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28 Jan 2019

Eurex

Adjustment of Eurex’s Contract Specifications

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the decision to adjust the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland (Contract Specifications) to reflect the respective changes of the Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG, as published in Eurex Clearing circulars 102/18, 112/18 and 001/19. In particular, these changes are as follows:

  • Adjustment of language version of Eurex Clearing’s rules and regulations (only an English version will be published in the future)
  • Replacement of the term “Non-Clearing Member” by “exchange participant which is not authorized to engage in clearing activities”
  • Replacement of the term “Variation Margin” by “STM Variation Margin” (STM = settle-to-market)

The adjustments to the Contract Specifications, as displayed in the Attachment, become effective on 28 January 2019.

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