Executive Summary
MAE-A.1.1
Module MAE sets out the Central Bank of Bahrain's regulatory framework governing
licensed exchanges andlicensed market operators (other trading instruments platforms) operating in or from the Kingdom of Bahrain.MAE-A.1.2
The MAE Module seeks to introduce a consistent, effective and harmonised approach in regulation and supervision of
licensed exchanges andlicensed market operators in the Kingdom of Bahrain. It sets out the CBB requirements for their authorisation, the initial as well as ongoing compliance requirements.MAE-A.1.3
The key principles underlying the approach of the CBB in this Module aim:
(a) To promote fair, orderly and transparentmarkets ;(b) To facilitate efficientmarkets for the allocation of capital and the transfer of risks;(c) To reduce systemic risk;(d) To detect and deter manipulation and other unfair trading practices; and(e) To maintain integrity of trading through fair and equitable rules that strike an appropriate balance between the demands of differentmarket participants .MAE-A.1.4
Persons or entities undertaking functions falling within the meaning oflicensed exchanges andlicensed market operators require prior CBB approval. MAE-B.2 provides the definitions forlicensed exchanges andlicensed market operators which are impacted by this Module. These include entities providing the services including those:(a) That provide a platform through which the exchange ofsecurities takes place;(b) Which provide listings ofsecurities for trading;(c) Which provide trade matching services, as these services may result in a transaction between investors; and(d) Which provide a service which leads an investor to the reasonable expectation that they may trade insecurities .MAE-A.1.4A
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Deleted: April 2022
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