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MiFID II and the Regulation of Multilateral Trading in OTC Derivatives: Is the OTF Fit for Purpose?

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This article identifies barriers to the complete implementation of the organized trading facility (OTF) as a new category of trading venue under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2014/65/EU) (MiFID II). It argues that attempts to reconcile the competing claims of incumbent regulated markets and dealer banks operating broker crossing networks in the cash securities markets led to a market design that is not suitable for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. The result has been that multilateral trading in the wholesale secondary markets has not been incorporated in trading venues, as was intended, and that changes that are better aligned to market requirements are needed. These include reform of requirements transposed from the cash securities markets, such as standardized fee structures, and relaxation of restrictions on interactions between an OTF and other OTFs or systematic internalizers.

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  • Simon Helm, 2023. "MiFID II and the Regulation of Multilateral Trading in OTC Derivatives: Is the OTF Fit for Purpose?," Journal of Financial Regulation, Oxford University Press, vol. 9(1), pages 72-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:refreg:v:9:y:2023:i:1:p:72-99.
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