The UK 's derivatives market will be protected from the risk of financial disruption after Brexit , the Bank of England ( BoE ) The BoE also noted the sheer scale of the problem, should the status of these derivatives not be resolved in any Brexit agreement, with tens of thousands of parties' tied-up derivatives contracts at stake, constituting a sizable chunk of the overall sector – "close to a quarter of all UK and EU client uncleared derivative contracts". has said , with the fate of £ 20tn ( $ 27tn ) of contracts at stake . Central bankers are " exploring actions " to help financial companies avoid derivatives risks after the UK pulls out of the European Union , the BoE said . It has urged special arrangements be made in any Brexit agreement to protect the thousands of contracts between private investors and counterparties in the remaining 28 EU countries .
The UK 's derivatives market will be protected from the risk of financial disruption after Brexit , the Bank of England ( BoE ) has said , with the fate of £ 20tn ( $ 27tn ) of contracts at stake . Central bankers are " exploring actions " to help financial companies avoid derivatives risks after the UK pulls out of the European Union , the BoE said . It has urged special arrangements be made in any Brexit agreement to protect the thousands of contracts between private investors and counterparties in the remaining 28 EU countries .