SWI SIX Reporting Rules and Directives


On May 7, SWI SIX issued trading rules, directives and parameters.


  • SWI SIX issued Reporting Office Rules, Directives, and Trading Rules updated versions.
  • Follows SWI SIX Apr. 2024 published reporting office rules, from May 1, see #210575.
  • Reporting Office Rules
  • The changes to the Reporting office rules contain amendments that were decreed on Jan. 26, 2024, approved by FINMA Apr. 15, 2024, entering in force on Jun. 10, 2024.
  • They cover changes to Annex A – Clause 1 para. 1, and Annex B – Clause 1 para. 3.
  • Directive 3: Trading
  • Amendments to Directive 3 cover revision of Clause 5.1.2 para. 1 lit. c), Clause 12 para. 1 lit. a-d), Annex C – Clause 1 para. 3, and the new Annex A – Clause 1 para. 2.
  • Changes as decreed by the resolution of the Participants & Surveillance Committee of the Regulatory Board dated Feb. 1, 2024, and coming into effect from Jun. 10, 2024.
  • Directive 5: Alternative Trading
  • Revision of Directive 5 includes Clause 3.1 para. 2, Clause 9.6 para.1 lit. c), Clause 9.12 para. 2, Clause 10.7 para.1 lit. b), Clause 10.15 para.1, Clause 11.6.2 para.2, Clause 11.6.3 para.1 lit.e), Clause 11.6.3 para.1 lit.l), plus Clause 11.7.2 para.1 lit. e).
  • Also the revision of Clause 11.9 para. 4, Clause 11.12 para. 2, Clause 11.14 para. 3, and for Clause 12.6 para. 2, relating to the ETF/ETP QOD Europe - Pre-trade controls.
  • In addition, new content as Clause 11.6.3 para. 1 lit. n), Clause 11.12 para. 4, as well as Section VI of document on exchange trading with quote request in QOD CHF Bonds.
  • The changes were decreed by Participants & Surveillance Committee of the Regulatory Board dated Feb. 1, 2024, and changes will now come into effect from Jun. 10, 2024.
  • Directive 7: Sponsored Access
  • Changes to Directive 7 affect revision of Clause 1 and deletion of Clause 7 para. 2 as decreed by Participants & Surveillance Committee of Regulatory Board, Feb. 1, 2024
  • All of these various changes to the directive will come into effect from Jun. 10, 2024.
  • Trading Parameters Guideline
  • The Trading parameters guideline had also been amended since previous version.
  • There are revisions of Annex L – Clause 2 para. 5, Annex M - Clause 2 para. 5, Annex N - Clause 2 para. 5, as well as new elements and deletions, as part of the changes.
  • New elements consist of Annex J – Clause 2 para. 6, Annex Q – Clause 2 para. 7, as well as Annex R – Clause 2 para. 5, and the new Annex S covering QOD CHF Bonds.
  • The deleted sections consist of Annex J – Clause 2 para. 5, Annex O – Clause 7 para. 3, as well as Annex Q – Clause 2 para. 6, in addition to Annex R – Clause 2 para. 4.
  • Changes to be made by resolution of Management Committee of the Exchange of Jan. 19, 2024 and Mar. 22, 2024, and changes will come into effect from Jun. 10, 2024.
  • Effectiveness
  • All of these various changes to documents will come into effect from Jun. 10, 2024.
  • Jun. 2024 List of Charges
  • On Jun. 9, 2024, SWI SIX published list of charges under the trading rules, dated Jan. 19, 2024 and Mar. 22, 2024, with revisions entering into force on Jun. 10, 2024.
  • In Jun. 2024, SWI SIX published revised versions of 3 directives, see #153325.
  • Sep. 2024 List of Charges
  • On Sep. 9, 2024, SWI SIX published the revised list of charges under the trading rules.
  • The revised list of charges under the trading rules enter into force on Jan. 1, 2025.
  • Document dated Sep. 9, 2024, was received on Nov. 25, 2024 due to a fixed feed.

Regulators SWI SIX
Entity Types B/D; Corp; Exch; Inv Co
Reference RF, PR, 9/9/2024; RF, PR, 6/9/2024; RF, PR 5/7/2024
Functions Compliance; Financial; Legal; Operations; Reporting; Technology; Trade Reporting; Trading
Countries Switzerland
Category
State
Products Corporate; Derivatives; Equity; ETFs; Fixed Income; Fund Mgt; Futures; Issuance/IPO; Securities; Structured Products
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 5/7/2024
Effective Date 1/1/2025
Rule Id 211157
Linked to Rule :210575
Reg. Last Update 9/9/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 11/28/2024