Catalyst Trading Rules WSE Trading Rules
dertake quoting i.e. they place buy/sell or-
ders. Market markers are always a party to
The WARSET system serves as the trading each transaction. The choice of the market
platform for WSE-operated markets. Within and trading system is always made by the
Catalyst, an issuer of debt instruments (cor-
issuer, provided their instruments meet the
porate, municipal or mortgage bonds, or respective admission criteria.
of two markets: a regulated market or an al-
All debt instruments on CATALYST are cur-
ternative trading system (ATS). These mar-
rently traded on an order-driven market. The
kets differ in terms of admission criteria to order-driven market rules for both WSE-op-
be fulfilled by instruments. Trading on regu-
erated markets are identical. Session sched-
lated markets is order-driven whereas non-
ules for the regulated market and for ATS
are also identical. Types of orders and their
order-driven market (with a market anima-
priorities are also the same. The prices of
traded instruments are always set with an
price-driven market (with a market maker).
accuracy of 0.01 percentage point, regard-
Continuous trading as well as single-price
system with two auctions is available on
both markets. Market animators, which op-
erate on order-driven markets, stimulate
trading i.e. ensure liquidity of instruments
issued by a particular issuer. Market makers,
which operate on price-driven markets, un-
WSE Regulated Market (WSE RM) Session schedule (24h system) Order-driven market – continuous trading Pre-opening phase (opening call) 8:00 – 9:00
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
– transactions are not executed Opening (opening price is determined and transactions are made at the opening)
– order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price Continuous trading phase 9:00 – 17:20
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
– transactions are executed Pre-closing phase (closing call) 17:20 – 17:30
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
– transactions are not executed Closing (closing price is determined and transactions are made at the closing)
– order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the closing price Pre-opening phase (next day opening call) 17:30 – 17:35
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
Order-driven market – single-price auction 8:00 – 11:00 Pre-opening phase (opening call)
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
Opening (single price is determined and transactions are made at the opening)
– order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price
11:00 – 11:30 Post-auction trading 11:30 – 15:00 Pre-opening phase (opening call)
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
Opening (single price is determined and transactions are made at the opening)
– order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price
15:00 – 15:30 Post-auction trading 15:30 – 17:35 Pre-opening phase (next day opening call)
– orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled
Price variation limits on the regulated market Continuous trading Instrument Reference price Acceptable price variation for the Acceptable price variation for the opening for the session, in case the opening price has been determined*
* If no opening price has been determined at opening, the acceptable price variation limit is deter-
mined in relation to the closing price. In continuous trading, there are additional dynamic price
variation limits of ±2 points relative to the price of most recent transaction. Single-price auction system Instrument Acceptable price variation limit for auction
±3 points relative to reference price at the most recent
auction (extendable to ±6 percentage points)
WSE Non-regulated market (WSE ATS) Session schedule (24h system) Order-driven market – continuous trading 8:00 – 9:00 Pre-opening phase (opening call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Opening (opening price is determined and transactions are made at the opening) – order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price
9:00 – 17:20 Continuous trading phase – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled 17:20 – 17:30 Pre-closing phase (closing call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Closing (closing price is determined and transactions are made at the closing) – order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the closing price
17:30 – 17:35 Pre-opening phase (next day opening call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Price-driven market – continuous trading 9:30 – 17:10 Continuous trading phase – Market Makers submit orders (quotations) Order-driven market – single-price auction 8:00 – 11:00 Pre-opening phase (opening call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Opening (single price is determined and transactions are made at the opening) – order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price
11:00 – 11:30 Post-auction trading 11:30 – 15:00 Pre-opening phase (opening call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Opening (single price is determined and transactions are made at the opening) – order submission, modification and cancellation is suspended
– transactions are executed at a price equal to the opening price
Price-driven market – continuous trading (contd) 15:00 – 15:30 Post-auction trading 15:30 – 17:35 Pre-opening phase (next day opening call) – orders may be submitted, modified and cancelled Price variation limits on the non-regulated market Continuous trading Instrument Reference price Acceptable price variation Acceptable price variation for the opening for the opening for the session, in case the opening price has been determined*
±3 percentage points relative to ±3 percentage points relative
* If no opening price has been determined at opening, the acceptable price variation limit is deter-
mined in relation to the closing price. Single-price auction system Instrument Acceptable price variation limit for auction
±3 points relative to reference price at the most recent
auction (extendable to ±6 percentage points)
BondSpot Trading Rules
Bids placed on these markets are valid until
the end of the trading day and are removed
BondSpot operates two markets within the from the system at the end of the trading
CATALYST system: a regulated non-exchange day. Customers can place orders with a
market and an Alternative Trading System longer execution period provided that the
(ATS). The minimum value of an issue, equal-
ling PLN 5 million, is the key admission crite-
placing such bids repeatedly as per their
customers’ orders up until execution or ex-
The trading rules for both BondSpot-operat-
ed markets are the same. Trading takes place Additional conditions can be specified for
within a hybrid continuous trading system i.e. bids:
as a price-driven market with customer orders WAN (all or none) – bids must be exe-
allowed. The role of trading organisers or au-
cuted in full; bids are active until the first
thorised dealers is to place sell/buy bids on a
continuous basis, in pre-defined spreads. Ad-
ditionally, block trades can be executed and RBZ – bids are executed either in part or
deals can be struck for the best bid under a
negotiated trade (RFQ), and an inquiry may be
sent to a selected market participant.
Trading schedules for the regulated market
By definition, both BondSpot-operated mar-
and ATS are identical. Types of orders and
kets are wholesale markets, i.e. bids can be execution priorities are the same.
placed only if they reach or exceed a mini-
mum threshold of PLN 100,000 (nominal val-
ue). However, given the market history before
the arrival of CATALYST, retail instruments
are also traded and the minimum threshold
of PLN 100,000 does not apply to them. The
price of debt instruments in bids and trades
is defined as a percentage of their nominal
value, expressed in PLN or in another convert-
ible currency specified by BondSpot S.A. Tick
sizes are the same for both markets and de-
pend on the nominal value of the instrument
For instruments with a nominal value of: under PLN 100 – tick sizes are presented
at least PLN 100 but under PLN 10,000 –
tick sizes are presented with an accuracy
at least PLN 10,000 or higher – tick sizes
are presented with an accuracy of 0.0001
No price variation limits apply to either of
Regulated and non-regulated BondSpot market (BS RM and BS ATS) Trading day schedule (24h system)
– bids from market organisers and authorised dealers
8:30 – 9:00 Organisers’ bids
– transactions are not executed – bids from any types of participants may be placed
9:00 – 17:30 Continuous trading
– transactions are executed automatically
Block trades (overnight
– information on block trade terms may be placed
8:30 – 15:00 trades until 14:15)
– transactions are confirmed by market supervision
– bids become invalid and are removed from markets
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