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07 Mar 2025

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Introduction of connection fees for the new session type Enhanced Drop Copy (EDC) and corresponding amendments to the Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement, and the Price List to Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement and STPIP and QTPIP Connection Agreement

Eurex Circular 019/25 Introduction of connection fees for the new session type Enhanced Drop Copy (EDC) and corresponding amendments to the Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement, and the Price List to Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement and STPIP and QTPIP Connection Agreement

1. Introduction

This circular contains information with respect to the service offering of Eurex Frankfurt AG and introduces amendments to the General Terms and Conditions to the Agreement on the technical connection and the utilization of the Exchange-EDP of Eurex Deutschland (hereafter: “Connection Agreement”), to the General Terms and Conditions to the Agreement on the technical connection of a Multi-Member-System Provider to the Exchange-EDP Eurex® (hereafter: “Provider Connection Agreement”) and to the Price List to Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement and STPIP and QTPIP Connection Agreement (hereafter: “Price List”).

The Executive Board of Eurex Frankfurt AG has resolved the following amendments to the Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement, and the Price List to these agreements:

  • The amendments to the Connection Agreement and Provider Connection Agreement effective 21 April 2025
  • The introduction of connection fees for Enhanced Drop Copy sessions in accordance with the Price List under section 1.3 "Monthly Fees for the Use of the T7 Trading System" effective 1 April 2026
  • Editorial changes to the Connection Agreement and Provider Connection Agreement effective 21 April 2025   

2. Required action  

No immediate action is required. Trading Participants or Clearing Members interested in receiving the Enhanced Drop Copy broadcast must order one or more Enhanced Drop Copy sessions for the simulation and production environments.

Until the amendments to the Price List for the Connection Agreement and Provider Connection Agreement come into effect on 1 April 2026, ordering Enhanced Drop Copy sessions and using the Enhanced Drop Copy interface will be free of charge.

3. Details 
 
Following requests by clients, Eurex Frankfurt AG introduces the new Enhanced Drop Copy Interface and corresponding Enhanced Drop Copy sessions. Enhanced Drop Copy (EDC) Interface is designed for participants seeking to enhance their pre-trade risk monitoring capabilities, or who specifically want to gain a comprehensive overview of their order inventory including lean orders, e.g. for the purpose of reconciliation. The Enhanced Drop Copy broadcast can be consumed by Trading Participants for the activities of their own business unit, as well as by Clearing Members who are providing clearing services to selected Trading Participants and are interested in receiving their order information. Clearing Members require authorization from the respective Trading Participant to access their order data.  

Effective 1 April 2026, the Eurex Enhanced Drop Copy Session will be offered at a rate of 200 EUR per session. The session type Enhanced Drop Copy is already available for order through the Member Section of Deutsche Börse Group. The EDC interface will go-live on 24 March 2025. 

More details about the authorization process can be found in the T7 Release Notes 13.0, Chapter 2, published on the Eurex website www.eurex.com under the link:  

Support > Initiatives & Releases > T7 Release 13.0 > System Documentation > Overview and Functionality 

Additionally, several editorial changes (such as deletions and renamings) have been made to the Connection Agreement and Provider Connection Agreement. 

Pursuant to § 9 of the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement Concerning the Technical Connection and the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of Eurex Deutschland (Connection Agreement), Eurex Frankfurt AG is entitled to amend the General Terms and Conditions at any time, having due regard to the interests of the Trading Participant. Amendments to the General Terms and Conditions will be notified to Trading Participants at least six (6) weeks prior to their effective date. They are deemed to have been approved if the Trading Participant does not lodge objections in writing with Eurex Frankfurt AG within six (6) weeks of notification of the amendment.
 

Attachments:
 

Updated sections of the following Rules and Regs:

  • 1 - General Terms and Conditions to the Agreement on the technical connection and the utilization of the Exchange-EDP of Eurex Deutschland (Connection Agreement)
  •  2 - General Terms and Conditions to the Agreement on the technical connection of a Multi-Member-System Provider to the Exchange-EDP Eurex® (Provider Connection Agreement) 
  • 3 - Price List to Connection Agreement, Provider Connection Agreement and STPIP and QTPIP Connection Agreement (Price List”)

Further information


Recipients: 

All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Multi-Member System Providers 

Target groups: 

Front Office/Trading, Middle + Backoffice 

Related circular:

Eurex Circular 127/24 

Contact: 

client.services@eurex.com, eurex.pricing@eurex.com 

Web: 

www.eurex.com  

Authorized by: 

Jonas Ullmann 

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