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18 Oct 2017

Eurex

Implementation of upcoming requirements regarding key information documents under the regulation for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs regulation) by Eurex Deutschland

This circular outlines important information regarding the implementation of upcoming requirements regarding key information documents under the regulation for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs regulation) by Eurex Deutschland.

Eurex Deutschland (Eurex) qualifies as manufacturer of exchange traded derivatives under the PRIIPs regulation, and will provide key information documents (KIDs) covering all products traded on the exchange. The KIDs will be provided on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com.  With this circular, we would like to inform you about the following topics:

  1. Aggregation level KIDs;
  2. Provision of KIDs;
  3. Languages of KIDs;
  4. Target market considerations;
  5. Information on costs; and
  6. Next steps

The link to the Eurex website containing the current versions of all KIDs as well as further information and updates will be communicated via circulars later in October 2017.

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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.

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