Requirements to be met by institutions as monetary policy counterparties

The institution shall:

• be subject to supervision by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) or an equivalent supervisory authority in an EEA country
  
  
• be a participant in K-RIX

In order to be accepted as a primary monetary policy counterparty the institution shall also:

• on a commercial basis carry on professional trading activities in the money and bond markets and possess the requisite licence for such activities
  
  
• on request from the Riksbank quote market prices in government securities
  
  
• trade actively in government and/or mortgage securities and contribute to a sufficient degree to satisfactory liquidity in such securities
  
  
• report turnover statistics regarding government and mortgage securities, as well as other information instructed by the Riksbank
  
  
• have a long-term commitment in the money and bond markets.