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Oct 14, 2013

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10 reasons why MSCI futures and options at Eurex Exchange should be on your radar

Liquidity in MSCI contracts grew steadily since launch: A total of 220,00 contracts have been traded and open interest exceeded 70,000 contracts in already in December. Here are 10 reasons why equity index traders and investors should take note:

1. Eurex Exchange features the most active order books in MSCI derivatives in Europe.
2. Our MSCI Futures and Options cover 25 different MSCI indexes. MSCI equity indexes are benchmarked with about USD 7 trillion linked to them.
3. The recent September roll was extremely active. More than 70,000 contracts traded in all products combined just before September 2013 maturity.
4. Our MSCI Europe Future is our most active MSCI contract, with more than 100,000 contracts traded since launch.
5. Seven Market Makers currently support MSCI Futures and 4 Market Makers support MSCI Options.
6. 30+ different market participants are currently active in our MSCI products.
7. Fifteen MSCI Futures are available for trading directly from terminals located in the U.S.; additional products are pending approval.
8. Fees for all MSCI Index derivatives are USD 0.50 per contract except MSCI Europe derivatives, which are EUR 0.50.
9. You can customize our MSCI index contracts with flexible terms to suit your needs by using our EurexOTC Flexible Contracts facility
10. OTC trades in MSCI index derivatives can be cleared at Eurex Clearing, helping you to potentially reduce your margin requirements through cross margining.

Learn about our MSCI products at one of our upcoming workshops. E-mail Murat Baygeldi at murat.baygeldi@eurexchange.com

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