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Feb 16, 2009

Eurex

Commodity Index Derivatives: Introduction of Futures on Dow Jones-AIG Indexes

In their session on February 4, 2009 the Management Boards of the Eurex Exchanges took the following decisions which will become effective on March 30, 2009:

  1. Introduction of futures on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity IndexSM and on the three sub-indexes Agriculture, Energy and Industrial Metals
  2. Introduction of a Designated Market-Making Scheme incl. revenue sharing

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