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Dec 23, 2014

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ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR index derivatives: Extension of Designated Market-Making schemes

In order to further promote trading activities, the Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided the following measures effective 1 January 2015:
• Extension of the Designated Market-Making scheme in futures on the ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR indexes by 12 months, i.e. for the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.
• Quotation requirements for Designated Market Makers in these index futures remain unchanged (see attachment 1).
In return, Designated Market Makers shall receive the following rebates of fees for transactions concluded on M-accounts until 31 December 2015 (also see Eurex Clearing Circular 189/14):
• 80 percent (unchanged) for order book transactions
• 60 percent (currently 80 percent) for Off-Book transactions

The refund will be paid monthly if the Designated Market Maker Obligations have been fulfilled.

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