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ESMA

European Securities and Markets Authority

Medium Impact

ESMA selects Etrading Software as prospective EU OTC derivatives consolidated tape provider

Published

Jul 6, 2026

Topics

MiFIR, Consolidated tape, OTC derivatives, Market data, Transparency, Post-trade data, Data quality, ESMA supervision

Executive Summary

ESMA has selected Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. as the applicant most suitable to become the Consolidated Tape Provider for over-the-counter derivatives under MiFIR. The decision completes the selection stage launched by ESMA for the OTC derivatives tape and is a significant step in the MiFIR Review’s objective of improving EU market transparency. The selected firm is not described as operational yet: ESMA will invite it to apply for authorisation without delay, and only once authorised will it operate the OTC derivatives consolidated tape for a five-year period under ESMA’s direct supervision. For most investment firms, buy-side users and market data consumers, the immediate effect is monitoring and readiness rather than a new filing obligation. The practical impact is likely to arise when ESMA authorises the provider and technical, commercial or connectivity arrangements are communicated. Firms should treat this as a confirmed reference-data and vendor-readiness development, not as an instruction to switch data sources immediately.

What Changed

newProspective OTC derivatives CTP selected

Previous

No applicant had been selected for the EU OTC derivatives consolidated tape.

New

Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. is the selected applicant for the OTC derivatives CTP, subject to authorisation.

modifiedSelection process moves to authorisation stage

Previous

ESMA had launched the selection procedure for the OTC derivatives CTP on 5 January 2026.

New

ESMA will invite the selected applicant to apply for authorisation without delay.

newFuture operating term confirmed after authorisation

Previous

There was no authorised OTC derivatives CTP operating term attached to a selected applicant.

New

The authorised CTP will operate for a five-year period under ESMA’s direct supervision.

modifiedOTC derivatives transparency infrastructure progresses

Previous

The EU OTC derivatives consolidated tape was in planning and selection rather than provider-specific implementation.

New

The implementation pathway now has an identified selected provider, although authorisation and operational arrangements remain pending.

Business Impact

Who is affected

Directly affected

Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. as the selected applicant and prospective CTP, and market data contributors or infrastructure participants that will need to engage with authorised CTP arrangements once applicable.

Indirectly affected

EU investment firms, trading venues, approved publication arrangements, buy-side firms, investors, market data teams, valuation and risk functions, best execution teams, transaction cost analysis users, and market data vendors consuming or distributing OTC derivatives market data.

Jurisdictions

European Union

Business processes

Market data procurement and vendor onboarding, OTC derivatives post-trade data sourcing, Best execution and transaction cost analysis data governance, Valuation, risk and product control market data lineage, Regulatory change management and MiFIR horizon scanning, Data quality, resilience and third-party oversight controls

Estimated effort

Medium

Compliance risk

Low

Affected Reports

Market data vendor/source inventory and onboarding controlOTC derivatives consolidated tape readiness trackerBest execution and transaction cost analysis data-source mappingValuation and risk market data lineage controlData quality, resilience and third-party due-diligence pack for market data providers
FieldValidation rule
OTC derivatives CTP selected applicantRecord Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. as ESMA’s selected applicant for the OTC derivatives consolidated tape, subject to authorisation.
CTP authorisation and operational statusMaintain status as selected but not yet authorised or operational until ESMA confirms authorisation; once authorised, the operating period is five years under ESMA direct supervision.

Recommended Actions

7 suggested next steps· derived from source analysis
  1. 1
    AI generatedStep 1 of 7

    update regulatory horizon-scanning logs and market data inventories to reflect Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. as the selected applicant, while flagging authorisation as pending.

  2. 2
    AI generatedStep 2 of 7

    do not make an operational data-source switch solely on this announcement; wait for ESMA authorisation and any formal technical, onboarding or connectivity information.

  3. 3
    AI generatedStep 3 of 7

    identify internal consumers of OTC derivatives market data, including best execution, TCA, valuation, risk and product control teams, to assess future consolidated tape use cases.

  4. 4
    AI generatedStep 4 of 7

    monitor ESMA’s consolidated tape provider page and related MiFIR materials for authorisation status, operating start information and any data contribution or dissemination guidance.

  5. 5
    AI generatedStep 5 of 7

    market data procurement and third-party risk teams should prepare a vendor due-diligence route for the prospective CTP, focused on data quality, resilience and service continuity.

  6. 6
    AI generatedStep 6 of 7

    infrastructure participants and data publishers should review MiFIR consolidated tape obligations and be ready to assess contractual or operational interfaces once formal arrangements are issued.

  7. 7
    AI generatedStep 7 of 7

    brief compliance, front office data users and technology stakeholders that the announcement is a confirmed selection milestone, not a new immediate regulatory filing requirement.

Timeline

effective date

Mar 28, 2024

Regulation (EU) 2024/791, the MiFIR Review amendment supporting the EU consolidated tape framework, entered into force following publication in the Official Journal.

implementation

Jan 5, 2026

ESMA launched the first selection procedure for the Consolidated Tape Provider for OTC derivatives.

publication

Jul 6, 2026

ESMA announced the selection of Etrading Software (Netherlands) B.V. as the applicant most suitable to operate the OTC derivatives consolidated tape.

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