ITA BRS ETFPlus, MIV, MOT Market Rules

Updated on: Feb 18, 2025

Latest Event


  • Feb. 2025 Amended Rules
  • On Feb. 13, 2025, ITA BRS issued notice 6621 on changes to some markets' rules.
  • Consob Resolution 23399 of Dec. 2025, approved amendments to Rules of Markets organised and managed by ITA BRS, and relating Instructions approved in Dec. 2024.
  • ITA Consob letter of Jan. 22, 2025 also approved to amendments to Instructions to the Euronext Derivatives Market Rules, changes described come in force on Feb. 24, 2025.
  • ETFplus Market: requirements for ETCs/ETNs (amendment to SeDeX Market Rules), harmonization at Group level of rules re management of corporate actions for ETPs.
  • Euronext Derivatives Market: KID deletion of conduct rule, deemed to be ultra vires in view of new EU regulatory landscape; exclusion of RFCs from calculation of minimum and maximum prices in the same way as negotiated transactions.
  • MOT Market: unrated ABS (or ABS rated below investment grade) on Professional Segment of MOT: introduction of possibility of listing unrated ABS tranches on Professional Segment of MOT, subject to certain requirements and declarations.
  • Euronext Milan and Euronext MIV Milan: changes made to share listing regime, to simplify and harmonize with Euronext Group rules.
  • Instructions to Euronext Derivatives Market: fine tuning with reference to rules of the transmission of orders to market and trading of Options on FTSE MIB Index.
  • Changes described above are reflected in tracked-changes version included in notice.
  • Recalls also that Consob Res 23041 of Mar. 2024 approved changes to Reg of Markets Organized and Managed by ITA BRS of Nov. 2023 re procedure to ascertain violations.

On Oct. 11, ITA BRS issued notice on changes to some markets' rules.

  • ITA BRS issued Notice 42789 of amendments to market rules and related instructions.
  • The changes affect ETFPLUS Market, Euronext Milan Market, MIV Milan and MOT Markets and Euronext Derivative Milan Market and are effective as of Oct. 28, 2024.
  • Overview
  • ITA Consob resolution 23249 of Sep. 18, 2024 approved the amendments to the Rules of Markets organized, managed by ITA BRS, adopted by its Directors Board on Jul. 23.
  • All markets: issuer obligations regarding CSD exchange.
  • ETFPlus
  • Introduction of Professional Segment; fine tuning list of underlying assets; elimination of publication of iNAV for admission to listing of ETFs and related disclosure obligations.
  • Introduction and revocation for ETFs; simplification of documentation required at the time of the application for admission–market maker form.
  • Euronext Milan
  • Fine tuning relating to procedure for admission to listing in the case of an option offer pursuant to article 2441 of the Italian Civil Code.
  • MIV Milan and MOT
  • Introduction of possibility to accept orders for sale from non-professional entities in case of instruments listed in Professional Segment of the mentioned markets.
  • Euronext Derivative Milan
  • Fine tuning of wording and to strike generation table and to time validity parameters.
  • MOT
  • Review of timing in case of admission on basis of a program; introduction of limitation of participation in distribution on market to certain participants admitted to trading (amendment extends to Euronext Access Milan Market Regulations).
  • Elimination of reference to Trading Manual; review of application forms, simplification of the documentation to be attached.
  • Effectiveness
  • Changes effective on Oct. 28, 2024.
  • Nov. 2024 EFTPlus Market Rules
  • On Nov. 6, 2024, ITA BRS issued notice 46333 on changes to EFTPlus Market Rules.
  • Recalls ITA Consob resolution 22747 of Jun. 2023 approved amendments to Market Rules adopted by ITA BRS Board at its meeting of May 23, 2024.
  • Changes in notice, that will come into force on Nov. 18, 2024, mainly relate to BoB.
  • I.e. introduce Best of Book service dedicated to retail customers of ETFplus Market.
  • Amend typo in art 4.6.3 (delete reference to art 4503/3A (Post-trade transparency) of Euronext's Harmonized Book I, re post-trade transparency requirements in art 4.6.2).
  • Jan. 2025 Market Rules Change
  • On Jan. 24, 2025, ITA BRS issued notice 3337 on changes to EFTPlus Market Rules.
  • ITA Consob res 23399 of Jan. 22, 2025 approved amendments to Rules of Markets organized and managed by ITA BRS adopted by Board at meeting on Dec. 20, 2024.
  • The changes described in notice (tracked-changes) come into force on Jan. 27, 2025.
  • Feb. 2025 Amended Rules
  • On Feb. 13, 2025, ITA BRS issued notice 6621 on changes to some markets' rules.
  • Consob Resolution 23399 of Dec. 2025, approved amendments to Rules of Markets organised and managed by ITA BRS, and relating Instructions approved in Dec. 2024.
  • ITA Consob letter of Jan. 22, 2025 also approved to amendments to Instructions to the Euronext Derivatives Market Rules, changes described come in force on Feb. 24, 2025.
  • ETFplus Market: requirements for ETCs/ETNs (amendment to SeDeX Market Rules), harmonization at Group level of rules re management of corporate actions for ETPs.
  • Euronext Derivatives Market: KID deletion of conduct rule, deemed to be ultra vires in view of new EU regulatory landscape; exclusion of RFCs from calculation of minimum and maximum prices in the same way as negotiated transactions.
  • MOT Market: unrated ABS (or ABS rated below investment grade) on Professional Segment of MOT: introduction of possibility of listing unrated ABS tranches on Professional Segment of MOT, subject to certain requirements and declarations.
  • Euronext Milan and Euronext MIV Milan: changes made to share listing regime, to simplify and harmonize with Euronext Group rules.
  • Instructions to Euronext Derivatives Market: fine tuning with reference to rules of the transmission of orders to market and trading of Options on FTSE MIB Index.
  • Changes described above are reflected in tracked-changes version included in notice.
  • Recalls also that Consob Res 23041 of Mar. 2024 approved changes to Reg of Markets Organized and Managed by ITA BRS of Nov. 2023 re procedure to ascertain violations.
Regulators
ITA BRS
Entity Types
B/D; Corp; Exch
Reference
Nt 6621, 2/13/2025; Nt 3337, 1/24/2025; Nt 46333, 11/6/2024; Nt 42789, 10/11/2024; Res 23249, 9/18/2024
Functions
Compliance; Operations; Reporting; Trading
Countries
Italy
Category
State
N/A
Products
Derivatives; ETFs; Issuance/IPO; Securities
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Oct 11, 2024
Effective Date
Feb 24, 2025
Rule ID
229639
Linked to
N/A
Reg. Last Update
Feb 13, 2025
Report Section
EU