Joint response to ESMA consultation on MiFID II/MiFIR transparency regime for non-equity instruments and DTO

On June 12, 2020, ISDA and FIA submitted their joint response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR transparency regime for non-equity instruments and the derivatives trading obligation. In the response, ISDA and FIA outline their members’ views with respect to data harmonization, to the assessment of liquidity of sub-asset classes and the calibration of SSTI (Size Specific to the Instruments) and Large in Scale (LiS) transparency waivers and a review of the methodology used to determine the liquidity thresholds applied to commodity derivatives under ESMA RTS 2.

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