Eurex has launched Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) for futures, with trading set to begin today, 1 December 2025.
The product is expected to provide a standardised and centrally cleared listed alternative to OTC swaps, and offer a wider variety of investors with greater transparency and access to the futures market. The offering has been developed in collaboration with data and analytics provider Premialab, Eurex has confirmed.
Specifically, the initial offering spans three index futures based on thematic strategies, with indices from Societe Generale and Solactive, with further plans to expand the product suite in Q1 2026.
Speaking to The TRADE, Elena Marchidann, global product lead – total return derivatives at Eurex, said: “The QIS futures aim to allow our clients and trading participants to benefit from the traditional advantages of any listed product as well as to attract various types of participants that might not participate in the OTC market.
“This is the next chapter in our futurisation journey, and we are aiming to work together with our clients during this innovation process to further expand our offering.”
The launch of Eurex’s QIS futures follows increasing demand for the products across the industry, as clients increasingly turn to products in the listed ecosystem for greater transparency and risk management.
Additionally, the new contracts complement Eurex’s existing benchmark products, and the firm has said that it will work closely with clients and participating banks to ensure industry awareness and education of the products.
Marchidann added: “The QIS strategies market [are] among the fastest growing trends among the buy-side investors who are looking to gain an efficient access to risk diversifying strategies.
“We’ve also seen a preference among investors for customisation and what we’ve learned from our experience with thematic index futures is that investors do not necessarily want to be confined in a rigid framework in a standardised way, and they may have different views or different methodologies that they would like to pursue. Our QIS listed futures will thus allow a pluralism of different investing perspectives.”
The launch follows further product development for Eurex over the last few months, and in November, the firm unveiled a new ‘Sponsored Access’ model, in a bid to enable its members to extend market access to their own end clients through their existing memberships, and broaden market accessibility for a greater variety of trading firms.