, ESMA published revised final draft Implementing Technical Standards on the format of position reports by market operators and investment firms.
European Union Finance and Banking

On February 9, 2017, ESMA published revised final draft Implementing Technical Standards on the format of position reports by market operators and investment firms. The revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive requires national regulators to establish and apply position limits on the size of a net position in commodity derivatives traded on trading venues and economically equivalent OTC contracts. The limits will apply to the size of a position that a person can hold, including any other positions held on behalf of that person by group entities. Market operators and investment firms will be subject to certain position reporting requirements. The position reporting regime is intended to support the application and enforcement of position limits.

ESMA has revised the ITS that it submitted to the European Commission for endorsement in December 2015 because of difficulties experienced in implementing the original ITS in practice. Among other things, the revised ITS remove the obligation on firms to report positions gross. ESMA has submitted the revised ITS to the European Commission for endorsement. The MiFID II package will apply from January 3, 2018.

The revised ITS is available at: https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-revises-mifid-standard-position-reporting .

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