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20 Mar 2024

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Eurex Market-on-Close Futures (FES1): Change of Minimum Block Trade Size and extension of trading hours in FTSE EPRA Futures

Eurex Circular 031/24 Eurex Market-on-Close Futures (FES1): Change of Minimum Block Trade Size and extension of trading hours in FTSE EPRA Futures

1.  Introduction

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the following decisions with effect from 25 March 2024:

  • To change the Minimum Block Trade Size for Off-Book Trades in Eurex Market-on-Close Futures on Euro STOXX 50® Index Futures (Product ID FES1) from 500 contracts to 100 contracts;
  • To extend the trading hours on the last trading day in FTSE EPRA Index Futures (FEDE, FEEU and FEUK) to 17:30 CE(S)T.

Production start: 25 March 2024

2.  Required action

There is no action required.

Attachments:

  1. Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland
  2. Updated sections of the Annexes to 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:

client.services@eurex.com

Web:

www.eurex.com

Authorized by:

Randolf Roth


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