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Sep 23, 2016

Eurex

FX Futures: Extension of trading hours

FX trading takes place around the clock worldwide, starting on Monday morning New Zealand time and closing Friday afternoon New York time. In order to offer a competitive trading environment, the Manage­ment Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG are planning to extend the trading hours to cover a trading time of 23 hours. As a first step, this will be done for FX Futures. The planned extension of the trading hours is subject to regulatory approval.

This circular contains the most important details and the timeline for the extension of the trading hours for all FX Futures listed at the Eurex Exchanges.

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