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# ANNEX

**Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825 · binding · OJ L, 2026/825, 23.7.2026 · dated 14 Apr 2026 [in force]**

*In force · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825, OJ L, 2026/825, 23.7.2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/825/oj/eng)*

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<tr><td>(a)</td><td>Shares and depositary receipts</td><td>‘Shares and depository receipts’ as referred to Article 4(1), point (44)(a), of Directive 2014/65/EU.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(b)</td><td>Exchange traded funds, exchange traded notes and exchange traded commodities</td><td><p>‘Exchange traded funds’ as defined in Article 4(1), point (46), of Directive 2014/65/EU.</p><p>‘ETCs’ and ‘ETNs’ as referred to in Table 2, third row, third column of Annex IV to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 and further specified in Table 2.4 of Section 2 of Annex III thereto.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>(c)</td><td>Certificates and other equity-like financial instruments</td><td><p>‘Certificates’ as defined in Article 2(1), point (27), of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.</p><p>‘Other equity-like financial instrument’ as referred to in Table 2, fourth row, second column of Annex III to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/587.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>(d)</td><td>Bonds and money-market instruments</td><td><p>‘Bonds’ as referred to in Article 4(1), point (44)(b), of Directive 2014/65/EU.</p><p>‘Money-market instruments’ as defined in Article 4(1), point (17), of Directive 2014/65/EU.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td>(e)</td><td>Structured finance products</td><td>‘Structured finance products’ as defined in Article 2(1), point (28), of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(f)</td><td>Options and futures admitted to trading on a trading venue</td><td>‘Options’ and ‘futures’ as referred to in Section C, points (4) to (7) and (10) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(g)</td><td>Other derivatives</td><td>Financial instruments as referred to in Section C, points (4) to (8) and (10) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU, except options and futures admitted to trading on a trading venue.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(h)</td><td>Financial contracts for differences</td><td>‘Financial contracts for differences’ as referred to in Section C (9) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(i)</td><td>Emission allowances</td><td>‘Emission allowances’ as referred to in Section C (11) of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EU.</td></tr>
<tr><td>(j)</td><td>Other instruments</td><td>Financial instruments that do not fall within the definition of the classes as referred to in points (a) to (i).</td></tr>
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