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Jul 10, 2020

Eurex Clearing

Amendments to the Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG – End of Consultation

Eurex Clearing Circular 060/20

1. Introduction

As announced and further explained in Eurex Clearing circular 047/20, Eurex Clearing AG (Eurex Clearing) proposed changes and amendments to the Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG (Clearing Conditions) and to the website of Eurex Clearing www.eurexclearing.com regarding the following topics and conducted a Consultation in accordance with the Clearing Conditions:

  • A. Change of the Default Fund contribution factor
  • B. Deletion of the clause from the Clearing Conditions stipulating that the calculation methodology for the Default Fund Contributions published on Eurex Clearing’s website forms part of the Clearing Conditions.

Eurex Clearing has received no comments that led to further changes or amendments of the Special Provisions of the Clearing Conditions and no requests for the application of a Prolonged Notification Period.

Therefore, all changes and amendments regarding the above-mentioned topics, as notified in Eurex Clearing circular 047/20 (and as attached to this circular), will come into effect on 3 August 2020.

2. Required action

Clearing Members, Basic Clearing Members and Disclosed Direct Clients of Eurex Clearing AG should take the amendments to the Eurex Clearing website and the Clearing Conditions into account.

3. Details

Please refer to Eurex Clearing circular 047/20 for details.

As of the effective date, the amended version of the Eurex Clearing website www.eurexclearing.com and the full version of the Clearing Conditions will be available for download on the Eurex Clearing website under the following links:

Risk management > Default Waterfall > Default Fund

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Clearing Conditions

The changes and amendments to the legal framework of Eurex Clearing AG published by this circular are deemed accepted by each affected contractual party of Eurex Clearing AG, unless the respective contractual party objects by written notice to Eurex Clearing AG within the first ten (10) Business Days after publication. Any ordinary right of Eurex Clearing AG to terminate the respective contract (including a Clearing Agreement, if applicable) shall remain unaffected.

Unless the context requires otherwise, terms used and not otherwise defined in this circular shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG.

Attachments:

  • 1 – Publication of the “Contribution Calculation Method” on Eurex Clearing's website and related description
  • 2 – Amended sections of Chapter I Part 1 Number 6.1.1 of the Clearing Conditions


Further information

Recipients:

All Clearing Members, Basic Clearing Members, Disclosed Direct Clients of Eurex Clearing AG, vendors and other affected contractual parties

Target groups:

Front Office/Trading, Middle + Back Office, IT/System Administration, Auditing/Security Coordination

Related circular:

Eurex Clearing circular 047/20

Contact:

client.services@eurexclearing.com

Web:

www.eurexclearing.com

Authorised by:

Dmitrij Senko