Client consent to execution policy and execution of orders outside a regulated market or MTF - COBS Provision: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|21.2 CESR considers that on a purposive reading of the “express consent” requirement, an investment firm does not have to obtain express consent from its clients where the relevant instruments are not admitted to trading on a regulated market or MTF.}}
{{quote|21.2 CESR considers that on a purposive reading of the “express consent” requirement, an investment firm does not have to obtain express consent from its clients where the relevant instruments are not admitted to trading on a regulated market or MTF.}}


====Products which trade {{tag|OTC}} - can the transaction a consent to execute off {{tag|regulated market}}?====
====Products which trade {{tag|OTC}} - can the transaction itself be a consent to execute off {{tag|regulated market}}?====
In order to comply with this rule, the safest course is to ask clients for a generic permission to execute trades off {{fcaprov|regulated markets}} or {{fcaprov|MTFs}} across the board. Some clients might object, however, to such a wide-ranging permission.
In order to comply with this rule, the safest course is to ask clients for a generic permission to execute trades off {{fcaprov|regulated markets}} or {{fcaprov|MTFs}} across the board. Some clients might object, however, to such a wide-ranging permission.