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​EU agrees on Mifid revamp with ESMA methodologies on commodity position limits

( January 14, 2014, 23:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU negotiators tentatively agreed on an overhaul of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, with position limits on commodities traders to be set by national authorities using methodologies from the European Securities and Markets Authority. Investment firms from outside the EU will be able to deal with professional but not retail clients anywehere in the region if their jurisdictions have equivalent rules. The Mifid overhaul and an accompanying regulation also will require stocks to trade on open markets, trading platforms and brokers to install safeguards on high-speed trading, and investment firms to explain to clients whether their advice is independent.The text of the statement follows....

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