Investment services relate to the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and include the following services and activities:
1. Receipt and transmission of orders on behalf of third parties;
2. Execution of orders on behalf of third parties;
3. Trading on own account;
4. Portfolio management on behalf of third parties;
5. Investment advice;
6-1. Underwriting ;
6-2. Guaranteed investment ;
7. Non-guaranteed investment ;
8. Operation of a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1;
9. Operation of an organised trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 425-1.
These services are defined by decree.
Services provided to the French State and the Banque de France as part of the State’s monetary, exchange rate, public debt and reserve management policies are not subject to the provisions of this Code applicable to the investment services mentioned in this article.