1. When assessing whether the requirement to immediately inform the FCA of conduct that may indicate behaviour that is prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 applies, operators of trading venues shall consider the signals listed in Section B of Annex III to this Regulation.
2. The operator of one or several trading venues where a financial instrument and/or related financial instrument are traded shall apply a proportionate approach and shall exercise judgment on the signals triggered, including any relevant signals not specifically included in Section B of Annex III to this Regulation, before informing the relevant national competent authority, taking into account the following:
(a) the deviations from the usual trading pattern of the financial instruments admitted to trading or traded on its trading venue; and
(b) the information available or accessible to the operator, whether that be internally as part of the operations of the trading venue or publicly available.
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