Scenario Library
A database of scenarios shared by financial firms around the world from ORX Scenarios
1400+
Scenarios in the library
75+
Firms participating
60+
L2 risk event types
The ORX Scenarios Library is a comprehensive database for operational risk scenario practitioners. The library allows ORX Scenarios subscribers to benchmark their internal scenarios against the industry.
The Scenario Library provides a solid foundation for creating, updating and validating your operational risk scenarios. The library is available to all ORX Scenarios subscribers.
How does the Scenario Library work?
Every year, all firms that subscribe to ORX Scenarios share their current operational risk scenarios through our secure Agora platform as part of an annual scenario data exchange process.
Following a rigorous data quality assurance process, a database of anonymised scenarios is published via the Agora platform. Our subscribers currently have access to nearly 1500 scenarios covering all operational risk types, business lines, sizes and regions shared by over 75 financial firms.
What Scenario Library reports do subscribers have access to?
Currently, ORX Scenarios subscribers can access the Scenario Library List Report in Agora. On completion of the 2026 Scenario Library data cycle, subscribers will have access to:
- A fully updated and enhanced Scenario Library List Report, including new data fields not previously available
- Detailed dashboards of industry scenario data held for each ORX level 2 risk event type
As part of the ongoing phased enhancement of Scenario Library reporting capabilities in Agora, we're planning to make additional reports available during 2026 and 2027 to supplement the List Report and dashboards, including bespoke quantitative and peer benchmark reports.
How does the library help scenario practitioners?
The ORX Scenario Library helps you to consider how your scenarios compare to scenarios developed by your peers and to inform scenario workshops and discussions.
The data held in the library is designed to support different phases and aspects of the scenario process, including:
- Scenario cycle planning and identification
- Qualitative development and storyline creation
- Quantification and quantitative benchmarking
- Review, challenge and validation
- Support for different scenario use cases, including capital, stress testing, risk management, and operational resilience scenario analysis
Key resources based on Scenario Library data
Enhance your scenario programme with the Scenario Library
Analyse
what the most material scenarios are for your peers
Leverage
the full database as inspiration when developing or refreshing your scenarios
Deep-dive
into your individual scenarios and compare severity, likelihood, risk drivers and impacts to similar peer scenarios

