PPAETs: personal scope for market abuse

Q&A on PPAETs: personal scope for market abuse.

Authority	ESMA
Q&A ID	ESMA_QA_2769
Status	Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other
Published	12 February 2026
Legal basis	Article 92 MiCA
Source	ESMA Q&A

Question

What entities should be considered as Persons Professionally Arranging or Executing Transactions (PPAETs) for the purpose of the obligation to prevent, detect and report market abuse or attempted market abuse under Article 92(1) of MiCA?

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Answer

ESMA has not yet published an answer to this question. Its current status in the ESMA Q&A register is Forwarded to EC/Public Consultation/Other (submitted 12 February 2026). This page will be updated if and when ESMA publishes a response.

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Source: ESMA original document