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A forward contract is a binding agreement either to buy or to sell a certain amount of a foreign currency or another traded asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.
(SI).


The concept of Systematic internalisers was introduced by [[MiFID]] regulations in 2007.


Forward contracts are bilateral agreements.
SIs are institutions large enough to match client orders internally, or against their own books.
 
SIs differ from broker crossing networks, which may route client orders between a number of different institutions.
 
 
An SI is defined in MiFID as:
 
#An investment firm which
#On an organised, frequent and systematic basis,
#Deals on own account by executing client orders outside a [[regulated market]] (RM) or an MTF ([[Multilateral trading facility]]).
 
 
A firm does not need specific authorisation from its competent authority to carry out systematic internalisation.
 
However, similarly to MTFs and RMs, they are required to conform to some transparency requirements,
such as providing public price quotes.
 
 
Only a few (generally large) firms have set up SIs.


One of the parties is contractually obliged to buy the asset, and the other party is similarly obliged to sell the asset.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bilateral]]
*[[MiFID]]
*[[Contract]]
*[[Regulated market]]
* [[Deal contingent forward]]
*[[Multilateral trading facility]]
* [[Fixing instrument]]
*[[Broker crossing network]]
* [[Foreign exchange risk]]
* [[Forward market]]
* [[Forward points]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Hedging]]
* [[Risk management]]
* [[Risk response]]
* [[Transfer]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Equity]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Regulation_and_Law]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:FX_Risk]]

Revision as of 14:45, 2 August 2014

(SI).

The concept of Systematic internalisers was introduced by MiFID regulations in 2007.

SIs are institutions large enough to match client orders internally, or against their own books.

SIs differ from broker crossing networks, which may route client orders between a number of different institutions.


An SI is defined in MiFID as:

  1. An investment firm which
  2. On an organised, frequent and systematic basis,
  3. Deals on own account by executing client orders outside a regulated market (RM) or an MTF (Multilateral trading facility).


A firm does not need specific authorisation from its competent authority to carry out systematic internalisation.

However, similarly to MTFs and RMs, they are required to conform to some transparency requirements, such as providing public price quotes.


Only a few (generally large) firms have set up SIs.


See also