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Sep 14, 2017

Eurex

Options on Euro-BTP-Futures: Introduction of options contracts on futures contracts on notional long-term Italian government bonds

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided to introduce options contracts on “Euro-BTP-Futures” (futures contracts on notional long-term debt securities of the Italian Republic) with effect from 2 October 2017.

Amongst other things, this circular contains information about the following topics:

Introduction date, contract specifications, trading hours, transaction fees, Market-Making.

Information on clearing of the new product as well as the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Clearing AG are contained in Eurex Clearing circular 088/17 which we are providing to our Trading Participants as attachment 4.

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