The MiFIR Trading Obligation: Impact on Trading Volume and Liquidity in Electronic Trading

摘要

The new financial market regulation MiFID II/MiFIR will fundamentally change the trading and market infrastructure landscape in Europe. One key aspect is the trading obligation for shares that intends to restrict over-the-counter (OTC) trading to ensure that more trading takes place on regulated trading venues and on platforms of Systematic Internalisers (SIs). In this context, market experts often argue that SIs might have a competitive advantage due to the best execution concept in combination with the possible exemption of SIs from the tick size regime. Applying scenario analysis, we determine the likely migration of OTC trading volume to regulated trading venues and SIs. Based on our data set, we investigate how changes in trading volume influence liquidity on open limit order book markets (lit markets). The results of our scenario analysis indicate that liquidity on lit markets might increase due to additional turnover formerly traded OTC'. However, also a negative liquidity effect for lit markets and for the price discovery process is possible because of increased trading via SIs.