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11 Jul 2025

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Index Total Return Futures: Introduction of SMI® Index Total Return Futures; enablement of Delta TAM Neutral TRF strategies vs. regular SMI® Index Futures

Eurex Circular 069/25 Index Total Return Futures: Introduction of SMI® Index Total Return Futures; enablement of Delta TAM Neutral TRF strategies vs. regular SMI® Index Futures

1.   Introduction

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland took the following decisions with effect from Monday, 4 August 2025:

  • Introduction of Index Total Return Futures on SMI® (Swiss Market Index) denominated in Swiss franc (CHF)
  • Amendment of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland as outlined in Attachments 2 and 3

Production start: 4 August 2025

This circular contains all information on the trading-related updates as stated above and the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Deutschland.

2.   Required action

Participants are recommended to completely analyze the potential impact in their internal systems and procedures of the above changes.

3.   Details

Please refer to Attachment 1 for the Introduction of SMI® Index Total Return Futures.

A. Contract specifications and product parameters

For the detailed contract specifications, please see Attachments 2 and 3.

The complete version of the updated Contract Specifications can be found on the Eurex website www.eurex.com under the following path:

Rules & Regs > Eurex Rules & Regulations > 03. Contract Specifications

B. Admission to the T7 Entry Services (TES)

The new products will be admitted to the T7 Entry Services (TES). You can find the minimum block trade sizes on product level in the attached Contract Specifications (Attachment 2).

An overview of the T7 Entry Services available for the products as well as detailed information on single product basis with regard to availability, possibility of utilization and minimum entry size for the T7 Entry Services is available on the Eurex website www.eurex.com under the link:

Data > Trading files > T7 Entry Service parameters

C. Transaction fees and maintenance fees

The transaction and maintenance fees for the new products can be retrieved from the updated sections of the Price List of Eurex Clearing AG, as outlined in Attachment 2 to Eurex Clearing Circular 064/25. The full version of the updated Price List will be published on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec-en/ under the link:

Rules & Regs > Eurex Clearing Rules & Regulations > 3. Price List

D. Vendor codes

At start of trading, vendor codes for the new products will be published on the Eurex website under the link:

Markets > Product Overview > Vendor Codes

E. Risk parameters

As of start of trading, risk parameters of the new products will be published on the Eurex website under the link:

Data > Clearing files > Risk parameters and initial margins

and on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurex.com/ec-en/ under the following path:

Services > Risk parameters

You will also find an updated list with details regarding Prisma-eligible Eurex products under this path.

F. Mistrade parameters

Mistrade ranges and position limits for the new products will be published as of start of trading on the Eurex website under the link:

Markets > Product Overview

Attachments: 

  • 1 – Product overview
  • 2 – Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland
  • 3 – Updated sections of Annex C to the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland


Further information
 

Recipients: 

All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Vendors 

Target groups: 

Front Office/Trading, Middle + Backoffice, IT/System Administration, Auditing/Security Coordination 

Related circular: 

Eurex Clearing Circular 064/25

Contact: 

Stuart Heath, Equity & Index Product Design, tel. +44-207-862-72 53, stuart.heath@eurex.com,
Elena Marchidann, Equity & Index Product Design, tel. +44-207-862-72 65, elena.marchidann@eurex.com

Web: 

www.eurex.com

Authorized by: 

Jonas Ullmann


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