Eurex Clearing
1. Introduction
With effect from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025, the Executive Board of Eurex Clearing AG decided to temporarily waive the transaction fees on P- and M-Account in daily expiring Single Stock Futures with physical settlement, which are traded as part of Delta Neutral Strategies in Single Stock Options (Option Volatility Strategies as well as Non-Standard Option Volatility Strategies).
With the introduction of new product initiatives under NextGen ETD Contracts (see Eurex Circular 014/23), Eurex has enabled Volatility strategies in Equity Options with the daily expiring physically settled Single Stock Futures as a leg.
2. Required action
There is no required action for the participants.
3. Details of the initiative
For the period from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2025, Eurex Clearing AG will offer a temporary waiver on the transaction fees (pursuant to Number 3.1 of the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG) on P- and M-Account in daily expiring Single Stock Futures with physical settlement, which are traded as part of Delta Neutral Strategies in Single Stock Options (Option Volatility Strategies (“OVS”) as well as Non-Standard Option Volatility Strategies (“NOVS”)).
To identify the contracts in scope, participants can use Single Stock Futures (traded as part of the Option Volatility Strategy and settled on the same day (“t+0”) of trading) with Group ID BE02, DE02, ES02, FI02, FR02, IE02, IT02, NL02 and CH02 assigned in Annex A of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (Contract Specifications). The new fee types introduced to the invoicing process as well as the billing reports, which identify the transactions in scope, are as follows: On-Exchange Volatility Trade, TES Volatility Trade, Eurex EnLight Volatility Trade, and SMP Prevented Volatility Trade. These can be identified in the context of the Fee Identification Code by the value “V” as the “Fee Sub Product Qualifier.”
The transaction fees of all other Single Stock Derivatives are shown in the full version of the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG (Price List), available on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec-en/ under the following link:
Rules & Regs > Eurex Clearing Rules & Regulations > 3. Price List
Unless the context requires otherwise, terms used and not otherwise defined in this circular shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Clearing Conditions or FCM Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG, as applicable.
Further information
Recipients: | All Clearing Members, ISA Direct Clearing Members, Disclosed Direct Clients of Eurex Clearing AG, vendors and other affected contractual parties | |
Target groups: | Front Office/Trading, Middle + Backoffice, IT/System Administration, Auditing/Security Coordination | |
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Contact: | client.services@eurex.com | |
Web: | www.eurex.com/ec-en/ | |
Authorized by: | Matthias Graulich |
