On November 21, ISDA responded to a September 20 discussion paper by the European Securities and Markets Authority on how to implement the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. The discussion paper included preliminary analysis of some classes of derivatives that could become subject to the trading obligation.
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