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Dec 16, 2015

Eurex Clearing

Equity Index Futures on the ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR: Extension of Designated Market-Making schemes

Effective 1 January 2016, Eurex Clearing will take the following measures:

  • Extension of the Designated Market-Making scheme in futures on the indexes ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR by 12 months, i.e. for the period from 1 January 2016 until and including 31 December 2016.
  • Provided the Designated Market Maker (DMM) obligations for ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR Index Futures were fulfilled, DMMs will receive a rebate of the transaction fees for transactions concluded in these products on M-accounts until and including 31 December 2016:

                           - 80 percent (unchanged) for order book transactions
                           - 50 percent (currently 60 percent) for Off-Book transactions

For conditions and details of the quote obligations of the DMM scheme, please refer to Eurex circular 221/15.