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Aug 20, 2013

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Foreign exchange (FX) products: Introduction of FX futures and FX options

The Management Boards of Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich and the Executive Board of Eurex Clearing AG decided to introduce FX futures and FX options on six currency pairs (EURUSD, EURCHF, EURGBP, GBPUSD, GBPCHF, USDCHF) with effect from 7 October 2013.

To facilitate liquidity in the FX derivatives, Eurex Exchange will offer a Market-Making scheme including revenue sharing and a transaction fee rebate until the end of 2017 for FX futures and FX options. The FX derivatives will be physically delivered through the multi-currency settlement system Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS).

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