ESMA releases final guidelines clarifying the definition of commodity derivatives under MiFID I

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published guidelines on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) I. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a common, uniform and consistent application of the definitions of commodity derivatives under C6 and C7 of Annex I of the current MiFID I, until MiFID II comes into force on 3 January 2017, when the European Commission issues its delegated acts in relation to these definitions.