
Market Abuse Regulation
The laws and regulations prohibiting market abuse apply to all employees, not only those engaged in front-office, client dealing or trading roles.
That is why it is important that all staff know and understand the procedures to prevent market abuse.
Our Market Abuse Regulation Course will help your employees understand how to comply with laws that protect investors and safeguard financial market integrity.
- 45 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

Learning objectives
- Recognise the types of behaviour classed as market abuse
- Take appropriate action to avoid dealing on the basis of inside information and prevent its unlawful disclosure
- Act with integrity and honesty to avoid market manipulation
- Observe the market rules in relation to insider lists, disclosure of managers' deals, research disclosures and safe harbours
- Know when and how to report suspicious transactions and blow the whistle
What can you expect your employees to learn?
Introduction
What is Market Abuse?
- Types of market abuse
- Is this a serious crime?
- You make the call: Is this market abuse
UK Market Abuse Regulation
- Scope of MAR
- You make the call: Scope
Insider Dealing Offence
- Unlawful Disclosure of Inside Information Offence
- Market Manipulation Offence
- Impact beyond the key offences
- Enforcement
Market Abuse Scenarios
- Scenario: Frank's Sell Order
- Frank has a change of heart
- Is the broker liable?
- Scenario: Aliyah Cancels an Order
Scenario: Terry's Market-making
- Using client order information
- Chinese walls
Scenario: Jeffrey's Takeover Bid
- Contract for difference
- Changing the bid based on inside information
- Third-party solicitation
Scenario: Jason's Profitable Tips
- Acting on a news alert
Scenario: Gilbert's Tips
- Acting on an acquisition tip
Scenario: Seema's Short Position
- Agreement to squeeze
Scenario: Pia's Price Positioning
- Off-market transaction
Scenario: Natalie's Tax Driven Trades
- Pricing to avoid taxes
Scenario: Bjorn's Printing Dilemma
Scenario: Viktor's commodity trades
- Impression of scarcity
- Buying to cover a short
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
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Supported file types and details |
File Exchange |
File types: PDF, Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, SCORM and xAPI files, and compressed zip files. Max file size: Default is 1GB, can be increased to a max of 2GB |
SCORM files |
Versions: SCORM 1.2, SCORM 1.2 for Moodle, SCORM 2004 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition. Max file size: 1024MB |
xAPI file |
Max file size: 2GB |
Videos |
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Images |
File types: jpg, png and gif. The file size should ideally be 100KB, but it can be up to 250KB |
CPD evidence |
File types: Word, PDF, Excel and CSV. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Policy documents |
PDF or Word File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Offline activities evidence |
File types: PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, CSV, PNG, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PPTX and MSG. File size: the limit should be whatever the portal config option is set to. Servers are set to max 2GB |
Client logo files |
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Registers |
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JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XLS and XLSX files |