Financial markets

Securities markets

Investment services and regulated markets - Markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID)
Short selling
Securitisation
Securities prospectus
Ensuring the integrity of securities markets
Investor compensation schemes
Transparency requirements for listed companies
SME listing on public markets

Investment funds

EU laws and initiatives relating to collective investment funds.

Post-trade services

Financial markets infrastructure policy
Derivatives / EMIR
Recovery and resolution of central counterparties (CCPs)
Securities financing transactions (SFTs)
Central securities depositories (CSDs)
Settlement finality
Financial collateral arrangements
Securities and claims ownership

Corporate bonds

The European Commission is examining how to improve the functioning of corporate bond markets in the EU.

Analysis of financial markets

The Commission regularly monitors the functioning of financial markets in the EU.

Capital movements

Find information on the right to the free movement of capital in the EU, including its legal basis, monitoring, and investment outside of the EU.