The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Recognition Requirements for Investment Exchanges , Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories ) Regulations 2001

[F1 [F2 Position reporting U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. paras. 7A-7E and cross-headings inserted (1.11.2007) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Recognition Requirements for Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3386), regs. 1, 9

F2 Sch. paras. 7BA, 7BB and cross-headings inserted (29.6.2017 for specified purposes, 3.7.2017 for specified purposes, 31.7.2017 for specified purposes, 3.1.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/701), reg. 1(2)(3)(4)(6), Sch. 3 para. 1(12) (with reg. 7)

7BB.— (1) This paragraph applies to an exchange operating a trading venue which trades commodity derivatives, emission allowances, or emission allowance derivatives. U.K.

(2) The exchange must—

(a) where it meets the minimum threshold, as specified in [F3 article 83 (position reporting) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards organisational requirements and operating conditions for investment firms and defined terms for the purposes of that Directive], make public a weekly report with the aggregate positions held by the different categories of persons for the different commodity derivatives, emission allowances or emission allowance derivatives traded on the trading venue specifying—

(i) the number of long and short positions by such categories;

(ii) changes of those positions since the previous report;

(iii) the percentage of the total open interest represented by each category; and

(iv) the number of persons holding a position in each category; and

(b) provide the FCA with a complete breakdown of the positions held by all persons, including the members and participants and their clients, on the trading venue on a daily basis, or more frequently if that is required by the FCA.

(3) For the weekly report mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) the exchange must—

(a) categorise persons in accordance with the classifications required under sub-paragraph (4); and

(b) differentiate between positions identified as—

(i) positions which in an objectively measurable way reduce risks directly relating to commercial activities; or

(ii) other positions.

(4) The exchange must classify persons holding positions in commodity derivatives, emission allowances or emission allowance derivatives according to the nature of their main business, taking account of any applicable authorisation or registration, as—

(a) an investment firm or [F4 qualifying credit institution];

[F5 (b) an investment fund, either as an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities within the meaning of section 236A of the Act, an AIF or an AIFM within the meaning of regulations 3 and 4 respectively of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013;]

[F6 (c) another financial institution, including an insurance undertaking within the meaning of section 417 of the Act, a reinsurance undertaking within the meaning of section 417 of the Act, and an occupational pension scheme within the meaning of section 1(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993;]

(d) a commercial undertaking; or

(e) in the case of emission allowances or emission allowance derivatives, an operator with compliance obligations under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community.

(5) The exchange must communicate the weekly report mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to the FCA F7 ....]]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Sch. para. 7BB(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 20(8)(a) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(f))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Sch. para. 7BB(4)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 20(8)(b)(i) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(f))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Sch. para. 7BB(4)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 20(8)(b)(ii) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(f))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Sch. para. 7BB(4)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 20(8)(b)(iii) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(f))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Sch. para. 7BB(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 20(8)(c) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1301, regs. 1, 3, Sch. para. 40(f))); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)