ESMA_QA_1693
07/07/2017
Subject Matter
Reference Data for financial instruments
    What information trading venues need to provide with respect to reference data reported under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/585 for bonds where the coupon is calculated based on a complex formula involving several indices?
    ESMA Answer
    07-07-2017

      [ESMA 70-1861941480-56 MiFIR data reporting Q&A, Q&A 13.1]

      In case of bonds for which the coupon is calculated based on a complex formula that involves several indices, trading venues should provide the reference data using the following default values:

      • Field 18 (“Fixed Rate”) and Field 19 (“Identifier of the index / benchmark of a floating rate bond”) should be left blank;
      • Field 20 (“Name of the index / benchmark of a floating rate bond”) should be populated with the expression “FORMULA”;
      • Field 21 (“Term of index / benchmark of a floating rate bond”) should be populated with “0 ‘DAYS’”;
      Status: Answer Published

      Additional Information

      Level 1 Regulation
      Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP
      Topic
      ESMA70-1861941480-56 Questions and Answers on MiFIR reporting