MiFID II Changes

Report date
Summary

Circular No.

LCH Circular No 3904

Service Circular No

EquityClear Circular No 72

Date:

10th November 2017

To:

All LCH Ltd LSEDM and EquityClear Members

Body

Dear Member

We would like to advise you of some changes relating to the EquityClear and LSE Derivatives Markets services, arising as a result of MiFID II, which include trading capacity changes and the introduction of Indirect Accounts which facilitate indirect clearing.

It is expected that, from mid-December 2017, LCH Ltd will convert the order capacities on trade receipt as follows:

 

 

Order Capacity

Converted by
LCH Ltd into:

Reported by
LCH Ltd to
Clearing Members

Agent

-

Agent

Principal

 -

Principal

Dealing on own account (DEAL)

Principal

Principal

Any other trading capacity (AOTC)

Agent

Agent

Matched Principal (MTCH)

Principal

Principal

Riskless Principal

Principal

Principal


LCH Ltd will not be changing any of its reports or the contents of its reports in relation to MiFID II.

LCH Ltd will offer Indirect Accounts from mid-December 2017.

For further information relating to MiFID II changes, including Indirect Accounts, please use this link

For further information please contact either:
Ian Mackenzie Tel: + 44 (0) 207 426 7265
Email: ian.mackenzie@lch.com or

Tim Beckwith Tel: + 44 (0) 207 426 7276
Email: tim.beckwith@lch.com

Yours sincerely
LCH Ltd