I. – The operator of a trading venue shall implement quotation step regimes for shares, representative certificates, listed funds, preferential certificates and other similar financial instruments, as well as for any other instruments in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588 of 14 July 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments by regulatory technical standards concerning the quotation step regime for shares, representative certificates and listed funds.
The application of tick sizes does not prevent regulated markets from matching large orders at the mid-point between current bid and offer prices.
These quote increment regimes are calibrated to reflect the liquidity profile of the financial instrument and the average quote spread, while ensuring that reasonably stable prices are maintained without unduly constraining the gradual narrowing of the spread, and are tailored to each financial instrument.
II. – For the purposes of this article :
1° “representative certificate” means a negotiable instrument which evidences ownership of securities of a foreign issuer and which is eligible for trading on a regulated market and may be traded independently of the securities of that issuer;
2° “listed fund” means a fund of which at least one class of units or shares is traded throughout the day on at least one trading platform and with at least one market maker who intervenes to ensure that the price of its units or shares on the trading platform does not deviate significantly from their net asset value and, where applicable, their indicative net asset value.