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Sep 07, 2016

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STOXX® Europe 50, EURO STOXX® Select Dividend 30 and EURO STOXX 50® ex-Financials Index Futures: Introduction of a Designated Market-Making scheme

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided to introduce a Designated Market-Making (DMM) scheme for STOXX® Europe 50, EURO STOXX® Select Dividend 30 and EURO STOXX 50® ex-Financials Index Futures for the period from 8 September 2016 until 31 December 2017.
Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich AG ("Eurex Exchange") offers interested Exchange Participants the opportunity to act as Designated Market Makers for the index futures mentioned above. Designated Market Makers ensure continuous liquidity by undertaking to provide quotes on the bid and ask side, subject to maximum spreads, for a specified minimum number of contracts and within a specified period of time.
For details regarding this scheme please refer to attachment 1.
To apply for acting as a Designated Market Maker, Exchange Participants may use the form in attachment 2.

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