# Settlement department. If not defined otherwise, the working group responsible at a financial services provider for the legal assessment of option contracts and the clear evaluation of the risks arising from the agreement. Because the risk of non-performing exposures is very high here due to longer processing times and often also a lack of review of the actual risk situation, the supervisory authorities pay particular attention to settlement processes. – See derivative, option, risk. – Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2005, p, 14 f. (coordinated measures of the supervisory authorities).

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## Definition

If not defined otherwise, the working group responsible at a financial services provider for the legal assessment of option contracts and the clear evaluation of the risks arising from the agreement. Because the risk of non-performing exposures is very high here due to longer processing times and often also a lack of review of the actual risk situation, the supervisory authorities pay particular attention to settlement processes. - See derivative, option, risk. - Cf. BaFin Annual Report 2005, p, 14 f. (coordinated measures of the supervisory authorities). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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