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ESMA_QA_2566

Topic

Settlement discipline - Cash penalties: process

10/06/2025

Subject Matter

Passing on of cash penalties throughout the settlement chain

Question

Should cash penalties be passed on throughout the settlement chain?

Level 1 Regulation

Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR

ESMA_QA_2560

Topic

Inducements

03/06/2025

Subject Matter

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition: scope for rebates or discounts on transaction fees or any other benefits for investment firms acting on behalf of retail clients or opt-in professional clients

Question

Which type of rebates or discounts on transaction fees or any other benefits for investment firms acting on behalf of retail clients or opt-in professional clients are out of the scope of the prohibition to receive payment for order flow specified in Article 39a MiFIR?

Level 1 Regulation

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA_QA_2559

Topic

Inducements

03/06/2025

Subject Matter

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition and OTC execution of client orders

Question

Does the prohibition of receiving payment for order flow (PFOF) apply to situations where the order is not executed on a trading venue, for instance for products traded over the counter (OTC)?

Level 1 Regulation

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA_QA_2558

Topic

Inducements

03/06/2025

Subject Matter

Payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition and client instructions for order executions

Question

Does the prohibition of receiving payment for order flow (PFOF) apply to situations where the client provided a specific instruction to the investment firm to execute the order on a particular execution venue?

Level 1 Regulation

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA_QA_2557

Topic

Inducements

03/06/2025

Subject Matter

Investment firms’ use of rebates and discounts to lower fees for clients under the payment for order flow (PFOF) prohibition

Question

Are investment firms allowed to use rebates and discounts to lower fees for clients?

Level 1 Regulation

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

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