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Mar 02, 2010

Eurex

Introduction of Volatility Options and a Market Maker Scheme for Volatility Options

The Management Boards of the Eurex Exchanges and the Executive Board of Eurex Clearing AG decided to introduce options on VSTOXX®, the index for implied volatility in the EURO STOXX 50® index effective March 22, 2010.

As of March 10, 2010, a corresponding product (TOVS) will be available in the Eurex simulation environment.

Up until December 31, 2011, a Market Maker scheme for volatility options with a 100 percent rebate on transaction fees and revenue sharing will be offered.

Market Status ⓘ

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The market status window is an indication regarding the current technical availability of the trading system. It indicates whether news board messages regarding current technical issues of the trading system have been published or will be published shortly.

Please find further information about incident handling in the Emergency Playbook published on the Eurex webpage under Support --> Emergencies and safeguards. Detailed information about incident communication, market re-opening procedures and best practices for order and trade reconciliation can be found in the chapters 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5, respectively. Concrete information for the respective incident will be published during the incident via newsboard message. 

We strongly recommend not to take any decisions based on the indications in the market status window but to always check the production news board for comprehensive information on an incident.

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