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Part 1 (FCA) - Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/589 of 19 July 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the organisational requirements of investment firms engaged in algorithmic trading (RTS 6) (Assimilated Law)RecitalsChapter I General organisational requirements (arts. -3-4)Article -3 DefinitionsArticle -2 ApplicationArticle -1 InterpretationArticle A1Article 1 General organisational requirementsArticle 2 Role of the compliance functionArticle 3 StaffingArticle 4 IT outsourcing and procurementChapter II Resilience of trading systems (arts. 5-18)Section I Testing and deployment of trading algorithms systems and strategies (arts. 5-8)Article 5 General methodologyArticle 6 Conformance testingArticle 7 Testing environmentsArticle 8 Controlled deployment of algorithmsSection 2 Post-deployment management (arts. 9-11)Article 9 Annual self-assessment and validationArticle 10 Stress testingArticle 11 Management of material changesSection 3 Means to ensure resilience (arts. 12-18)Article 12 Kill functionalityArticle 13 Automated surveillance system to detect market manipulationArticle 14 Business continuity arrangementsArticle 15 Pre-trade controls on order entryArticle 16 Real-time monitoringArticle 17 Post-trade controlsArticle 18 Security and limits to accessChapter III Direct electronic access (arts. 19-23)Article 19 General provisions for DEAArticle 20 Controls of DEA providersArticle 21 Specifications for the systems of DEA providersArticle 22 Due diligence assessment of prospective DEA clientsArticle 23 Periodic review of DEA clientsChapter IV Investment firms acting as general clearing members (arts. 24-27)Article 24 Systems and controls of investment firms acting as general clearing membersArticle 25 Due diligence assessments of prospective clearing clientsArticle 26 Position limitsArticle 27 Disclosure of information about the services providedChapter V High-frequency algorithmic trading technique and final provisions (arts. 28-29)Article 28 Content and format of order recordsArticle 29 Entry into force and applicationAnnex I Criteria to be considered in the investment firm's self-assessment as referred to in Article 9(1)Annex II Content and format of order records as referred to in Article 28Done at
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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Assimilated law updated to reflect all known changes
This version in force from: 31 December 2020

Article -2 Application

(1) This Regulation applies to:

(a) a MiFID investment firm; and

(b) a person to whom regulation 30 or 32(2) of the MiFI Regulations applies.

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