According to proprietary Eurex Exchange market data analyses as well as a number of third-party studies, high-frequency trading (HFT) is an important component of electronic markets.HFT participants provide liquidity to markets, dampen volatility and reduce total transaction costs.
Eurex Exchange offers various connectivity alternatives designed to meet the needs of high-frequency firms. These popular interfaces provide exchange participants with flexible, low-latency access to Eurex Exchange.
This section provides a range of resources related to Eurex Exchange and the market as a whole that help promote better understanding of the role of HFT. Amongst others, the materials provide the results of both qualitative and quantitative research and estimate the impact of HFT in our markets.
For more information regarding system-related aspects please contact:
Eurex Frankfurt AG
Trading Design
Market Status ⓘ
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The market status window is an indication regarding the current technical availability of the trading system. It indicates whether news board messages regarding current technical issues of the trading system have been published or will be published shortly.
Please find further information about incident handling in the Emergency Playbook published on the Eurex webpage under Support --> Emergencies and safeguards. Detailed information about incident communication, market re-opening procedures and best practices for order and trade reconciliation can be found in the chapters 4.2, 4.3 and 4.5, respectively. Concrete information for the respective incident will be published during the incident via newsboard message.
We strongly recommend not to take any decisions based on the indications in the market status window but to always check the production news board for comprehensive information on an incident.
An instant update of the Market Status requires an enabled up-to date Java™ version within the browser.
