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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/589Show full title

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/589 of 19 July 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the organisational requirements of investment firms engaged in algorithmic trading (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

    1. Article 1.General organisational requirements(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    2. Article 2.Role of the compliance function(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    3. Article 3.Staffing(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    4. Article 4.IT outsourcing and procurement(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  3. CHAPTER II RESILIENCE OF TRADING SYSTEMS

    1. SECTION I Testing and deployment of trading algorithms systems and strategies

      1. Article 5.General methodology(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      2. Article 6.Conformance testing(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      3. Article 7.Testing environments(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      4. Article 8.Controlled deployment of algorithms(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    2. SECTION 2 Post-deployment management

      1. Article 9.Annual self-assessment and validation(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      2. Article 10.Stress testing(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      3. Article 11.Management of material changes(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    3. SECTION 3 Means to ensure resilience

      1. Article 12.Kill functionality(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      2. Article 13.Automated surveillance system to detect market manipulation(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      3. Article 14.Business continuity arrangements(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      4. Article 15.Pre-trade controls on order entry(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      5. Article 16.Real-time monitoring(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      6. Article 17.Post-trade controls(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

      7. Article 18.Security and limits to access(Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  4. CHAPTER III DIRECT ELECTRONIC ACCESS

    1. Article 19.General provisions for DEA(Article 17(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    2. Article 20.Controls of DEA providers(Article 17(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    3. Article 21.Specifications for the systems of DEA providers(Article 17(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    4. Article 22.Due diligence assessment of prospective DEA clients(Article 17(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    5. Article 23.Periodic review of DEA clients(Article 17(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  5. CHAPTER IV INVESTMENT FIRMS ACTING AS GENERAL CLEARING MEMBERS

    1. Article 24.Systems and controls of investment firms acting as general clearing members(Article 17(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    2. Article 25.Due diligence assessments of prospective clearing clients(Article 17(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    3. Article 26.Position limits(Article 17(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    4. Article 27.Disclosure of information about the services provided(Article 17(6) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  6. CHAPTER V HIGH-FREQUENCY ALGORITHMIC TRADING TECHNIQUE AND FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 28.Content and format of order records(Article 17(2) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

    2. Article 29.Entry into force and application(Article 17(2) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

  7. Signature

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      ANNEX I

      Criteria to be considered in the investment firm's self-assessment as referred to in Article 9(1)

      1. When considering the nature of its business, an investment firm...

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      ANNEX II

      Content and format of order records as referred to in Article 28

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