ESMA confirms weekly commodity derivatives position reporting to go live on 3 September

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced that its new weekly commodity derivatives position reporting framework under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) will go live on 3 September. From that date, market participants subject to the reporting obligation will be required to submit weekly position reports in accordance with updated reporting requirements, technical specifications and validation rules under XML schema version 2.0. ESMA published an earlier version of the reporting instructions in September 2025 with a go-live date intended for 1 April. However, ESMA decided to postpone the rollout following the identification of issues during the final testing phase.

ESMA has now published updated reporting instructions and the accompanying XML schema to support implementation. They apply to market operators and investment firms operating trading venues on which commodity derivatives or emission allowance derivatives are traded, and who will implement system interfaces for the submission of commodity position data in order to fulfil their MiFID II obligation.

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