ESMA launches its sixth stress test exercise for Central Counterparties

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ESMA launches its sixth stress test exercise for Central Counterparties 30 April 2026 CCP Press Releases The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today launched its sixth stress test exercise for Central Counterparties (CCPs) . The CCP stress test framework drafted by ESMA for the purpose of this exercise is supported by an adverse market scenario provided by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). Mandated under the European ...