Euronext RiskGuard provides Risk Managers at Clearing Member firms and Trading Member firms with a service that facilitates the management of their customers’ or trading firm’s risk exposure.

Use RiskGuard to set pre-trade risk controls in order to manage the risk exposure of your customers, or your own trading firm, in real time. The service covers the MiFID II regulatory requirements, and also offers extended risk control and analysis features.

The service is available on the Euronext Financial and Commodity Derivatives markets, and also for Cash Equities, Funds, ETFs and Fixed Income.

RiskGuard is available through the Optiq OEG FIX 5.0 API and a web-based User Interface (GUI) via internet for derivatives markets only.

Euronext RiskGuard is fully compliant with MiFID II regulatory requirements

What is the Euronext RiskGuard Service?

Euronext RiskGuard is a pre-trade risk management service designed to facilitate the management of trading participants’ risk exposure.

Who is Euronext RiskGuard for?

The Euronext RiskGuard service is designed for Risk Managers at Clearing Member firms and Trading Member firms

Why use RiskGuard?

Manage your customers’ or trading firm’s risk exposure in real-time, via a service integrated into the Euronext Optiq platform.

Pre-trade risk controls for real-time management of risk exposure

  • Pre-trade risk controls to complement market participant’s own pre-trade risk management systems 
  • Integrated within the core architecture of Optiq® Matching Engine
  • Include Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and sponsored access*
  • Compliant with MiFID II regulatory requirements

*Sponsored Access is only available for Italian cash markets

Learn more about RiskGuard

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RiskGuard - Factsheet

English Version

English RiskGuard - Factsheet /sites/default/files/2025-12/ENX1576_RiskGuard%20Factsheet_Updates-041225.pdf
  • PDF

RiskGuard for Derivatives Markets

English Version

English RiskGuard for Derivatives Markets /sites/default/files/2025-10/ENX%20_RiskGuard-Service-for-Derivatives_Oct2025.pdf

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