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