Non-complex financial instruments (MIFID)

The list of non-complex financial instruments is strictly defined by the EU Directive "On Markets in Financial Instruments" (MiFID). In accordance with this directive, such instruments include:

Shares admitted to trading on an EU-regulated market, or an equivalent foreign market, and on a multilateral trading platform (MTF). The exceptions are shares that include a derivative financial instrument;
Bonds or other debt securities that are admitted to trading on an EU-regulated market or an equivalent foreign market or multilateral trading platform (MTF). The exceptions are bonds that include a derivative financial instrument or structure that makes it difficult for the client to understand the risk;
Money market instruments. The exceptions are those in which a derivative instrument or structure is embedded that makes it difficult for the client to understand the risk;
Investment fund certificates. The exceptions are certificates of structured investment funds (structured funds) specified in Article 36 of European Regulation No. 583/2010;
Structured deposits. The exceptions are deposits that have a structure built into them that makes it difficult for the client to understand the risk.

Other simple financial instruments that meet the following conditions:

• Financial instruments on which actions are not tied to other financial instruments, rates, profitability, etc.;


• Financial instruments that may be frequently put into circulation, repurchased, or sold at prices publicly available to market participants;


• Financial instruments that do not imply any real or potential liability for the client that exceeds the cost of acquiring the instrument;


• Financial instruments that do not contain terms, rules, or conditions that could fundamentally change the nature or risk of investing;


• Financial instruments that do not include any explicit or implicit exit fees resulting in a lack of liquidity of the investment, even though it may be technically possible to sell, redeem, or otherwise dispose of them;


• Financial instruments of which information about their characteristics is publicly available and easily understandable. That is, it allows the average private client to make informed decisions.

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