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ESMA_QA_1923
Topic
Determination of net short position
29/01/2013
Subject Matter
Credit Linked Notes
Question
Would the issuance of a Credit Linked Note be subject to the duration adjustment or to the delta adjustment?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1922
Topic
Determination of net short position
29/01/2013
Subject Matter
Calculation of net short positions held through derivatives on sovereign debt
Question
For the purpose of calculating the net short position in the sovereign debt of a sovereign issuer, is a duration adjustment required to be applied to derivative positions referenced in that sovereign debt?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1917
Topic
Determination of net short position
29/01/2013
Subject Matter
Delta adjusted positions in derivatives
Question
Could the meaning of the following statements included in point 2 of Part I of Annex II of the DR be clarified:
a. "a nominal cash short position may not be offset by an equivalent nominal long position taken in derivatives”?
b. “Delta-adjusted long positions in derivatives may not compensate identical nominal short positions taken in other financial instruments due to the delta adjustment”?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1916
Topic
Determination of net short position
29/01/2013
Subject Matter
Positions in UCITS
Question
Can we include a long position in a UCITS fund in the calculation of the net short position? And if the position in the UCITS fund has to be included in the calculation, and taking into account that Article 3(3) of the Regulation specifies that “no person shall be required to obtain any real-time information as to such composition from any person”, is there a requirement to update its composition on a daily basis?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012
ESMA_QA_1915
Topic
Determination of net short position
29/01/2013
Subject Matter
Futures on a basket of sovereign bonds
Question
In calculating a net short position in sovereign debt for purposes of notification to the relevant competent authorities, it would seem that "single sovereign bond futures" need to be included. A number of sovereign debt futures contracts reference an underlying basket of securities. Would these futures be excluded from such calculations or is there an expectation that there is a need to look through to, say, the cheapest-to-deliver bond (see bund futures, for example)?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012