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16 Apr 2014

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Equity index options: Introduction of Weekly Options on the EURO STOXX® Banks Index

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided to introduce options with weekly expirations (“Weekly Options”) on the EURO STOXX® Banks Index on 19 May 2014. These Eurex Weekly Options will be introduced as independent products on the EURO STOXX® Banks Index.

In order to promote trading activities in these Weekly Index Options, a revenue sharing scheme for Market Makers in these products will be offered until 30 April 2015.

This circular provides information on the introduction of the new products and the updated sections of the relevant rules and regulations of Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich.

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