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Dec 20, 2016

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Futures on the indices ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR: Extension of Designated Market-Making scheme

In order to further promote trading activities, the Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided the following effective 1 January 2017:

  • Extension of the Designated Market-Making scheme in futures on the indices ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR by twelve months, i.e. for the period from 1 January 2017 to
    31 December 2017
    .
  • The quotation requirements for Designated Market Makers in these index futures remain unchanged (see attachment 1).

In return, Designated Market Makers shall receive a rebate of the transaction fees for transactions in futures on the indices ATX®, ATX® five, CECE® EUR and RDX® EUR concluded on M-accounts until 31 December 2017:

  • 70 percent (currently 80 percent) for order book transactions
  • 40 percent (currently 50 percent) for Off-Book transactions

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

Information about the related decisions to be passed by Eurex Clearing AG will be published in a separate Eurex Clearing circular at a later date. Thus the new scheme is subject to the corresponding decisions by Eurex Clearing AG.

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