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Can a trading venue use its trading systems and platforms to arrange transactions that are then reported and ultimately executed on another trading venue?

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A trading venue may not arrange transactions on its systems that are then executed and reported on another venue, since a venue's defining feature is executing trades under its own rules; an investment firm operating a venue may, however, arrange trades as an authorised investment service.

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ReferenceESMA_QA_1639
IssuerESMA
Published4 Oct 2018
Answered4 Oct 2018
Submitted4 Oct 2018
ESMA topicsMultilateral and bilateral systems
Earlier Q&A documentESMA 70-872942901-38 MiFID II MiFIR market structures Q&A, Q&A 5.7