ESMA_QA_1516
19/12/2016
Subject Matter
Economically Equivalent OTC contracts
    What is a lot in the case of Economically Equivalent OTC contracts (EEOTC)?
    ESMA Answer
    19-12-2016

      [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