Derivatives

The offering will make Eurex the first regulated market for Bitcoin related derivatives in Europe when it launches later this year.

The new MSCI China A 50 Connect index derivatives at HKEX will provide investors with a  risk management tool for Stock Connect eligible A-shares.

Physically settled options on futures contracts based on Hang Seng index futures and Hang Seng China Enterprises index futures will launch this month at HKEX.

Expansion of Latin American derivatives at Eurex will include MSCI Brazil futures, alongside country index futures for Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Colombia.

The first E-mini ESG Europe 350 ESG Index futures took place as a block trade valued at €4m notional.

The new service will enable Eurex participants to reduce their open positions and lower the capital costs on equity derivatives.

The service allows banks to reduce their exposure and the size of their  OTC derivatives portfolios by eliminating trades with mismatched cash flow dates.

Users of the Colt PrizmNet network will gain access to the new Cboe derivatives market to trade equity index futures and options when it goes live in September.

The new Amsterdam based futures and options market at Cboe is expected to launch on 6 September.

Alongside the expanded listed options offering, FIA confirmed that it had gone live with brokerage processing for two major banks.