Dark pool trading shows no sign of decline since MiFID II entry into force, ESMA data shows
By Maria Nikolova
November 18, 2020, FX News Group
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its first statistical report on European Union (EU) securities markets. The Report aims to offer a comprehensive overview of European equity and bond markets in 2019, including the number, characteristics, volumes traded and transparency data on the equity and bond instruments subject to MiFID II.
European trading volumes amounted to EUR 27 trillion in equity markets and EUR 101 trillion in bond markets in 2019. These volumes were spread over 430 trading venues – 135 regulated markets (RM), 223 multilateral trading facilities (MTF) and 72 organised trading facilities (OTF). In addition, there were 216 systematic internalisers (SIs), with an increase of 47 SIs since the beginning of 2019.