Settlement
Cash settlement.
Term
Up to 12 months: The three nearest successive calendar months and the three following quarterly months of the March, June, September and December cycle thereafter.
Up to 24 months: The three nearest successive calendar months, the three following quarterly months of the March, June, September and December cycle thereafter, and the two following semi-annual months of the June and December cycle thereafter.
Up to 60 months: The three nearest successive calendar months, the three (for Spanish equity options nine) following quarterly months of the March, June, September and December cycle thereafter, and the four (for Spanish equity options the nearest) following semi-annual months of the June and December cycle thereafter, and the two following annual months of the December cycle thereafter.
Products marked above with "incl. W" have four further expirations at the beginning at the term. Thus, together with the standard expiration, expirations of the five next successive calendar weeks are consistently available for trading.
Last trading day
Last trading day is the third Friday, for Italian equity options the day before 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 options with weekly expiration cycle is the Friday, for such Italian equity options the day before the Friday, of the respective expiration week.
If the preceding exchange day is not in the same calendar month as the Friday of the expiration week, the last trading day shall be the exchange day following the Friday of the expiration week.
Daily settlement price
The daily settlement price is established by Eurex. The daily settlement prices for equity options are determined through the binomial model according to Cox/Ross/Rubinstein. If necessary, dividend expectations, current interest rates or other payments are taken into consideration.
Further details are available in the clearing conditions.
Exercise
American-style; an option can be exercised until the end of the Post-Trading Full Period (20:00 CET) on any trading day during the lifetime of the option.
European-style for equity options with group ID DE 14, CH14, FI14, FR14 and NL14; an option can only be exercised on the last trading day until the end of the Post-Trading Full Period (20:00 CET).
Exercise prices
Standard
Exercise prices in EUR, CHF or USD | Exercise price intervals in EUR, CHF or USD for expiration months with a remaining lifetime of |
1 month* | ≤ 3 months | 4-12 months | > 12 months |
EP ≤ 2.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
2.00 < EP ≤ 4.00 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
4.00 < EP ≤ 8.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.80 |
8.00 < EP ≤ 20.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
20.00 < EP ≤ 52.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
52.00 < EP ≤ 100.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
100.00 < EP ≤ 200.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 |
200.00 < EP ≤ 400.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
400.00 < EP | 10.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 |
* only for equity options with group IDs DE11, DE12, DE14, AT12, CH11, CH12, CH14, FI11, FI12, FI14, IT11, IT12 and SE12.
Spanish equity options
Exercise prices in EUR | Exercise price intervals in EUR |
0.05 ≤ EP ≤ 0.95 | 0.05 |
1.00 ≤ EP ≤ 4.90 | 0.10 |
5.00 ≤ EP ≤ 9.75 | 0.25 |
10.00 ≤ EP ≤ 19.50 | 0.50 |
20.00 ≤ EP ≤ 49.00 | 1.00 |
50.00 ≤ EP ≤ 98.00 | 2.00 |
100.00 ≤ EP ≤ 195.00 | 5.00 |
200.00 ≤ EP ≤ 390.00 | 10.00 |
> 400.00 | 20.00 |
Belgian, French, Dutch and Swedish equity options
Exercise prices in EUR/SEK | Exercise price intervals in EUR/SEK for expiration months with a remaining lifetime of |
1 month | ≤ 3 months | 4-12 months |
EP ≤ 5.00 | 0.05 | 0.10 | EP ≤ 4.80 | 0.20 |
5.00 < EP ≤ 10.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 4.80 < EP ≤ 10.00 | 0.40 |
10.00 < EP ≤ 25.00 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 10.00 < EP ≤ 26.00 | 1.00 |
25.00 < EP ≤ 50.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 26.00 < EP ≤ 52.00 | 2.00 |
50.00 < EP ≤ 100.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 52.00 < EP ≤ 100.00 | 4.00 |
100.00 < EP ≤ 200.00 | 2.00 | 5.00 | 100.00 < EP ≤ 200.00 | 10.00 |
200.00 < EP ≤ 400.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 200.00 < EP ≤ 400.00 | 20.00 |
400.00 < EP | 10.00 | 20.00 | 400.00 < EP | 40.00 |
Exercise prices in EUR/SEK | Exercise price intervals in EUR/SEK for expiration months with a remaining lifetime of > 12 months |
EP ≤ 4.80 | 0.40 |
4.80 < EP ≤ 9.60 | 0.80 |
9.60 < EP ≤ 10.00 | 0.40 |
10.00 < EP ≤ 24.00 | 2.00 |
24.00 < EP ≤ 64.00 | 4.00 |
64.00 < EP ≤ 96.00 | 8.00 |
96.00 < EP ≤ 100.00 | 4.00 |
100.00 < EP ≤ 200.00 | 20.00 |
200.00 < EP ≤ 400.00 | 40.00 |
400.00 < EP | 80.00 |
British equity options
Exercise prices in GBX | Exercise price intervals in GBX for expiration months with a remaining lifetime of |
≤ 3 months | 4-12 months | > 12 months |
EP ≤ 52.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
52.00 < EP ≤ 100.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
100.00 < EP ≤ 200.00 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 |
200.00 < EP ≤ 400.00 | 10.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
400.00 < EP ≤ 800.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 80.00 |
800.00 < EP ≤ 2,000.00 | 50.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 |
2,000.00 < EP ≤ 4,000.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 | 400.00 |
4,000.00 < EP | 200.00 | 400.00 | 800.00 |
Irish equity options
Exercise prices in EUR | Exercise price intervals in EUR for expiration months with a remaining lifetime of |
≤ 3 months | 4-12 months | > 12 months |
EP ≤ 0.52 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
0.52 < EP ≤ 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
1.00 < EP ≤ 2.00 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
2.00 < EP ≤ 4.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
4.00 < EP ≤ 8.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.80 |
8.00 < EP ≤ 20.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
20.00 < EP ≤ 40.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
40.00 < EP | 2.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 |
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.
Upon the admission of Dutch, Belgian and French options, at least nine exercise prices shall be made available for each due date with a term of up to 12 months for each call and put, such that four exercise prices are in-the-money, one is at-the-money and four are out-of-the-money.
Upon the admission of Dutch, Belgian and French options, at least seven exercise prices shall be made available for each due date with a term of more than 12 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.
Option premium
The premium is payable in full in the currency of the respective contract on the exchange day following the day of the trade.