UPDATE 2-UK watchdog tells markets: be ready in case of no EU trade deal <!-- no image --> <div>Financial firms in Britain should be ready in case no trade agreement is struck with the European Union by December, a senior UK regulator said on Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=HgoxD6e3aFA:YEWKtOwVcDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=HgoxD6e3aFA:YEWKtOwVcDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=HgoxD6e3aFA:YEWKtOwVcDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=HgoxD6e3aFA:YEWKtOwVcDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=HgoxD6e3aFA:YEWKtOwVcDw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/HgoxD6e3aFA" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters