ESMA_QA_2533
24/04/2025
Subject Matter
Post-trade deferral regime for bonds, ETCs, ETNs and SFPs under the draft RTS 2 published by ESMA on 16 December 2024
    a. Regarding the new post-trade deferral regime categories 3 and 4 for bonds: Which of the following publications (i.e., price-deferred trade, volume-deferred trade or both) will be required to contain the flags ‘LLF3’ and ‘LIF4’? (Please see Draft RTS 2, paragraph 78 on page 29 and Annex II, Table III on page 160).

    b. Regarding the new post-trade deferral regime for ETCs, ETNs and SFPs: Which of the following publications (i.e., price-deferred trade, volume-deferred trade or both) will be required to contain the flag ‘DEFF’? (Please see Draft RTS 2, Annex II, Table III on page 161).
    Status: Question Published

    Additional Information

    Level 1 Regulation
    Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets
    Level 2 Regulation
    Regulation 2017/583 - RTS on transparency requirements in respect of non-equity financial instruments (RTS 2)
    Additional Legal Reference
    Draft RTS 2 as published by ESMA on 16 December 2024
    Topic
    Non-equity transparency