Report on suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) 2026
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EEA national authorities received 7,179 notifications in 2025, including 6,324 suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs), up 6% overall on 2024. The picture is stable: most come from investment firms and concern shares.
Key points
- Germany received 29% of notifications, followed by France (15%) and Sweden (8%).
- Suspected insider dealing accounts for 53% of cases.
- Historical data are now presented for the EEA only, without the UK.
Who is affected
Investment firms, trading venues and national authorities handling STORs under MAR.
Plain-language version
According to ESMA, the EU's stock market watchdog, European supervisors received 7,179 reports in 2025, most of them about suspicious trades or orders, 6% more than the year before. More than half point to insider dealing, meaning buying or selling while knowing something the rest of the market does not. Most involve shares.
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