At its meeting on Wednesday, 25 January 2017, the Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland elected a new chairman as well as the vice chairman for a period of three years. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow, chariman of the Management Board, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, was appointed as chair, Professor Dr. Lutz Johanning, WHU – Otto…
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Eurex officially announced today that the EURO STOXX 50 Index Dividend Futures are available for trading by U.S. market participants and investors. Launched in 2008, the EURO STOXX 50 Index Dividend Futures have become a benchmark for the dividend derivatives market in Europe. In 2016, two new milestones were reached: Open interest exceeded 1 million…
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In 2016, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange, saw increasing demand for its highly liquid benchmark product range as well as strong growth in a number of new product segments. Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) are efficient hedging instruments, sharing the same benefits as OTC contracts and also the the advantages of deep liquidity and transparent trading…
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Deutsche Börse’s Eurex derivatives business has announced the appointment of Lee Bartholomew and Zubin Ramdarshan to key product development roles. Both join the company in the middle of an industry transformation that challenges market infrastructure providers to constantly drive innovation. Zubin Ramdarshan has been appointed new Head of Derivatives Product R&D Equity and Index. He…
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Itiviti, a global technology provider for the capital markets industry, today announced that Deutsche Börse has signed a long-term agreement to use its Tbricks by Itiviti platform. Tbricks by Itiviti is a modern system designed for constant change, combining a high-performance core with flexible, app-based business logic. Deutsche Börse will use Tbricks by Itiviti for…
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Eurex – Europe’s largest derivatives exchange – has announced that allowed investors in Korea’s equity benchmark KOSPI 200 Index to more easily hedge their options exposures, by using Eurex Mini KOSPI-200-Futures as a hedging tool via the same trading platform. Michael Peters, Deputy CEO of Eurex, when presenting the monthly derivatives trading statistics of Deutsche…
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In the third quarter of this year, volumes across Europe’s largest derivatives exchange Eurex suite of Fixed Income Futures have been strong with record figures in some segments. A combination of Brexit, an upcoming constitutional referendum in Italy and the Spanish elections, increased volatility in the underlying rate markets and thereby also the market’s hedging…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued Orders of Registration to the following Foreign Boards of Trade (FBOT): Eurex Deutschland (Eurex) CME Europe Limited (CMEEL) ICE Futures Europe (IFE) The London Metal Exchange (LME) London Stock Exchange plc. (LSE) Under the Orders, each of the FBOTs is permitted to provide identified members or…
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Deutsche Börse AG has published its results for the third quarter of 2016 on Thursday. Consolidated net revenue rose by 1%, to €558.5 million (Q3/2015: €555.0 million), despite the weaker market environment. Thanks to structural efficiency measures, adjusted operating costs declined by 5% in the period under review, to €275.7 million (Q3/2015: €290.6 million). Adjusted…
Read moreEurex, Europe's largest derivatives exchange, will offer Total Return Futures on the EURO STOXX 50 Index as of Friday, 2 December 2016. The new futures complement the Eurex suite of equity index derivatives and support the market in complying with new financial market legislation. Under the Basel III capital standards banks already face increased capital…
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