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08 Aug 2023

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Euro-Fixed-Income Futures: Adjustment of the obligations for performance for the delivery of Euro-Fixed Income futures contracts on debt securities of the Republic of Italy

Eurex Circular 061/23 Euro-Fixed-Income Futures: Adjustment of the obligations for performance for the delivery of Euro-Fixed Income futures contracts on debt securities of the Republic of Italy

1.   Introduction

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the following decision with effect from 1 September 2023:

  • Amendment of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contacts at Eurex Deutschland (Contract Specifications)
  • Furthermore, minor, partly editorial changes were implemented in the contract specifications and paragraphs that were no longer valid were deleted

Debt securities of the Republic of Italy that are explicitly issued as “BTP Valore” shall not be deliverable under Short term Euro-BTP-Futures Contracts, Mid term Euro-BTP-Futures Contracts and Euro-BTP-Futures Contracts.

Production start: 1 September 2023

This circular contains all information on the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Deutschland.

2.   Required action

There is no action required for participation.

3.    Details of the initiative

In May 2023, Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze (MEF) Dipartimento del Tesoro, Italy announced a new family of government bonds named as BTP Valore. This new form of BTP Valore bond was admitted for individual retail investors and similarly classified persons only. 

Due to the retail nature of the new BTP Valore bonds those bonds, similar to BTP Futura bonds, will not be included in the deliverable baskets of Euro-BTP-Futures, Short- and Medium Euro-BTP-Futures to ensure an orderly delivery process.

Attachment:

  • Amended sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland


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:

jutta.frey-hartenberger@eurex.com, vassily.pascalis@eurex.com

Web:

www.eurex.com 

Authorized by:

Michael Peters


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