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You have two somewhat conflicting legal requirements: the requirement to be licensed by January 3 and the requirement to perform calculations in Q1 of 2018
Jasper Jorritsma, Autoriteit Financiële Markten
We’re calling for a transitional regime as there are insurmountable issues regarding the timeline for authorisation under Mifid II come January 2018
Christiane Leuthier, FIA
There is no EU-wide database that sets out clear, reliable data on the deliverable supply for each commodity derivative subject to position limits
Adam Topping, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
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