1. Introduction
The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the following decisions:
- Introduction of Options contracts on FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures in EUR and USD pursuant to Attachment 1, effective 23 October 2023,
- The Product Specific Supplement "Equity Index 69 – Futures and Options on FTSE Bitcoin Index" to be amended pursuant to Attachment 2, effective 1 November 2023
This circular contains all information on the introduction of the new products and the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Deutschland.
Simulation start: 4 October 2023
Production start: 23 October 2023
2. Required action
Trading Participants are encouraged to make use of the Simulation environment to test the Trading and Clearing workflow of the planned products ahead of production launch.
3. Details of the initiative
A. Product overview
Please refer to Attachment 2 for the product details.
B. Contract specifications and product parameters
For details, please refer to the table in Attachment 1.
For the detailed sections of the contract specifications, please see Attachment 2.
The full version of the updated Contract Specifications will be published on the Eurex website www.eurex.com as of start of trading under:
Rules & Regs > Eurex Rules & Regulations > 03. Contract Specifications
C. Admission to the Eurex T7 Entry Services (TES)
The new products will be admitted to the Eurex T7 Entry Services (TES). You can find the minimum block trade sizes on product level in the attached Contract Specifications.
An overview of the Eurex T7 Entry Services available for the products as well as detailed information on single product basis with regard to availability, possibility of utilization and minimum entry size for the various Eurex T7 Entry Services is available on the Eurex website under the link:
Data > Trading files > T7 Entry Service parameters
D. Risk parameters
As of start of trading, risk parameters of the new products will be published on the Eurex website under the link:
Data > Clearing files > Risk parameters and initial margins
and on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec-en/ under the following path:
Services > Risk parameters
You will also find an updated list with details regarding Prisma-eligible Eurex products under this path.
E. Excessive System Usage Fee and Order to Trade Ratio
The Excessive System Usage Fee and the Order to Trade Ratio for the new products are determined in line with the existing products (FSTK). For detailed information, please refer to the Eurex website under the following links:
Rules & Regs > Excessive System Usage Fee
Rules & Regs > Order to Trade Ratio
F. Mistrade parameters and position limits
Mistrade ranges and position limits for the new products will be published as of start of trading on the Eurex website under the links:
Markets > Cryptocurrency
Data > Trading files > Position Limits
G. Transaction fees
For the transaction fees, please refer to the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG under the link:
Rules & Regs > Eurex Clearing Rules & Regulations > 3. Price List
H. Vendor codes
As of start of trading, vendor codes for the new products will be published on the Eurex website under the link:
Markets > Product Overview > Vendor Codes
I. Liquidity Provisioning
For the liquidity provisioning, please refer to the attached Product Specific Supplement (Attachment 3).
Attachments:
- Regarding 3. Details: B. Contract specifications and product parameters: Table
- Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland
- Product Specific Supplement (PSS) for Futures and Options on FTSE Bitcoin Index – Equity Index 69
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 |
Web: | | www.eurex.com |
Authorized by: | | Randolf Roth |