Contract Specifications
| Contract | Product ID | Underlying |
EURO STOXX 50® Index Options | OESX | EURO STOXX 50® Index |
EURO STOXX 50® End-of-Day Index Options | OEXP | |
EURO STOXX 50® ex Financials Index Options | OEXF | EURO STOXX 50® ex Financials Index |
STOXX® Europe 50 Index Options | OSTX | STOXX Europe 50® Index |
Settlement
Cash settlement, payable on the first exchange day following the final settlement day.
Contract values and price gradations
| Contract | Contract value per index point | Minimum price change | |
| Points | Value | ||
OESX | EUR 10 | 0.1 | EUR 1 |
OEXP | EUR 10 | * | |
OEXF | EUR 10 | 0.1 | EUR 1 |
OSTX | EUR 10 | 0.1 | EUR 1 |
* For OEXP the following minimum price change applies:
Min price change below threshold I / value | Premium threshold I | Min price change above threshold I / value | Premium threshold II | Min price change above threshold II / vaule |
0.1 / EUR 1 | 10 | 0.25 / EUR 2.50 | 25 | 0.5 / EUR 5 |
Term
Equity index options contracts are available for the following terms:
Contract | Max. term (months) | Max. no. of terms | |||||
W | M | Q | S | Y | |||
OESX | 119 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 8 | - | 7 |
OEXP | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - |
OEXF | 24 | 8 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
OSTX | 60 | 12 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Last trading day and final settlement day
Last trading day is the final settlement day.
Final settlement day is the third Friday of each expiration month if this is an exchange day; otherwise the exchange day immediately preceding that day. In addition, last trading day for equity index options with weekly expiration cycle is the Friday of the respective expiration week, for equity index options with a month-end expiration the last exchange day of the month.
Available final settlement days for OEXP are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well the last exchange day of the month.
Daily settlement price
The daily settlement price is established by Eurex. The daily settlement prices for equity index options are determined through the Black/Scholes 76 model. If necessary, dividend expectations, current interest rates or other payments are taken into consideration.
Final settlement price
The final settlement price is established by Eurex on the final settlement day of the contract and is based on the average of the respective STOXX® Index values calculated between 11:50 and 12:00 CET. For OEXP it is based on the closing auction price of the respective index constituents at 17:30 CET.
Exercise
European-style; an option can only be exercised on the final settlement day of the respective option series until the end of the Post-Trading Full Period (20:30 CET).
Exercise prices
| Contract | Exercise price intervals in index points for contract months with a remaining lifetime of | |||||
| ≤ 3 months | 4-6 months | 6-12 months | 13-24 months | 25-36 months | > 36 months | |
OESX | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100 |
OEXP | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
OEXF | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | - | - |
OSTX | 25 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Number of exercise prices
Upon the admission of the options, at least seven exercise prices shall be made available for each due date with a term of up to 24 months for each call and put, such that three exercise prices are in-the-money, one is at-the-money and three are out-of-the-money.
Upon the admission of the options, at least five exercise prices shall be made available for each due date with a term of more than 24 months for each call and put, such that two exercise prices are in-the-money, one is at-the-money and two are out-of-the-money.
Option premium
The equivalent of the premium in points, payable in full in the currency of the respective contract on the exchange day following the day of the trade.
Further details are available in the clearing conditions and the contract specifications.
Block Trades
Admitted to the Eurex Block Trade Service with a Minimum Block Trade Size of 250 contracts.
Market-Making Parameter
All quotation parameters at a glance
Mistrade Parameter
This file provides an overview of mistrade ranges for Options and Futures including information on their behavior close to expiration and in stressed markets.
Crossing Parameters
(section 2.6 Eurex Trading Conditions)
(1) Orders and Quotes relating to the same Instrument or Combined Instrument may, in case they could immediately be executed against each other, neither be entered knowingly by an Exchange Trader or several Exchange Traders of an Admitted Company (a “Cross Trade”) nor pursuant to a prior understanding between Exchange Traders of two different admitted companies (a “Pre-Arranged Trade”), unless the conditions according to Paragraph 2 have been fulfilled. The same shall apply for the entry of Orders as part of a Quote.
(2) A Cross Trade or a Pre-Arranged Trade is admissible if a participant in a Cross Trade or a Pre-Arranged Trade Eurex Trading System, announces his intention to execute a corresponding number of Contracts as Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades in the Order Book (“Trade Request”). The buying participant has to ensure that he himself or the selling participant enters the Trade Request. The Order or Quote giving rise to the Cross Trade or Pre-Arranged Trade must be entered one second at the earliest and 121 seconds at the latest after the entry of the Trade Request. Entering a Trade Request without entering the respective Order or Quote is not admissible.
(3) Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to Transactions consummated during the netting process in an auction (Number 1.4 Paragraphs 2 and Paragraph 3).
(4) The automated entry functionality for Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades of the Eurex Trading System may be used for entering Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades. In this case, announcement and entry of the corresponding Orders pursuant to Paragraph 2 will be automated.
| Pre-Trading | Trading | Post-Trading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Late1 | Late2 | Restricted | ||
| 07:30 | 08:50 | 17:30 | 19:00 | 20:30 |
| Pre-Trading | Trading | Post-Trading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Late1 | Late2 | Restricted | ||
| 07:30 | 08:50 | 12:00 | 19:00 | 20:30 | 20:30 |
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise and settlement) in Swiss equity index derivatives
No cash payment in USD
No cash payment in USD
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in British equity index derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise and settlement) in Swiss equity index derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in Finnish equity index derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise and settlement) in Swiss equity index derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in British equity index derivatives
No cash payment in USD
No cash payment in USD
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in Finnish equity index derivatives
No cash payment in USD
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise and settlement) in Swiss equity index derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in British equity index derivatives
No cash payment in USD
No cash payment in USD
No cash payment in USD
No cash payment in USD
Eurex is closed for trading and exercise in Finnish equity index derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading in all derivatives
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