1. Introduction
With effect from 7 February 2022, Eurex Participants and investors domiciled in the U.S. will have the following additional products available for trading:
Product name | | Product ID | | Currency | | Previous Capacity Group | | New Capacity Group |
Eurex Daily Futures on KOSPI 200 Futures | | FBK2 | | KRW | | Cash KRW | | Cash KRW - CFTC |
Eurex Daily Futures on Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures | | FMK2 | | KRW | | Cash KRW | | Cash KRW - CFTC |
Start of production: 7 February 2022
2. Action required
There is no action required for participation in trading in these products.
3. Details
Eurex Deutschland has submitted an application for certification to the “Division of Market Oversight” of the “Commodity Futures Trading Commission” (CFTC) to offer trading of Daily Futures on KOSPI 200 Futures and Daily Futures on Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures in the U.S., and the CFTC has notified Eurex Deutschland that these contracts may be made available for trading in the U.S.
Pursuant to Eurex Deutschland’s registration with the CFTC as a foreign board of trade, the Daily Futures on KOSPI 200 Futures and Daily Futures on Mini-KOSPI 200 Futures can be offered to U.S. persons via Eurex terminals with direct access in the U.S. or sold to these persons.
The multicast addresses for data distribution remain unchanged. However, the following changes have been made for the port numbers:
- Snapshot messages: Change from 59032 to 59000
- Incremental messages: Change from 59033 to 59001
The corresponding new "capacity group" for the products is "Cash KRW - CFTC" (previously: "Cash KRW").
Further information
Recipients: | | All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Vendors |
Target groups: | | Front Office/Trading, Middle + Backoffice, IT/System Administration, Auditing/Security Coordination |
Contact: | | client.services@eurex.com or Rachna Mathur, rachna.mathur@eurex.com, Equity and Index Sales America, tel. +1 212 309 93 08 |
Web: | | www.eurex.com |
Authorized by: | | Randolf Roth |