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07 May 2024

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Equity Index Derivatives: Introduction of Futures Contracts on FTSE® All-World Index

Eurex Circular 046/24 Equity Index Derivatives: Introduction of Futures Contracts on FTSE® All-World Index

1.  Introduction

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the following decisions with effect from Monday, 3 June 2024

  • Introduction of FTSE® All-World Index Futures denominated in USD pursuant to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (“Contract Specifications”), based on the following Index: FTSE® All-World Index (TAWNT01U Index, NTR, USD)
  • to amend the Contract Specifications and Annexes to the Contract Specifications as detailed in Attachments 1 and 2.

The Executive Board of Eurex Frankfurt AG took the following decision with effect from Monday, 3 June 2024:

  • Liquidity Provider schemes for Futures contracts on FTSE® All-World Index will be offered to Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland as detailed in the Product Specific Supplement (PSS) in Attachment 3.

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.

Production start: 3 June 2024

2.  Required action

There is no action required for participation.

3.  Details 

A. Product Overview and Contract Specifications

Product

FTSE® All-World Index Futures

Product ID

FTAW

Underlying Index

FTSE® All-World [Net Total Return] in USD (TAWNT01U Index)

Product ISIN

DE000A4AGJN1

Contract Currency and Multiplier

USD 10 per index point

Tick size in Order Book (index points) / Tick Value

0.5 index points

(tick size value of USD 5.00)

Tick size in T7 TES (index points) / Tick Value

0.01 index points

(tick size value of USD 0.10)

Contract Months

Next 3 succeeding quarterly expiries in the Mar / Jun / Sep / Dec cycle

Settlement method

Cash Settlement

Last Trading Day and
Expiry Day

3rd Friday of the contract month (if this is an exchange day, otherwise, the Eurex trading day immediately preceding this day)

Final Settlement Day

Exchange day immediately following the Expiry Day:

This is the date when the Final Settlement Price (FSP) is determined and published by Eurex.

Final Settlement Price (FSP) (index points)

Determined by Eurex on Final Settlement Day based the Official Index Close as of 3rd Friday of the contract month

(if this is an exchange day, otherwise the Official Index Close, the Eurex trading day immediately preceding this day)

Minimum Block Trade Size

2 contracts

Trading Hours

Order Book:

  • Pre-trading: 01:00 – 01:10 CET (02:00 – 02:10 CEST)
  • Continuous: 01:10 – 22:00 CET (02:10 – 22:00 CEST)
  • Last Trading Day: 22:00 CET

Trade Entry Services:

  • Trading period: 01:15 – 22:00 CET (02:15 – 22:00 CEST)
  • Last Trading Day: 22:00 CET

For the detailed 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

B. 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 (Attachment 1).

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 Eurex T7 Entry Services is available on the Eurex website under the link:

Data > Trading files > T7 Entry Service parameters

C. Transaction fees

For the transaction fees for the new products, please refer to the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec/en/ under the link: 

Rules & Regs > Eurex Clearing Rules & Regulations > 3. Price List

D. Vendor codes

At start of trading, vendor codes for the new products will be published on the Eurex website under the link:

Markets > Product Overview > Vendor Codes

E. 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 link:

Services > Risk parameters

You will also find an updated list with details regarding Prisma-eligible Eurex products under this path. 

F. Mistrade parameters

Mistrade ranges and position limits for the new products will be published as of start of trading on the Eurex website under the link:

Markets > Product Overview

G. Liquidity provisioning 

Please refer to the attached Product Specific Supplement (Attachment 3) for details. An overview of Market-Making and Liquidity Provisioning at Eurex can be found on the Eurex website under the following link: 

Trade > Market-Making and Liquidity provisioning


Attachments:

  1. Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland
  2. Updated sections of Annex C to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland
  3. Product Specific Supplement (PSS) for Futures on FTSE all-World Index – Equity Index 79


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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