28/03/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 27 March, the European Security Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced its unprecedented decision to prohibit the marketing of binary options and to restrict the supply of financial contracts for differences (CFDs) to retail investors in the EU - both derivative instruments deemed high-risk to consumers due to their complexity and opacity (see EUROPE 11943). In line with the MiFIR, the European supervisor may only introduce temporary...