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Framework around REMIT REGULATION (EU) No 1227/2011
Publicationofinsideinformation
Prohibitionofinsidertrading
Prohibitionofmarketmanipulation
Providingdata[toACER]&
Monitoring
Market integrity (5Ps)
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tew (09.10.18) - Inside information vs. transparency information
- 1. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 1 Arben Kllokoqi Electricity Expert, Energy Community Secretariat Inside information vs. Transparency information
- 2. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 2 Content • REMIT framework • Definition of inside information • Transparency information vs. inside information • Disclosure of inside information
- 3. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 3 Un-managed risk! - Third package does not fully address market abuse and monitoring - In the EU energy market – market abuse is addressed via REMIT - In the EU financial sector - market abuse is addressed via MAR Policy makers and regulatory authorities should ensure stable legal and regulatory framework Market participants should be able to manage market and credit risk Potential for abusive and unfair practices that undermines market confidence => price setting Effectively addressing market abuse?
- 4. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 4 Framework around REMIT REMIT (Regulation 1227/2011) REMIT Implementing Regulation (1227/2011) Regulatory Guidance Key REMIT requirements Data reporting: What/When/Who ACER Guidance Other guidance by ACER/NRAs/Industry
- 5. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 5 Framework around REMIT REGULATION (EU) No 1227/2011 Publicationofinsideinformation Prohibitionofinsidertrading Prohibitionofmarketmanipulation Providingdata[toACER]& Monitoring Market integrity (5Ps) PowerfortheNRA
- 6. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 6 REMIT important definitions Inside Information - Precise nature - Not made public - Relates to wholesale energy products - Likely to significantly affect the prices - Required to be disclosed (3rd package, etc.) - Capacity and use of facilities for production, storage, transmission of electricity and gas Wholesale energy products - Contracts for supply of electricity or gas with delivery in EU - Contracts relating to transport of electricity or gas in EU - Derivatives relating to electricity or gas produced, traded or delivered - Derivatives relating to transport of electricity or gas Market participants - Any person, including TSOs, entering into transactions (incl. placing orders) in ‘wholesale energy markets’: - Trading companies, producers, shippers, wholesale consumers, final customers, TSOs, storage operators, LNG operators and investment firms - REMIT registration Wholesale energy market - Markets within EU where energy products are traded: - Balancing market, intra-day and day-ahead market - Forward markets (contracts) - Derivatives markets - Markets for transportation capacities and related derivative markets
- 7. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 7 Defining “information” • Information required to be published under: • 3rd package, including guidelines and network codes (as well as Transparency Regulation) • Information relevant to: • the capacity and use of facilities for production, storage, consumption or transmission of electricity or gas • including planned/unplanned unavailability of such facilities • Information required to be disclosed in accordance with legal or regulatory provisions • Other information that a reasonable market participant would be likely to use as part of the basis of its decision to trade Inside Information - Precise nature - Not made public - Relates to wholesale energy products - Likely to significantly affectthe prices - Required to be disclosed (3rd package, etc.) - Capacity and use of facilities forproduction, storage, transmission of electricity and gas
- 8. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 8 Defining “information” – other information • What about market participants’ plans and strategies? • ACER’s interpretation in the spirit of recital 12 of REMIT • Inside Information does not include trading plans and strategies of market participants • ACER’s Guidance: • “trading plans” - systematic method for evaluating wholesale energy products, determining the amount of risk that is or should be taken, and formulating short and long-term investment objectives. Most plans require the use of various types of technical analysis tools. • “trading strategies” - set of objective rules designating the conditions that must be met for trades in their trading activites such as specifications for trade entries, trade filters and triggers, as well as rules for trade exits, money management, timeframes, order types, etc. Inside Information - Precise nature - Not made public - Relates to wholesale energy products - Likely to significantly affectthe prices - Required to be disclosed (3rd package, etc.) - Capacity and use of facilities forproduction, storage, transmission of electricity and gas
- 9. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat • To be classified as inside information, all criteria have to be met • Grey areas on defining inside information • Precise nature If indicates as set of circumstances which exist or may be reasonably expected to come into existence or an event which has occurred • Likelihood of having significant price effect If the circumstances on which the info is based would likely have significant impact on prices if it became publicly known → Likelihood is sufficient, no actual price effect is required 9 Defining inside information – (grey areas) Inside Information - Precise nature - Not made public - Relates to wholesale energy products - Likely to significantly affectthe prices - Required to be disclosed (3rd package, etc.) - Capacity and use of facilities forproduction, storage, transmission of electricity and gas
- 10. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 10 Transparency information vs. inside information Transparency information (periodic structural data) • Data that should be published under 3rd package and Transparency Regulation 543/2013 • Such information may constitute inside information • Lack of publication makes related data REMIT relevant → insider information to be made public Inside information (ad-hoc data) • Goes beyond what is required 3rd package and Transparency Regulation • Information a reasonable market participant would be likely to use as part of the basis of its decision to ‘trade’ (if likely to have price significance), but not trading strategies; e.g.: • Outage of capacity <100MW but with price significance (important for small markets of CPs) • Closure of certain nuclear/coal/gas plant, commissioninig of a plant, etc. • Decisions related to climate chane policies, etc.
- 11. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat • Market participants to publish inside information in an effective and timely manner • Latest 1h after the occurrence, but before any trading activity occurs • Scope • own business, parent/related undertaking • information market participant is in control of or responsible • Content relevant to: • the capacity and use of facilities for production, storage, consumption or transmission of electricity or gas • including planned/unplanned unavailability of such facilities 11 Obligation to publish inside information
- 12. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 12 Disclosure of inside information • Inside information is required to be disclosed • as an urgent market message (UMM) • at centralized platforms to ensure easier access for users • on a non-discriminatory basis and free of charge • via an RSS feed specific for the disclosure of inside information, • allowing easy and fast access by the public; • and be kept available for the public for a period of at least 2 years in the official language(s) and in English or in English only
- 13. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 13 Content of urgent market messages
- 14. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 14 Delays, exemptions… • In case of potential delays in publication, market participants should inform NRA and ACER • Justification of such delay • Ensure that it does not mislead the market • Still not trade on such info • “Sensitive critical infrastructure protection related information” • May delay publication • Still not trade on such info
- 15. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 15 Centralized platforms for UMMs • ACER publishes the list of centralized platforms that publish UMMs • https://www.acer-remit.eu/portal/list-inside-platforms
- 16. Energy Community SecretariatEnergy Community Secretariat 16 www.energy-community.org Arben.Kllokoqi@energy-community.org Thank you!