B3's Positioning-

ICVM 461 Public Hearing

July 9, 2020

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Context

CVM's Public Hearing 09/19 had the goal of presenting a new regulatory treatment, as per the minutes below, to ensurethe smooth functioning of the market in a scenario of coexistence of more than one organized market (exchanges andorganized OTC) at the same time

Minute A

Replaces CVM'sInstruction 461and deals with the functioning of the regulated securities marketsand the constitution, organization and functioning of the managing entities of the organized markets

Minute B

Offers views about the constitution, organization and functioning of the unified self-regulatory organization (SRO) of the organized markets and the financial market infrastructures operating in the securities markets

Minute C

Amends CVM Instruction 505 to offer views about the execution of orders in the interest of theclient in the context of competition between trading venues (best execution)

Clock synchronization

Standard UTC format with a single time source for clock synchronization, in addition to criteria of precision and accuracy being applied to trading venues and intermediaries, allowing the reconstructionof events in order to evaluate market practices and conducts

Data consolidators

Agrees to the absence of an official data consolidator, but proposes that the CVM establishes minimum requirements for those interested in offering these services

Listing of issuers and securities admission

Listing of must be a requirement to admit stocks and sponsored BDRs to traded, as is the case currently. Other securities - including fixed income - may be admitted to trading without their issuer being listed

Risk management and internalcontrols, authorization to operate

Minimum standards and requirements for governance and internal controls must be defined to avoid possible weakening or deterioration of markets, as well as arbitration between different venues

Suspension and exclusion ofsecurities

A communication mechanism must be created between the different venues in the organized markets,so that, in the event of suspension, exclusion or resumption of trading of the issuer's securities,synchronicity between all venues is ensured

Special trading procedures (block trading)

The improvement of exchanges' special procedures and the creation of specific segments for block trading of securitiescan be healthy for the market.

However,aiming to preserve the integrity of the price discovering, the share of volumes that could be traded withoutpre-trade transparency and without interacting competitively with the central order book should be limited to 15% of thetotal volume.

Special procedures or specific segments for block trading should only be authorized only withinexchange environmentswith acentral counterparty. The main motivations for the positioning are:

  • - the centrality of the exchanges increases the chance of buy and sell orders meeting

  • - provides equitable access for all intermediaries and investors, mitigating the risk of conflict of interest

  • - lower operational complexity (existing processes and systems) and supervision

  • - simplification and equality in the application of tax treatment for non-resident investors

  • - no need to adapt rules/standards that prevent investors from trading in the OTC market

Finally, B3 argues that the definition of the threshold for ''block trading'' should be attributed to the CVM

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