ESMA and NCAs to coordinate supervisory activities on MiFID II pre-trade controls

ESMA and NCAs to coordinate supervisory activities on MiFID II pre-trade controls

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ESMA and NCAs to coordinate supervisory activities on MiFID II pre-trade controls
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has launched a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), with the objective of assessing the implementation of pre-trade controls (PTCs) by EU investment firms using algorithmic trading techniques.
PTCs are used by investment firms to carry out checks at order entry to limit and prevent sending erroneous orders for execution to trading venues.
Following the May 2022 flash crash, ESMA and NCAs have focussed their attention on the implementation of PTCs in the EU, gathering evidence through questionnaires submitted to a sample of EU investment firms.
As a follow up, ESMA and NCAs have decided to launch a CSA with the goal of gathering further and more detailed insights on how firms are using PTCs across the EU.