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matched principal trading

Defined termmatched principal trading
SourceMiFID II
ReferenceArticle 4(1), point (38)
StatusPublished
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(38) ‘matched principal trading’ means a transaction where the facilitator interposes itself between the buyer and the seller to the transaction in such a way that it is never exposed to market risk throughout the execution of the transaction, with both sides executed simultaneously, and where the transaction is concluded at a price where the facilitator makes no profit or loss, other than a previously disclosed commission, fee or charge for the transaction;

MiFID II, Article 4(1), point (38).