Submission of a Suspicious Transaction and Order Report

Applicable from 3 July 2016

Article 16 of MAR requires market operators, investment firms that operate a trading venue and persons professionally arranging or executing transactions, to report suspicious orders and transactions to the Central Bank without delay.

Such submission must be made on a Suspicious Transaction and Order Report (‘STOR’).

STORS must be submitted to the Central Bank through the Central Bank Portal.

View general guidance for the Central Bank Portal.

Access to the Portal

Existing Portal user

If your firm has existing access to the Portal, you can either:

1. Submit a ‘Request Change’ to Add the MAR Return Type.

   This will create a Request to add the MAR Return Type to your Portal account.

2. Request access to the MAR Return from your Portal Administrator.

If you are the Portal Administrator you can grant yourself permissions via the Portal Administrator - Manage Users menu on the Portal.

New to Portal

If your firm is new to the Central Bank Portal, new Portal Users must Register Here. The designated Portal Administrator for the firm should also register and obtain a Person Code.

Once you have registered for the Portal, you will need to e-mail [email protected] with subject title marked 'STOR - Request for Central Bank Portal Access' and provide the following information:

1. The full name of the firm
2. Name of the designated Portal Administrator for the firm
3. Person Code of the designated Portal Administrator
4. Contact Details of the Portal Administrator (e-mail and telephone number)

You will then be provided a C-Code for the firm and your Portal Access will be in place.