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Aug 28, 2015

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Options on three-month EURIBOR futures: Introduction of a Friday expiry schedule for EURIBOR options and for one-year to four-year EURIBOR Mid-Curve options

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG took the decision to introduce a Friday expiry schedule for all options on three-month EURIBOR futures (OEU3) and for one-year to four-year Mid-Curve options on three-month EURIBOR futures (OEM1-4), effective 31 August 2015.

The Friday expiry schedule applies to all option series in one-year to four-year EURIBOR Mid-Curve options (OEM1-4) that will be introduced after 31 August 2015, as well as for all option series in EURIBOR options (OEU3) that will be listed after 31 August 2015 and that will not expire with the underlying EURIBOR futures contract (FEU3) in an identical quarterly month of the cycle March, June, September and December.

Last trading day of the affected series will in future be Friday preceding the third Wednesday of the maturity month, provided that on this day the European Money Market Institute (EMMI) has determined the reference interest rate EURIBOR relevant to three-month cash deposits, otherwise the preceding exchange day. Close of trading on the last trading day is at 17:15 CET, exercises are possible until 18:00 CET.

Additionally, the Friday expiry schedule applies for already listed EURIBOR options and one-year to four year EURIBOR Mid-Curve options without existing open interest on the date this circular is published, except the series OEM1 Jun16 and OEM2 Mar16 with existing open interest and the series September 2015 and December 2015 in one-year to four-year EURIBOR Mid-Curve options (OEM1-4). This circular contains further information regarding the affected series as well as implementation details.

The amended sections of the Contract Specifications will come into effect on 31 August 2015. This circular contains all information on the adjustment of the Contract Specifications according to the attachment.

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