Regulation of specific derivatives

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How equity derivatives are regulated

Equity derivatives are financial instruments that reference and offer economic exposure to the performance of an equity asset or other equity-related variable from which the instrument’s price or value is derived.

The regulation of derivatives is governed by a number of statutory and regulatory instruments, principally:

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the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000)
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the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001, SI 2001/544 (as amended)
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the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p 349) (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (EU) 600/2014 (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p 84) (EU MiFIR), which apply in the EU, and UK legislation which implemented or related to EU MiFID II and which forms part of EU assimilated law and Assimilated Regulation (EU) 600/2014

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