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Designated Market-Making in Futures

Eurex encourages Designated Market-Making for selected futures contracts in order to add liquidity. As a Designated Market Maker, the Eurex member undertakes to provide continuously bid and ask prices in the defined quoting phase for the respective futures contracts, subject to maximum spreads for a specified minimum quote size over a defined period.

Eurex currently offers Designated Market-Making with a limited period of time in the following futures contracts:

  • Single Stock Futures on Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50® Index and DAX® components (until February 28, 2010)
  • Dow Jones STOXX® 600 Sector Index Futures (until December 31, 2008)
  • Dow Jones EURO STOXX® Sector Index Futures (until December 31, 2008)
  • DivDAX® Futures (until December 31, 2008)
  • SLI Swiss Leader Index® Futures (until June 30, 2008)
  • Volatility Index Futures (until December 31, 2008)
  • Euro-Buxl® Futures (until December 31, 2008)
  • Three-Month EURIBOR Futures (until December 31, 2009)

Further information regarding the respective Designated Market-Making programs:

DMM Program Circular File
Single Stock Futures 035/2008: Single Stock Futures: Designated Market-Making - Revenue Sharing Scheme and Quote Obligations
DJ STOXX® 600 Sector Index Futures
DJ EURO STOXX® Sector Index Futures
258/2007: Sector Index Futures: Extension of Designated Market-Making
DivDAX® Futures 060/2008: DivDAX® Index: Introduction of Futures and Options
Market Maker Obligations
SLI Swiss Leader Index® Futures 190/2007: SLI Swiss Leader Index®: Introduction of Futures and Options
Market Maker Obligations
Volatility Index Futures 082/2007: Volatility Futures: Extension of Designated Market-Making
Euro-Buxl® Futures 034/2008: Euro-Buxl® Futures: New Designated Market-Making Program
Three-Month EURIBOR Futures 070/2008: EURIBOR Futures: New Designated Market-Making Program

For Eurex Sector Index Futures, the following Designated Market Makers are available:

Company Member ID Contact Phone Number
Bayerische Hypo- und VereinsbankBVMMUAlfred Hartmann+49 89 378 1 8316
BNP ParibasBNPPAJimmy Konietzko+33 1 48 01 40 30
DekaBankDGZFRAndreas Krysl+49 69 71 47 73 86
Société Générale S.A.SOGFRPierre Kervella
Arnaud Llinas
+33 1 42 13 58 40
+33 1 42 13 35 43
Timber Hill (Europe) AGTHECXAlain Perregaux+41 41 726 5081

For Eurex Single Stock Futures, the following Designated Market Makers are available:

Company Member ID Contact Phone Number
All OptionsAINAMTimir Karia+31 20 79 57 137
CommerzbankCBKFRLars Hermann+41 69 1362 1473
Timber Hill (Europe) AGTHECXAlain Perregaux+41 41 726 5081








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