Eurex Supports Market Participants And Regulatory Change With Total Return Futures

As of Friday, 2 December 2016, Eurex, Europe's largest derivatives exchange, will offer Total Return Futures on the EURO STOXX 50® Index. The new futures complement the Eurex suite of equity index derivatives and support the market in complying with new financial market legislation. Under the Basel III capital standards banks already face increased capital requirements when entering Over-the-Counter (OTC) transactions. From next year on, there will be additional standards. "The product is launched ahead of the bilateral margin rules on non-cleared swaps which are likely to be introduced in Europe in early 2017“, said Mehtap Dinc, Global Head of Derivatives Product Development at Eurex.