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# financial instrument

*In force · MiCA Article 3(1), point (49) · Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, OJ L 150, 9.6.2023 · Not yet verified against the official text ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj/eng)

### Definition

> **(49)** '[**financial instrument**](/definitions/mifid-ii/financial-instrument.md)' means financial instruments as defined in Article 4(1), point (15), of [Directive 2014/65/EU](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014L0065-20250117);

### Source

[MiCA, Article 3(1), point (49)](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/3).

### Imported Definition

MiCA imports this definition from MiFID II.

> (15) 'financial instrument' means those instruments specified in Section C of Annex I, including such instruments issued by means of [distributed ledger technology](/definitions/mica/distributed-ledger-technology.md);

[Open MiFID II definition page](/definitions/mifid-ii/financial-instrument.md)

### Definition Chain

1. MiCA Article 3(1), point (49)
2. MiFID II Article 4(1), point (15)
3. MiFID II Annex I, Section C

### Used In MiCA

* [Article 2](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/2)
* [Article 6](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/6)
* [Article 19](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/19)
* [Article 37](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/37)
* [Article 38](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/38)
* [Article 51](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/51)
* [Article 54](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/54)
* [Article 60](https://www.headlesslaw.com/mica/articles/60)