Eurex Clearing
1. Introduction
In the context of an update of Eurex Liquidity Provider requirements for Equity Options, rebates for liquidity provisioning in Equity Options will be adjusted. Furthermore, volume rebates in Equity Index Options and Equity Options will be adjusted and the rebate structure simplified.
The updated liquidity provisioning rebates in Equity Options and the corresponding amendments to the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG (Price List) will come into effect as of 1 February 2021.
The updated volume rebates in Equity Index Options and Equity Options and the corresponding amendments to the Price List will come into effect as of 1 March 2021.
For detailed trading-related information regarding the update of Eurex Liquidity Provider requirements for Equity Options, please refer to Eurex circular 102/20.
2. Required action
Market participants should ensure that their internal processes and technical interfaces are updated in order to process the amended fees properly.
3. Details of the initiative
A. Adjustment of liquidity provisioning rebates in Equity Options
To accompany the update of Eurex Liquidity Provider requirements for Equity Options, rebates for liquidity provisioning in Equity Options will be adjusted. The changes to the rebate levels for transactions executed in the order book on the basis of the building block methodology of the LPA will apply as listed in Table 1 in Attachment 1.
To reflect the amendments related to the adjustment of liquidity provisioning rebates in Equity Options, the following provisions of the Price List shall be amended as outlined in Attachment 2:
The measures related to the adjustment of liquidity provisioning rebates in Equity Options will become effective as of 1 February 2021.
B. Adjustment and simplification of volume rebates in Equity Index Options and Equity Options
The volume rebate structure in Equity Index Options and Equity Options will be simplified by:
In addition, the volume rebate thresholds will be recalibrated and the volume rebate levels adjusted.
Please refer to Table 2 in Attachment 1 for the thresholds and rebate levels for Equity Index Options.
Please refer to Table 3 in Attachment 1 for the thresholds and rebate levels for Equity Options.
To reflect the amendments related to the adjustment and simplification of volume rebates in Equity Index Options and Equity Options, the following provisions of the Price List shall be amended as outlined in Attachment 3:
The measures related to the adjustment and simplification of volume rebates in Equity Index Options and Equity Options will become effective as of 1 March 2021.
As of the effective dates, the full version of the amended Price List will be available for download on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec-en/ under the following link:
Clear > Rules & Regs > Rules and Regulations > Price List
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 or FCM Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG, as applicable.
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Further information
Recipients: | All Clearing Members, all FCM Clearing Members, Basic Clearing Members, Disclosed Direct Clients of Eurex Clearing AG, vendors and other affected contractual parties | |
Target groups: | Front Office/Trading, Middle + Backoffice, IT/System Administration, Auditing/Security Coordination | |
Related circular: | Eurex Circular 102/20 | |
Contact: | client.services@eurex.com | |
Web: | www.eurex.com/ec-en/ | |
Authorised by: | Matthias Graulich |
