The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its updated risk dashboard for the first quarter of 2018. The European regulator continued to list the securities market as being at high risk.

ESMA has been releasing a risk dashboard since early 2013. The term ‘dashboard’ is in some ways misleading as, functionally, it is just a report that outlines ESMA’s views of the level of risk present in different markets.

Despite fears of American and Korean conflict and political upheaval in Italy over the past few months, ESMA noted that it considers Brexit to be the greatest source of political and event risk for its member states. It warned firms to integrate any risk exposure to Brexit Brexit Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Read this Term into their Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term systems.

ICO warnings and binary bans

The European regulator also noted its ongoing concerns with regard to a number of investment products. Specifically, it stated that initial coin offerings (ICOs), binary options and contracts-for-differences (CFDs) posed high risks to investors.

The inclusion of the latter two products seems confusing. ESMA has already banned binary options trading and placed severe restrictions on the sale and trading of CFDs. It is difficult to see how binary options, in particular, can pose a risk given that no one can trade in them.

More understandably, ESMA stated that the equities market showed signs of heightened risk over the course of the first quarter of 2018. It noted that equities have seen significant price corrections in the past few months with a 6 percent reduction in EU stocks in just one week in February.