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May 20, 2026

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Changes in Minimum Block Trade Sizes for Eurex products

Eurex Circular 030/26 Changes in Minimum Block Trade Sizes for Eurex products

1.  Introduction

This circular contains information on the changes of the TES (Trade Entry Service)/Eurex EnLight Minimum Block Trade Sizes (MBTS) and the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Deutschland, effective as of 25 May 2026 and 1 June 2026.

Trading Participants are hereby informed that, effective as of 25 May 2026, the Minimum Block Trade Size for transactions executed via TES, Eurex EnLight, and QTPIP-entered transactions will be set to 1 lot for the following instruments:

  • Single Stock Options with a term exceeding 24 months;
  • ETF and ETC Options with a term exceeding 24 months; and
  • Additional Contract Versions (Flexible Contracts) of all Single Stock, ETF and ETC Options.

In addition, effective as of 1 June 2026, the Minimum Block Trade Size for transactions executed via TES, Eurex EnLight, and QTPIP-entered transactions will be set to 1 lot for Single Stock Futures and Single Stock Dividend Futures.

Production start: 25 May 2026 and 1 June 2026

2.  Required action

Eurex invites all Trading Participants to familiarize themselves and their clients with the new thresholds which will become effective as of 25 May 2026 and as of 1 June 2026.

3.  Details of the initiative

Contract specifications and product parameters

You can find the updated TES/Eurex EnLight Minimum Block Trade Sizes on product level in the attached Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (hereafter: Contract Specifications).

The full version of the updated Contract Specifications will be published on the Eurex website www.eurex.com as of start of trading under: 03. Contract Specifications.

As a reminder, the individual TES Profiles for simple instruments and strategies are always available on the next trading day in the file “YYYYMMDD_tradeEntryServiceProfiles.csv” on the Eurex website under the following link: T7 Entry Service parameters.

For the period before the above automated file is generated, a temporary file with the new thresholds will be available on the Eurex website under the same link.

Attachments:

  • 1 – Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (effective as of 25 May 2026)
  • 2 – Updated sections of the Annexes to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (effective as of 25 May 2026)
  • 3 – Updated sections of the Annexes to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (effective as of 1 June 2026).


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: 

Matthias Graulich


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