ESMA_QA_1516
19/12/2016
Subject Matter
Economically Equivalent OTC contracts
Original question
What is a lot in the case of Economically Equivalent OTC contracts (EEOTC)?
ESMA Answer
19-12-2016
Original language
[ESMA 70-872942901-36 Commodity derivatives Q&A, Q&A 2.3]
A significant number of OTC contracts are specified by reference to a quantity of the underlying commodity and not the standardised lot sizes of an exchange-traded derivative. Where an OTC contract is not defined in standardised lots the size of the contract should be calculated as a multiple of the standard unit of trading used by the trading venue for the commodity derivative to which the OTC contract is equivalent.
Status: Answer Published
Additional Information
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets
Topic
Position limits