COBS 11.1 Application
General application
In this chapter, provisions marked "EU" apply to a firm which is not a MiFID investment firm3 as if they were rules.
Application to section on the use of dealing commission2
2The section on the use of dealing commission applies to a firm that acts as an investment manager.
Application of section on personal account dealing
The section on personal account dealing applies to the designated investment business of a firm in relation to activities carried on from an establishment in the United Kingdom.
The EEA territorial scope rule modifies the default territorial scope of the section on personal account dealing (see COBS 11.7) to the extent necessary to be compatible with European law (see paragraph 1.1R of Part 3 of COBS 1 Annex 1). This means that the section on personal account dealing also applies to passported activities carried on by a UK MiFID investment firm from a branch in another EEA state, but does not apply to the UK branch of an EEA MiFID investment firm in relation to its MiFID business.
Disapplication of best execution for non-financial spreads
3The section on best execution (COBS 11.2) does not apply to a firm when:
- (1)
executing orders: or
- (2)
placing orders with other entities for execution: or
- (3)
transmitting orders to other entities for execution;
in relation to a spread-bet which is not a financial instrument, where the firm has not made a personal recommendation in relation to that spread-bet.