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e u r e x c i r cu l a r 105/14 Date: 27 May 2014 Recipients: All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich and Vendors Authorized by: Mehtap Dinc

Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives: Launch of FX futures and FX options

Related Eurex Clearing circular: 067/14

Contact: Christian Csomos, Product Development, T +49-69-211-1 40 75, [email protected]

Content may be most important for:

Ü All departments

Attachment:

1. Updated sections of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich

2. Eurex Clearing circular 067/14

Summary:

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided to introduce FX futures and FX options on six currency pairs (EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, USD/CHF) with effect from 7 July 2014.

The FX derivatives will be physically delivered through the multi-currency settlement system Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS).

This circular contains all information on the introduction of the new products and the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich AG. Information on clearing of the new products as well as the updated sections of the relevant Rules and Regulations of Eurex Clearing AG are contained in Eurex Clearing circular 067/14, which we are providing to our Trading Participants as attachment 2.

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e u r e x c i r cu l a r 1 05/14

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Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives: Launch of FX futures and FX options

The Management Board of Eurex Deutschland and the Executive Board of Eurex Zürich AG decided to introduce FX futures and FX options on six currency pairs (EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, USD/CHF) with effect from 7 July 2014.

The FX derivatives will be physically delivered through the multi-currency settlement system Continuous Linked Settlement (CLS).

1. Product overview

Eurex products

FX futures on Eurex product code

ISINs of FX futures

Underlying FX rate ISIN

EUR/USD FCEU DE000A1N53R4 EU0009652759

EUR/CHF FCEF DE000A1N53S2 EU0009654078

EUR/GBP FCEP DE000A1N53T0 EU0009653088

GBP/USD FCPU DE000A1N53U8 GB0031973075

GBP/CHF FCPF DE000A1N53V6 GB0009534727

USD/CHF FCUF DE000A1N53W4 XC0009652816

FX options on (all European style) Eurex product code

ISINs of FX options


EUR/USD OCEU EU0009652759 EU0009652759

EUR/CHF OCEF EU0009654078 EU0009654078

EUR/GBP OCEP EU0009653088 EU0009653088

GBP/USD OCPU GB0031973075 GB0031973075

GBP/CHF OCPF GB0009534727 GB0009534727

USD/CHF OCUF XC0009652816 XC0009652816

2. Contract specifications

For more detailed contract specifications please see the attachment.

FX futures

Contract size EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

GBP

100,000

GBP

100,000

USD

100,000

Underlying EUR/USD EUR/CHF EUR/GBP GBP/USD GBP/CHF USD/CHF

Min. price movement 5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 GBP

0.00005

5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

Contract maturities up to three years (three serial, three quarterly, four semi-annual maturities of the Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec cycle)

Last trading day third Wednesday of the contract month, close of trading at 15:00 CET

Daily settlement price

VWAP (volume weighted average price) of the futures transactions calculated over a 60 second interval ending at 17:30 CET. If less than five transactions occur, the VWAP of the last five transactions conducted in the last 15 minutes before 17:30 CET or the mid-point of bid/ask prices in the order book before 17:30 CET is used.

Final settlement price VWAP of all transactions executed during the final trading minute ending at 15:00 CET. If no adequate prices are available, Eurex Exchange will use the average mid-price of the last displayed bid ask spot prices over a 60 second interval ending at 15:00 CET that are published


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FX futures

by the data provider designated by Eurex Clearing.

Settlement physical delivery of underlying currencies (T+2) via the CLS system

Min. block trade size all products: 500 contracts (50 million notional) EUR/USD: 1000 contracts (100 million notional)

FX options (European style)

Contract size EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

GBP

100,000

GBP

100,000

USD

100,000


Min. price movement 5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 GBP

0.00005

5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

Contract expirations up to three years (three serial, three quarterly, four semi-annual expirations of Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec cycle)

Strike price interval 0.005 for expirations up to and including year 2 0.010 for expirations in year 3 and higher


Daily settlement price the underlying reference price for FX options contracts is the daily settlement price of the corresponding FX futures maturity

Final settlement price the final settlement price of the corresponding expiring FX futures contract shall be relevant for the FX options contract.

Settlement physical delivery of underlying currencies (T+2) via CLS system

Min. block trade size all products: 500 contracts (50 million notional) EUR/USD: 1000 contracts (100 million notional)

The underlying of FX options will be the corresponding spot FX rate (options on spot FX).

The updated Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich will be published on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com at the start of trading under:

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Contract specifications

Please note: Effective 7 July 2014, FX futures on six currency pairs (EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, USD/CHF) will be available for trading through direct access from within the United States on T7, Eurex Exchange’s trading architecture, whereas FX options are currently not available for trading by U.S. persons on T7.


https://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/resources/rules-regulations/136774/


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3. Trading hours (all times are CET)

The trading hours for FX futures and FX options are displayed in the table below.

Please be aware of the reduced trading hours for the front month contracts on the last trading day. On an expiration day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiration month) continuous trading and block trade entry ceases for the expiring front month contract at 15:00 CET. The entry of exercises will be possible until 16:00 CET.

Product Pre-trading period

Continuous trading

Post-trading full-period

Block trade entry

Last trading day

Trading until

FX futures 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Product Pre-trading

period Continuous trading

Post-trading full-period

Block trade entry

Last trading day

Trading until

Exercise until

FX options 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

4. Trading calendar

As of start of trading, a detailed list of the trading days can be found in the trading calendar which will be published on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Trading > Trading calendar

5. Eurex Trade Entry services

The new FX futures and FX options will be admitted to the Eurex Block Trade facility with a minimum block trade size of 500 contracts, except for the FX futures and FX options on the EUR/USD currency pair for which the minimum block trade size will be 1000 contracts.

Participants who are already registered for Block Trading and/or Vola Trading may use the respective functions for the new FX futures and FX options without any further action.

Participants wishing to use the Eurex Trade Entry services for the first time should confirm their acceptance of the General Conditions for Participation by signing and returning the appropriate form. In addition, where the participant firm is a Non-Clearing Member, its General Clearing Member must sign and return the General Clearing Member’s Declaration Agreement at the same time. The necessary forms can be found on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Resources > Forms > OTC Trade Entry


http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/trading/trading-calendar/


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6. Product groups

The new products have been assigned to the following product groups:

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FCEU FX futures on EUR/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

FCEF FX futures on EUR/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

FCEP FX futures on EUR/GBP CLS P F/O FX GBP X N P H 3 G

FCPU FX futures on GBP/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

FCPF FX futures on GBP/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

FCUF FX futures on USD/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCEU FX options on EUR/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

OCEF FX options on EUR/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCEP FX options on EUR/GBP CLS P F/O FX GBP X N P H 3 G

OCPU FX options on GBP/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

OCPF FX options on GBP/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCUF FX options on USD/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

Further information regarding allocation of products into product groups is available in Eurex circular 232/07, section 1.6.

7. Transaction fees

The fees for trading, clearing and settlement for FX derivatives are laid down in detail in the current Price List for Eurex Clearing AG on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Price list

8. Risk parameters

At the start of trading, risk parameters will be published on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Market data > Clearing data > Risk parameters and initial margins


https://www.eurexclearing.com/clearing-en/resources/rules-and-regulations/136804/


http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/market-data/clearing-data/risk-parameters/


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9. Admission process

Trading participants who wish to trade FX derivatives have to be admitted. For admission, the following forms are required:

I. “Application for participation in trading Eurex FX Futures and Options”, which needs to be filled out and signed by the Clearing Member and countersigned by the trading participant. The application can be submitted by fax or e-mail.

II. Depending on your clearing model, the appropriate Appendix to the “Clearing Conditions for Eurex Clearing AG” (Clearing-Conditions) is applicable (to be submitted as original):

• For the Elementary Clearing Model, Appendix 2 to the Clearing Conditions • For the Individual Clearing Model, Appendix 3 to the Clearing Conditions • For the Individual Clearing Model under Client Clearing Documentation, Appendix 4 to the

Clearing Conditions • For the Net Omnibus Clearing Model, Appendix 8 to the Clearing Conditions

Both forms are available on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Resources > Forms > Eurex FX derivatives

If you require any help with your admission, please contact your Trading & Clearing Services Key Account Manager, tel. +49-69-211-1 17 00. The admission process for Clearing Members is mentioned in the respective Eurex Clearing circular 067/14 announcing the launch of the clearing services for FX derivatives.

10. Market-Making

Eurex Exchange will offer interested Participants the possibility to act as Market Makers for the new FX futures and options. Details on the market-making scheme will be published in due course.

If you have any questions or if you are interested in market-making in these products, please contact

Christian Csomos (Product Development) tel. +49-69-211-1 40 75 e-mail: [email protected]

or

Reny Morsch (Sales) tel. +44-20-7862-72 24 e-mail: [email protected].

11. Mistrade parameters

Mistrade ranges for the new FX futures and FX options will be available for download on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com at the start of trading under the following link:

Products > FX Derivatives

12. Data vendor codes

At the start of trading, vendor codes for the new FX derivatives will be published on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Products > Vendor Product Codes


http://www.eurexchange.com/action/exchange-en/2502-2508/2508/search.do?query=&dateFrom=&dateTo=&facets%5Bdft%5D=42&firstLetter=&sort=sDate+desc&hitsPerPage=10&resultView=&tf%5Bdfs%5D%3D939258=%2B




http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/products/fx/


http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/products/vendor-product-codes/


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13. Automatic exercise of FX options

The minimum in-the-money-amount specifies the amount a contract has to be in-the-money to be auto-matically exercised on expiration day. A default minimum in-the-money amount of 0.01 is defined for Eurex options products. The minimum in-the-money amount of Eurex products can be individually adapted per product and account in the @x-tract Clearing GUI via the window:

Settlement > Automatic Exercise Parameter Maintenance window

An absolute value of up to 1,000.00 can be set for FX options (product type “OCUR”). Eurex Exchange strongly recommends that Members carry out the appropriate parameter checks in the @x-tract Clearing GUI.

For further information on automatic exercise please refer to Eurex Clearing circular 120/13.

14. Excessive System Usage (ESU) fees and Order to Trade Ratios (OTR) for FX derivatives

The Eurex FX derivatives will belong to the product group “New Asset Classes”. Therefore, the limit para-meters for "New Asset Classes" will be applicable for the FX derivatives. Eurex Exchange will monitor the appropriateness of these limit parameters for the FX derivatives. If necessary, new limit parameters will be introduced for FX derivatives, based on the observations. Please find below the limit parameters:


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Limit parameters for OTR:

Limit parameters for ESU fee:

Fee parameters for ESU fee:


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For further information on Excessive System Usage Fees and Order to Trade Ratios please refer to the Eurex circulars 212/13 and 213/13.

15. Simulation

Twelve FX derivatives (FX futures and FX options) are currently available in the simulation environment of T7, Eurex Exchange’s trading architecture:

FX derivatives available in T7 simulation

FX futures on Product code ISINs of FX futures

EUR/USD FCEU DE000A1N53R4

EUR/CHF FCEF DE000A1N53S2

EUR/GBP FCEP DE000A1N53T0

GBP/USD FCPU DE000A1N53U8

GBP/CHF FCPF DE000A1N53V6

USD/CHF FCUF DE000A1N53W4

FX options on (all European style) Product code ISINs of FX options

EUR/USD OCEU EU0009652759

EUR/CHF OCEF EU0009654078

EUR/GBP OCEP EU0009653088

GBP/USD OCPU GB0031973075

GBP/CHF OCPF GB0009534727

USD/CHF OCUF XC0009652816

When planning your participation in the FX member simulation, please consider the following additional information.

• As a prerequisite for trading FX derivatives, Clearing Members need to submit dedicated forms in order for Trading Participants to receive clearance for FX trading (please see Eurex Clearing circular 067/14 for more details). Please contact your Clearing Member to ensure that this is done in time to be able to trade FX derivatives. Trading of FX derivatives in simulation is also not possible in simulation without prior clearance by the Clearing Member.

• Based on the settlement concept for FX futures and FX options, a new clearing report “CE055 – FX Settlement Limit Report” is available in simulation via the Common Report Engine.

This report shows the projected settlement amounts from FX futures and options positions held by a Clearing Member, resulting from FX futures notification/allocation and from FX options exercise/ assignment, and compare these with pre-determined settlement amount limits. The projected settlement amounts are calculated and reported daily only for the next expiration month, i.e. the front month (futures and options have the same expiration date).

For further details, please refer to the document “Eurex XML Reports – Reference Manual” available on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the following link:

Technology > Eurex Exchange’s T7 > System Documentation > Release 2.1


http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/technology/t7/system-documentation/release-21/


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• Expiration for FX derivatives in simulation will be on 28 May 2014 (May expiration) and 12 June 2014 (June expiration). Otherwise the schedule as described in the current simulation calendar available on the Eurex website www.eurexchange.com under the following link is valid:

Technology > Simulation calendar

16. Settlement process

FX futures that have not been closed out before they expire and FX options that have been exercised and assigned at expiration date will result in a physical settlement of currencies once per month on a payment vs. payment basis in CLS. The FX contracts will expire on the third Wednesday of the contract month with settlement on the third Friday, i.e. on T+2 days after the last trading day.

Eurex Clearing will require all Clearing Members to have a CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement http://www.cls-group.com/Pages/default.aspx) connectivity to settle FX derivatives. This can be achieved either by an own CLS settlement membership or by usage of a CLS third party provider.

Without having this infrastructure in place, a Clearing Member and its associated Non-Clearing Members are not allowed to trade FX derivatives.

Further, each interested Eurex Clearing Member needs to provide cash payment account details to Eurex Clearing. For this purpose, please use the application form in attachment 3 to Eurex Clearing circular 067/14.

27 May 2014


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Attachment 1 to Eurex circular 105/14 Eurex14e

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Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Page 1

Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich

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AMENDMENTS ARE MARKED AS FOLLOWS:

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1. Part: Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts

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1.18 Subpart: Contract Specifications for FX Futures Contracts This subpart contains contract specifications for futures contracts on currencies, which are hereinafter referred to as "FX Futures Contracts".

1.18.1 Subject Matter of Contract

(1) An FX Futures Contract is a futures contract on the purchase of units of a specified base currency against payment of units of a specified quote currency. An FX Futures contract is traded in its respective quote currency.

(2) FX Futures Contracts on the following combinations of base and quote currencies are available for trading at the Eurex Exchanges: § Sterling - Swiss Franc § Sterling - US Dollar § Euro - Sterling § Euro - Swiss Franc § Euro - US Dollar § US Dollar - Swiss Franc

The currency stated first in each currency pair is the base currency of such pair; the currency stated second is the quote currency.

(3) The nominal value of an FX Futures Contract shall be equal to 100,000 units of the base currency.


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1.18.2 Obligation for Performance

(1) After the close of trading, the seller of an FX Futures Contract shall pay an amount in the base currency being equal to the nominal value of the FX Futures Contract.

(2) The purchaser of an FX Futures Contract shall pay an amount in the quote currency being equal to (i) the nominal value of the FX Futures Contract multiplied by (ii) the final settlement price (Chapter II Subsection 2.19.2 of the Clearing Conditions of Eurex Clearing AG).

1.18.3 Term

For FX Futures Contracts, terms expiring on the final settlement day (Subsection 1.18.4 Paragraph 1) of the next three months, the next three quarter expiration months (March, June, September, December) and the next four half year expiration months (June, December) are available for trading at the Eurex Exchanges.

1.18.4 Last Trading Day, Final Settlement Day, Close of Trading

(1) The last trading day and final settlement day of FX Futures Contracts shall be the third Wednesday of the month in which the term of the respective FX Futures Contract expires.

(2) In case such last trading day is a holiday, the Exchange day preceding such day shall be the last trading day.

(3) Close of trading of FX Futures Contracts shall be at 3.00 pm CET on the last trading day.

1.18.5 Price Gradations

The price of an FX Futures Contract shall be quoted as a decimal number with five decimal places. The minimum price change (tick) shall be 0.00005, which corresponds to a value per FX Futures Contract of five units of the quote currency.

1.18.6 Performance, Physical Delivery

(1) The performance day for FX Futures Contracts shall be the second Exchange day after the last trading day.

(2) FX Futures Contracts shall be performed between the Clearing Members and Eurex Clearing AG. Each Clearing Member shall be responsible for effecting payments to the Non-Clearing Members served by it and to its own customers; the effecting of payments by Non-Clearing Members to their customers is the responsibility of such Non-Clearing Members.

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2. Part: Contract Specifications for Options Contracts

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2.13 Subsection: Contract Specifications for FX Options Contracts This subpart contains contract specifications for options contracts on currencies (Foreign Exchange), which are hereinafter referred to as "FX Options Contracts".

2.13.1 Subject Matter of Contract

(1) An FX Options Contract is an options contract on the purchase or sale of units of a specified base currency against payment of units of a specified quote currency. An FX Options Contract is traded in its respective quote currency.

(2) FX Options Contracts on the following combinations of base and quote currencies are available for trading at the Eurex Exchanges: § Sterling - Swiss Franc § Sterling - US Dollar § Euro - Sterling § Euro - Swiss Franc § Euro - US Dollar § US Dollar - Swiss Franc

The currency stated first in each currency pair is the base currency of such pair; the currency stated second is the quote currency.

(3) The nominal value of an FX Options Contract shall be equal to 100,000 units of the base currency.

2.13.2 Call Option (Call)

(1) The purchaser of a call option (Call) has the right to demand, by way of exercising the option, § payment of an amount in the base currency being equal to to the nominal

value, against § payment of an amount in the quote currency being equal to (i) the exercise

price of the option multiplied with (ii) the nominal value,

from the writer of the Call.


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(2) The writer of a Call shall, at assignment of the option, be required to pay the amount in the base currency on the second Exchange day after the exercise of the option.

2.13.3 Put Option (Put)

(1) The purchaser of a put option (Put) has the right, by way of exercising the option, to demand from the writer of the Put § against payment to the writer of the Put of an amount in the base currency

being equal to the nominal value, § the payment of an amount in the quote currency being equal to (i) the exercise

price of the option multiplied with (ii) the nominal value.

(2) The writer of a Put shall, at assignment of the option, be required to pay the amount in the quote currency on the second Exchange day after the exercise of the option.

2.13.4 Term

For FX Options Contracts, terms expiring on the final settlement day (as defined in Subsection 2.13.5 Paragraph 1) of the next three months, the next three quarter expiration months (March, June, September, December) and the next four half year expiration months (June, December) are available for trading at the Eurex Exchanges.

2.13.5 Last Trading Day, Final Settlement Day, Close of Trading

(1) The last trading day and final settlement day of FX Options Contracts shall be the third Wednesday of the month in which the term of the respective FX Options Contract expires.

(2) In case such last trading day is a holiday, the Exchange day preceding such day shall be the last trading day.

(3) Close of trading of FX Options Contracts shall be at 3.00 pm CET on the last trading day.

2.13.6 Exercise Prices

Options series of FX Options Contracts may have exercise prices with price gradations of 0.005 units of the quote currency for terms up to 24 months, or of 0.010 units of the quote currency for terms of more than 24 months.

2.13.7 Number of Exercise Prices upon Admission of Contracts

Upon the admission of options contracts, at least fifteen exercise prices shall be made available for trading for each expiration day for each call and put, such that seven exercise prices are "in the money", one is "at the money" and seven are "out of the money".


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2.13.8 Introduction of New Options Series

For an existing expiration month, the introduction of options series with new exercise prices at the beginning of the Pre-Trading Period of a given Exchange day shall take place at the latest at the point in time at which the minimum number of exercise prices in-the-money, at-the-money or out-of-the-money specified in Subsection 2.13.7, based on the last determination of the exchange rate between the respective base and quote currency, is no longer available on the Eurex Exchanges at the close of trading of such options contract. In the event that there is no exchange rate between the base and quote currency that is available on the Eurex Exchanges at the close of trading of the options contract (as determined by the Eurex Exchanges), the Eurex Exchanges may, for the pursposes of this provision, determine such exchange rate at their discretion.

A new option series shall generally not be introduced if it would expire in fewer than five Exchange days, unless market conditions make such introduction necessary.

2.13.9 Price Gradations

The price of an options contract shall be quoted as a decimal number with five decimal places. The minimum price change (tick) shall be 0.00005, which corresponds to a value per FX Options Contract of five units of the quote currency.

2.13.10 Exercise

In derogation from Subsection 2.1.3 Paragraph 1, the holder of an FX option may exercise such option only on the final settlement day up to the end of the Post-Trading Full Period (European style).

2.13.11 Assignment

All exercises shall be assigned to the writers of the exercised options series after the end of the Post-Trading Full Period. Assignments shall be binding. In derogation from Subsection 2.1.5 Paragraph 1, exercises of an FX option may be assigned to the writers of such option only on the final settlement day.

2.13.12 Performance

(1) The settlement day is the second Exchange day after the exercise day.

(2) The performance of contracts shall be effected between the Clearing Members and Eurex Clearing AG. Each Clearing Member shall be responsible for effecting payments to the Non-Clearing Members served by it and to its own customers; the effecting of payments by Non-Clearing Members to their customers is the responsibility of such Non-Clearing Members.

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Annex C in relation to Contract Specifications:

Trading Hours Futures Contracts […]

FX Futures Contracts

Product Product-ID

Pre-Trading-Period

Continuous Trading

Post-Trading Full-Period

OTC Block Trading

Last Trading Day

Trading until

Sterling - Swiss Franc Futures

FCPF 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Sterling - US Dollar Futures

FCPU 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Euro - Sterling Futures FCEP 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Euro - Swiss Franc Futures

FCEF 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Euro - US Dollar Futures

FCEU 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

US Dollar - Swiss Franc Futures

FCUF 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

On an expiry day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiry month) the Continuous Trading will end for the expiring front month

contract at 15:00 and the OTC Block Trading for the expiring front month contract will end at 15:00 Uhr.

All times in CET. […]

Trading Hours Options Contracts […]

FX-Options Contracts

Product Product-ID

Pre-Trading-Period

Continuous Trading

Post-Trading Full-Period

OTC Block Trading

Last Trading Day

Trading until

Exercise until

Sterling - Swiss Franc Options

OCPF 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

Sterling - US Dollar Options

OCPU 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

Euro - Sterling Options

OCEP 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

Euro - Swiss Franc Options

OCEF 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

Euro - US Dollar Options

OCEU 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

US Dollar - Swiss Franc Options

OCUF 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

On an expiry day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiry month) the Continuous Trading will end for the expiring front month

contract at 15:00 and the OTC Block Trading for the expiring front month contract will end at 15:00 Uhr.

All times in CET.


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Eurex Clearing AGMergenthalerallee 6165760 EschbornMailing address:60485 Frankfurt/MainGermany

T +49-69-211-1 17 00F +49-69-211-1 17 [email protected]:www.eurexclearing.com

Chairman of theSupervisory Board:Hugo Bänziger

Executive Board:Thomas Book (CEO),Heike Eckert, Thomas Laux,Erik Tim Müller, Andreas Preuss

Aktiengesellschaft mitSitz in Frankfurt/MainHRB Nr. 44828AmtsgerichtFrankfurt/Main

e u r e x c l e a r i n gDate: 27 May 2014Recipients: All Clearing Members, Non-Clearing Members and Registered Customers

of Eurex Clearing AG and VendorsAuthorized by: Heike Eckert

Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives: Clearing of FX futures and FX options tradedon Eurex Exchange

Related Eurex circular: 105/14

Contact: Archana Varshney, Clearing Product Design, T+44-(0)20-7862-7269,[email protected]

Content may be most important for:

Ü All departments

Attachments:

Updated sections of the following rules and regulations:1. Updated sections of the Clearing Conditions for Eurex Clearing AG

2. Updated sections of the Conditions for Utilizationof the OTC Trade Entry Facilities (General

Conditions for Participation)3. Application for Set-up/Deletion/Change of Securities Accounts and Clearer Cash Accounts

4. FX Derivatives Settlement Process Description

Summary:

Effective 7 July 2014, Eurex Clearing will offer clearing services for FX futures and FX options on sixcurrency pairs (EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, USD/CHF) traded on EurexExchange.

Eurex Clearing circulars 094/13 from 20 August 2013 and 105/13 from 18 September 2013 related tolaunching of the service. The present circular overrides the information in these circulars and should be readin conjunction with Eurex circular 105/14.

The FX derivatives will be physically settled via the multi-currency settlement system Continuous LinkedSettlement (CLS).


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Foreign exchange (FX) derivatives: Clearing of FX futures and FX options tradedon Eurex Exchange

Effective 7 July 2014, Eurex Clearing will offer clearing services for FX futures and FX options on six currencypairs (EUR/USD, EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, USD/CHF) traded on Eurex Exchange.

The FX derivatives will be physically settled via the multi-currency settlement system Continuous LinkedSettlement (CLS).

1. Product overview

Eurex Exchange products

FX futures onEurexproduct code

ISINs ofFX futures


EUR/USD FCEU DE000A1N53R4 EU0009652759

EUR/CHF FCEF DE000A1N53S2 EU0009654078

EUR/GBP FCEP DE000A1N53T0 EU0009653088

GBP/USD FCPU DE000A1N53U8 GB0031973075

GBP/CHF FCPF DE000A1N53V6 GB0009534727

USD/CHF FCUF DE000A1N53W4 XC0009652816

FX options on (all European style)Eurexproduct code

ISINs ofFX options


EUR/USD OCEU EU0009652759 EU0009652759

EUR/CHF OCEF EU0009654078 EU0009654078

EUR/GBP OCEP EU0009653088 EU0009653088

GBP/USD OCPU GB0031973075 GB0031973075

GBP/CHF OCPF GB0009534727 GB0009534727

USD/CHF OCUF XC0009652816 XC0009652816

2. Contract specifications

For more detailed contract specifications please see attachment 1 to Eurex circular 105/14.

FX futures

Contract sizeEUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

GBP

100,000

GBP

100,000

USD

100,000


Min. price movement5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 GBP

0.00005

5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

Contract maturities up to three years(three serial, three quarterly, four semi-annual expiries of the Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec cycle)


Daily settlement price

VWAP (volume weighted average price) of the futures transactions calculated over a 60 secondinterval ending at 17:30 CET. If less than five transactions occur, the VWAP of the last fivetransactions conducted in the last 15 minutes before 17:30 CET or the mid-point of bid/askprices in the order book before 17:30 CET is used.


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Final settlement price

VWAP of all transactions executed during the final trading minute ending at 15:00 CET. If noadequate prices are available, Eurex will use the average mid-price of the last displayed bid askspot prices over a 60 second interval ending at 15:00 CET that are published by the dataprovider designated by Eurex Clearing.

Settlement physical delivery of underlying currencies (T+2) via the CLS system

Min. block trade size all products: 500 contracts (50 million notional)EUR/USD: 1000 contracts (100 million notional)

FX options (European style)

Contract sizeEUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

EUR

100,000

GBP

100,000

GBP

100,000

USD

100,000


Min. price movement5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 GBP

0.00005

5 USD

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

5 CHF

0.00005

Contract expirations up to three years(three serial, three quarterly, four semi-annual maturities of Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec cycle)

Strike price interval 0.005 for expiries up to and including year 20.010 for expiries in year 3 and higher


Daily settlement price the underlying reference price for FX options contracts is the daily settlement price of thecorresponding FX futures maturity

Final settlement price the final settlement price of the corresponding expiring FX futures contract shall be relevant forthe FX options contract.

Settlement physical delivery of underlying currencies (T+2) via CLS system

Min. block trading sizeall products: 500 contracts (50 million notional)EUR/USD: 1000 contracts (100 million notional)

The underlying of FX options will be the corresponding spot FX rate (options on spot FX).

The updated Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and Options Contracts at Eurex Deutschland andEurex Zürich will be published on the Eurex Exchange´s website www.eurexchange.com at the start of tradingunder:

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Contract specifications

3. Clearing Conditions for Eurex Clearing AG

The amended sections of the Clearing Conditions for Eurex Clearing AG (Clearing Conditions) can be found inattachment 1 to this circular.

As of 7 July 2014, the full amended Clearing Conditions will be available for download on the website of EurexClearing www.eurexclearing.com under the following link:

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Clearing Conditions

4. Trading hours (all times are CET)

The trading hours for FX futures and FX options are shown in the table below.

Please be aware of the reduced trading hours for the front month contracts on the last trading day. On anexpiration day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiration month), continuous trading and block trade entryceases for the expiring front month contract at 15:00 CET. The entry of exercises will be possible until 16:00CET.

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Product Pre-tradingperiod

Continuoustrading

Post-tradingfull-period

Block tradeentry

Last trading day

Trading until

FX futures 07:30–08:00 08:00–22:00 22:00–22:30 08:00–22:00 15:00

Product Pre-tradingperiod

Continuoustrading

Post-tradingfull-period

Block tradeentry

Last trading day

Tradinguntil

Exerciseuntil

FX options 07:30-08:00 08:00-19:30 19:30-20:30 08:00-20:00 15:00 16:00

5. Trading calendar

As of start of trading, a detailed list of the trading days can be found in the trading calendar which will bepublished on Eurex Exchange’s website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Trading > Trading calendar

6. Eurex Trade Entry services

The new FX futures and FX options will be admitted to the Eurex Block Trade facility with a minimum blocktrade size of 500 contracts, except for the FX futures and FX options on the EUR/USD currency pair forwhich the minimum block trade size will be 1000 contracts.

Participants who are already registered for Block Trading and/or Vola Trading may use the respectivefunctions for the new FX futures and FX options without any further action.

Participants wishing to use the Eurex Trade Entry services for the first time should confirm their acceptance ofthe General Conditions for Participation by signing and returning the appropriate form. In addition, where theparticipant firm is a Non-Clearing Member, its General Clearing Member must sign and return the GeneralClearing Member’s Declaration Agreement at the same time. The necessary forms can be found on the EurexExchange`s website www.eurexchange.com under the link:

Resources > Forms > OTC Trade Entry

The amended sections for the Conditions for Utilization of the OTC Trade Entry Facilities (General Conditionsfor Participation) can be found in attachment 2 to this circular.

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7. Product groups

The new products have been assigned to the following product groups:

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FCEU FX futures on EUR/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

FCEF FX futures on EUR/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

FCEP FX futures on EUR/GBP CLS P F/O FX GBP X N P H 3 G

FCPU FX futures on GBP/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

FCPF FX futures on GBP/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

FCUF FX futures on USD/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCEU FX options on EUR/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

OCEF FX options on EUR/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCEP FX options on EUR/GBP CLS P F/O FX GBP X N P H 3 G

OCPU FX options on GBP/USD CLS P F/O FX USD X N P H 3 U

OCPF FX options on GBP/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

OCUF FX options on USD/CHF CLS P F/O FX CHF X N P H 3 C

Further information regarding allocation of products into product groups is available in Eurex circular 232/07,section 1.6.

8. Transaction fees

The fees for trading, clearing and settlement for FX derivatives as well as further details are included in thecurrent Price List for Eurex Clearing website which can be found on the Eurex Clearing websitewww.eurexclearing.com under the link:

Resources > Rules and Regulations > Price list

9. Risk parameters

At the start of trading, risk parameters will be published on the Eurex Exchange’s websitewww.eurexchange.com under the link:

Market data > Clearing data > Risk parameters and initial margins

10. Market-Making

Eurex Exchange will offer interested Participants the possibility to act as Market Makers for the new FX futuresand options. Details on the market-making scheme will be published in due course.

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11. Automatic exercise of FX options

The minimum in-the-money-amount specifies the amount a contract has to be in-the-money to be auto-matically exercised on expiration day. A default minimum in-the-money amount of 0.01 is defined for Eurexoptions products. The minimum in-the-money amount of Eurex products can be individually adapted perproduct and account in the @x-tract Clearing GUI via the window:

Settlement > Automatic Exercise Parameter Maintenance window

An absolute value of up to 1,000.00 can be set for FX options (product type “OCUR”). It is stronglyrecommended that Members carry out the appropriate parameter checks in the @x-tract Clearing GUI.

For further information on automatic exercise please refer to Eurex Clearing circular 120/13.

12. Simulation

Twelve FX derivatives (FX futures and FX options) are currently available in the simulation environment of T7,Eurex Exchange’s trading architecture:

FX derivatives available in T7 simulation

FX futures on Product code ISINs of FX futures

EUR/USD FCEU DE000A1N53R4

EUR/CHF FCEF DE000A1N53S2

EUR/GBP FCEP DE000A1N53T0

GBP/USD FCPU DE000A1N53U8

GBP/CHF FCPF DE000A1N53V6

USD/CHF FCUF DE000A1N53W4

FX options on (all European style) Product code ISINs of FX options

EUR/USD OCEU EU0009652759

EUR/CHF OCEF EU0009654078

EUR/GBP OCEP EU0009653088

GBP/USD OCPU GB0031973075

GBP/CHF OCPF GB0009534727

USD/CHF OCUF XC0009652816


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When planning your participation in the FX member simulation, please consider following additionalinformation:

• Clearing Members interested in offering clearing in these products in simulation will need to meet therequirements set out in section 14.

• Expiration for FX products in simulation will be on 28 May 2014 (May expiration) and 12 June 2014(June expiration). For months after June, the schedule as described with the current simulationcalendar available on the Eurex Exchange´s website www.eurexchange.com under the following linkwill be applicable:

Technology > Simulation calendar

• A new clearing report “CE055 – FX Settlement Limit Report” is available in simulation via theCommon Report Engine.

This report will show the projected settlement amounts from FX futures and options positions held bya Clearing Member, resulting from FX futures notification/allocation and from FX options exercise/assignment.

For further information on this report, please refer to the document “Eurex XML Reports – ReferenceManual” available on the Eurex Exchange´s website www.eurexchange.com under the following link:

Technology > Eurex Exchange’s T7 > System Documentation > Release 2.1

13. Settlement process – overview

FX futures that have not been closed out before expiration and FX options that have been exercised andassigned at expiration date will result in physical settlement of currencies once per month on a payment vs.payment basis in CLS. The delivery and expiration will take place on the third Wednesday of the contractmonth with settlement on the third Friday, i.e. on T+2 days after the last trading day.

Eurex Clearing will require all Clearing Members to have a CLS (Continuous Linked Settlement http://www.cls-group.com/Pages/default.aspx) connectivity to settle FX derivatives. This can be achieved either by an ownCLS settlement membership or by usage of a CLS third party provider.

Without having this infrastructure in place, a Clearing Member and its associated Non-Clearing Members willnot be allowed to trade FX derivatives.

Further, each interested Eurex Clearing Member needs to provide cash payment account details to EurexClearing using the form provided in Attachment 3.

For further details regarding the clearing and settlement process of FX derivatives, please see Attachment 4.



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14. Requirements for Clearing Members to go live

14.1 Admission forms

Before start of trading and clearing of FX derivatives, Clearing Members are required to submit the followingforms. The forms listed below will be available on the Eurex Clearing website www.eurexclearing.com underthe following link and will be valid as of 7 July 2014:

Resources > Forms > Clearing Derivatives > Application for Admission

• Clearing AgreementAvailable on the website under “Clearing Agreement between ECAG and a CM_Link Document”.In this agreement, all Multiple Clearing Relations should be completed including FX products.

• Application for Set-up/Deletion/Change of Securities Accounts and Clearer Cash AccountsIn this form, please ensure to provide information for the following fields:

BIC of the account holder,

BIC of the addressed CLS account,

SWIFT address of the account holder.

• Application for participation in trading Eurex FX Futures and OptionsThis form needs to be filled out and signed by the Clearing Member and countersigned by theTrading Participant.

Depending on a Clearing Member’s Clearing Model, the appropriate Appendix to the “ClearingConditions for Eurex Clearing AG” needs to be completed (to be submitted as original):

• For the Elementary Clearing Model, Appendix 2Available on the website under “Clearing Agreement with a NCM and-or RC for the ECM_LinkDocument”

• For the Individual Clearing Model, Appendix 3Available on the website under “Clearing Agreement with a NCM and-or RC for the ICM underECD_Link Document”

• For the Individual Clearing Model under Client Clearing Documentation, Appendix 4Available on the website under ”Agreement for the Participation in the ICM under CCD with aNCM and-or RC_Link Document”

• For the Net Omnibus Clearing Model, Appendix 8 Available on the website under “Clearing Agreement with a Net Omnibus NCM and-orRC for the Net Omnibus Clearing Model_Link Document”

• Use of AccountsPlease fill in if the Clearing Member is using a third-party service provider for settlement in CLS.

14.2 Technical requirements

As a technical requirement for participation in clearing of FX products, it is necessary to install a “RMAservice” (SWIFT Relation Management Application) and a “SWIFT Closed User Group”.

As described in Attachment 5, Clearing Members will receive the relevant Eurex Clearing reports and SWIFTmessages with the related currency pairs for settlement within the CLS system. To send MT300 messagesfrom Eurex Clearing to the Clearing Members, the following system-related requirements must be fulfilled.

Technical setup has to be performed by the Clearing Member’s IT-SWIFT department. In the first step, theRMA service between Eurex Clearing and the Clearing Member must be set up. This will be done via the

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exchange of the “RMA key”. The RMA key maintains the business relation and addresses between twoSWIFT participants.

Additionally, each Clearing Member has to ensure via its IT-SWIFT department that the Closed User Group atSWIFT is established to receive the MT300 messages. Afterwards, MT300 messages and CLS deliveryinstructions and confirmations can be transferred via the SWIFT network.

If you have any questions regarding the technical setup, please contact Ernst Karbe at tel. +49-69-211-1 5488 or e-mail: [email protected].

If you have any questions about participation in the new service offering, please contact your Key AccountManager for additional information.

Pursuant to Chapter I, Part 1, Number 17.2.3 of the Clearing Conditions for Eurex Clearing AG (ClearingConditions), the changes and amendments to the Clearing Conditions communicated with this circular shall bedeemed to have been accepted by each Clearing Member, Non-Clearing Member and each RegisteredCustomer, unless they object in writing to Eurex Clearing AG prior to the actual effective date of such changeand amendment of the Clearing Conditions. The right to terminate the Clearing Agreement or the ClearingLicense according to Chapter I, Part 1, Number 2.1.4 Paragraph 2 Number 7.2.1 Paragraph 4 and Number 13of the Clearing Conditions shall remain unaffected.

27 May 2014


Attachment 1 to Eurex Clearing circular 067/14 Eurex04e

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Chapter II Transactions Concluded at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich(Eurex Exchanges)

Part 1 General Provisions

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1.1 Clearing Licenses

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1.1.2 Prerequisites for Clearing Licenses

(1) With regard to the prerequisites to be fulfilled within the scope of the granting of theClearing License, Chapter I Part 1 Numbers 2.1.1 to 2.1.3 apply.

(2) The applicant shall meet the following additional requirements:

(a) Evidence of the following accounts:

(aa) for cash payments in Euro:

– RTGS Account, or

– SECB Account and euroSIC Account,

(bb) for cash payments in Swiss Francs:

– SNB Account and SIC Account.


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(b) Evidence of foreign currency accounts with one of the banks recognised byEurex Clearing AG required for purposes of settlement of the foreign productstradeable at the Eurex Exchanges.

(c) Evidence of a securities account with Euroclear UK & Ireland together with acash clearing account with a bank recognised by Eurex Clearing AG.

(d) Evidence of a technical and functional connection to the Gross DeliveryManagement (Chapter I Part 1 Number 1.4.2 Paragraph (2) and Number 1.3.1Paragraph (1) (b) – (e)).

(e) The use of at least one sufficiently qualified clearing staff member according toChapter I Part 1 Number 2.1.2 Paragraph (5)(c). The clearing staff member hasto be physically present and available via telephone and fax during theBusiness Day until 19:00 CET. From 19:00 CET to until 22:30 CET, the applicant has to ensure that a sufficiently qualified clearing staff member isavailable via telephone.

(f) Evidence of direct or indirect access to a derivatives exchange or a clearinghouse, each determined by Eurex Clearing AG, for purposes of fulfillingtransactions in products of the Eurex Exchanges, which have been included inthe clearing by Eurex Clearing AG and whose fulfilment requires the opening ofa position in a specific derivatives contract at the designated exchange orclearing house, respectively, in favour of the counterparty of these transactions.If such evidence is not provided, Eurex Clearing AG will not carry out theclearing of transactions of the respective Clearing Member and its respectiveNon-Clearing Members or Registered Customers in products according toSentence 1. In this case, Chapter I Number 1.2.2 does not apply, and the EurexExchanges shall exclude the concerned Clearing Member and its Non-ClearingMembers from the trading of such products.

(g) Evidence of its admission to trading at the Eurex Exchanges for FX Futures andFX Options. If such evidence is not provided, Eurex Clearing AG will not carryout the clearing of transactions of the respective Clearing Member and itsrespective Non-Clearing Members or Registered Customers in productsaccording to Sentence 1. In this case, Chapter I Number 1.2.2 does not apply,and the Eurex Exchanges shall exclude the concerned Clearing Member and itsNon-Clearing Members from the trading of such products.

(3) Upon written application and submission of relevant evidence by the applicant or aClearing Member, Eurex Clearing AG may allow the prerequisites for granting a Clearing License pursuant to Paragraph (2) (b) and (c) to be fulfilled and proved inwhole or in part by several settlement institutions on behalf of and for the applicantor the Clearing Member. Chapter I Part 1 Number 2.1.2 Paragraph (7) and (8) applymutatis mutandis.

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settlement of the Transactions via the custody accounts and cash accounts whichevidence has been provided for, is ensured.

1.2 Margin Requirement

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1.8.5 Clearing Members acting as Non-Clearing Members

A Clearing Member may enter into Clearing Agreements as a Non-Clearing Member withone or two other Clearing Members in respect of MCR-Product Groups not cleared byitself. In this case the rules applicable to Non-Clearing Members shall apply accordingly.

1.9 Settlement Amount Limits

(1) Eurex Clearing AG may determine dedicated settlement thresholds or limits (each a "Settlement Amount Limit") limiting the maximum permissable ProjectedSettlement Amount applicable with respect to a Clearing Member, includingSettlement Amount Limits that - if breached - entitle Eurex Clearing AG to (i) demandimmediate actions from the respective Clearing Member to reduce the ProjectedSettlement Amount below the limit, as further set out in this Number 1.9 ("Category 1 Settlement Amount Limits") and/or (ii) to effect Transactions in FXFutures contracts and/or FX Options contracts for and on behalf of the ClearingMember to remedy the breach, as further set out in this Number 1.9 ("Category 2Settlement Amount Limits"). For this purpose "Projected Settlement Amount"means at any time, with respect to a Clearing Member and a final settlement day(Number 1.18.4 of the Eurex Contract Specifications and/or Number 2.13.5 of the Eurex Contract Specifications), the aggregate gross short amount for any individualand/or all currencies in which FX Futures and Options contracts are to be settled thatin the determination of Eurex Clearing AG would be required to be settled by theClearing Member on the relevant final settlement day taking into account all FXFutures contracts and FX Options contracts that are Own Transactions, Customer-Related Transactions, NCM-Related Transactions or RC-Related Transactions of the Clearing Member.

To the extent necessary or practicable Eurex Clearing AG shall for the purposes ofdetermination of Projected Settlement Amounts convert any amounts at prevailingexchange rates into the amount in which the Settlement Amount Limit is expressed.

The Clearing Member is required to ensure that the Projected Settlement Amountdoes not exceed the relevant Settlement Amount Limit (if any).

(2) Where Eurex Clearing AG has determined Settlement Amount Limits, it will provideat least a daily report to each Clearing Member detailing the related ProjectedSettlement Amounts determined with respect to the Clearing Member. EurexClearing AG will publish further details and guidelines regarding the determination ofSettlement Amount Limits and the applicable mitigation measures on its website(www.eurexclearing.com). These details and guidlines may be amended from time to time and published accordingly.

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(3) In case the Projected Settlement Amount of a Clearing Member exceeds a relatedSettlement Amount Limit, applicable at that point in time, this shall constitute a breach by the Clearing Member. In this case Eurex Clearing AG shall - in addition to any other measures available to it under these Clearing Conditions - be entitled totake the following mitigation measures:

(a) In case of a breach of a Category 1 Settlement Amount Limit Eurex Clearing AGshall be entitled to demand that the Clearing Member breaching a Category 1 Settlement Amount Limit immeadiately takes any measures that are necessaryor expedient to reduce the Projected Settlement Amount below this limit.

(b) In case of a breach of a Category 2 Settlement Amount Limit, Eurex ClearingAG shall be entitled to, and the Clearing Member hereby irrevocalby authorises(bevollmächtigt) Eurex Clearing AG to, (i) effect Own Transactions of the Clearing Member in FX Futures contracts and/or FX Options contracts for and on behalf of the Clearing Member (ii) take any actions it deems necessary orexpedient in relation thereto, in each case with the aim to remedy the breach ofthe Category 2 Settlement Amount Limit.


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Part 2 Clearing of Futures Contracts

The following provisions shall apply to the Clearing of futures contract transactionsspecified in Number 1 of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and OptionsContracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich (“Eurex Contract Specifications”).

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2.1.2 Daily Settlement Price

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(5) Reference times

Contract Reference Time (CET)

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FX Futures 17:30 (15:00 on every expiryday of a series / thirdWednesday of the expirymonth for the expiringcontract)

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2.19 Clearing of FX Futures Contracts

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2.19.4 Failure to Pay

(1) Procedures in respect of defaulting Clearing Member

Unless otherwise stated below, the procedure set out in this Number 2.19.4 onlyapplies in the case that a Clearing Member’s failure to settle a Transaction cannot be attributed to a Termination Event in respect of this Clearing Member. If EurexClearing AG determines (initially or at any time during the procedure set out herein)that a Termination Event in respect of the defaulting Clearing Member has occurred,Eurex Clearing AG will instead take measures against the defaulting ClearingMember in accordance with the Termination provisions set out in Chapter I.

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amount payable by it in respect of a Transaction on the settlement day (as perNumber 2.19.1) or (ii) fails to match a corresponding settlement instruction inaccordance with the CLS procedures by 23.00 CET on the Business Dayimmediately prior to the settlement day (for the purposes of this Number 2.19.4 a“defaulting Clearing Member”), Eurex Clearing AG shall be entitled to take thefollowing measures:

(a) Eurex Clearing AG will instruct the settlement of the Transaction outside CLS bydebiting the outstanding currency amount from the relevant Payment Bank orcentral bank account of the defaulting Clearing Member on the settlement day.Any currency amounts payable to the defaulting Clearing Member in respect ofthe Transaction will be credited subsequently to its relevant Payment Bank orcentral bank account on the settlement day.

(b) If the Transaction cannot be settled outside CLS pursuant to Paragraph (a) dueto insufficient funding on the relevant Payment Bank or central bank accounts ofthe defaulting Clearing Member and if Eurex Clearing AG determines that theinability of the defaulting Clearing Member to settle does not amount to a Termination Event (e.g. in the case of technical errors or a temporary generalunavailability of the relevant currency), and a settlement of the Transaction istherefore excluded, Eurex Clearing AG may, on or after the settlement day,enter directly or indirectly into one or more replacement transactions on the FXmarket in order to obtain the currency amount(s) on a gross or net basis thatwould have been payable by the defaulting Clearing Member if the Transactionhad been fulfilled in accordance to 2.19.3 (a “Buy-In”). Any costs, losses orexpenses incurred as a result of doing the replacement transactions will becovered by the defaulting Clearing Member.Eurex Clearing AG will perform a cash settlement of the Transaction with the defaulting Clearing Member in thequotation currency on the settlement day. The cash settlement price will bedetermined by (i) the exchange rate price of the failed delivery instruction (i.e.the final settlement price of the Transaction) or (ii) the execution price of the Buy-In (as defined in Paragraph (c) below).

(c) In the case that a cash settlement or a Termination Event occurs with respect tothe defaulting Clearing Member but the corresponding Transaction(s) with thenon-defaulting Clearing Member(s) have been physically settled in accordancewith Paragraph (2)(a) or (b), Eurex Clearing AG may, on the settlement day orthe next following Business Day, enter into one or more replacementtransactions on the spot market in order to obtain the currency amount thatwould have been payable by the defaulting Clearing Member if the Transactionhad not been settled in cash or if no Termination Event had occurred (a “Buy-In”). If Eurex Clearing AG incurs a loss due to the fact that the Buy-In can beexecuted only at a different price than the original exchange rate price of thefailed delivery instruction (i.e. the final settlement price), the execution price ofthe Buy-In will be used as the cash settlement price. If the Buy-In comprisesseveral replacement transactions, the execution price is calculated based onvolume weighted average price of these transactions. The maximum price forthe Buy-In shall be the final settlement price plus 100% premium.


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(cd) If a Transaction has been settled outside CLS pursuant to Paragraph (a), thedefaulting Clearing Member shall pay a contractual penalty to Eurex ClearingAG calculated in accordance with Chapter I Part 1 Number 14.2.2. If a cashsettlement pursuant to Paragraph (b) has taken place, the defaulting ClearingMember shall pay a contractual penalty with respect to each failed deliveryinstruction of EUR 50,000 per Business Day or the corresponding equivalent inCHF from the settlement day (inclusive) until the day on which the Buy-In hasbeen completed. In each case, the right of Eurex Clearing AG to claim furtherdamages in accordance with Paragraph (3) shall remain unaffected.

(2) Procedures in respect of non-defaulting Clearing Member

If Eurex Clearing AG takes measures in respect of a Transaction of a defaultingClearing Member in accordance with Paragraph (1), Eurex Clearing AG may performthe following steps in respect of any corresponding Transaction with a non-defaultingClearing Member:

(a) Eurex Clearing AG will instruct in CLS the same day settlement of the corresponding Transaction with the non-defaulting Clearing Member to whompayment of the outstanding currency amount is due.

(b) If the same day settlement of the corresponding Transaction in CLS is notpossible due to the defaulting Clearing Member’s inability to settle as describedin Paragraph (1), Eurex Clearing AG may instruct the payment of any currencyamounts payable by or to the non-defaulting Clearing Member in respect of the corresponding Transaction outside CLS via the relevant Payment Bank orcentral bank accounts of the non-defaulting Clearing Member on the settlementday.

(c) If the settlement outside CLS fails due to insufficient funding on the relevantPayment Bank or central bank accounts of the non-defaulting Clearing Member,Eurex Clearing AG will perform a cash settlement with the non-defaultingClearing Member in respect of the corresponding Transaction. The cashsettlement price will be determined by the exchange rate price of the faileddelivery instruction (i.e. the final settlement price of the Transaction).

(3) The defaulting Clearing Member shall bear all costs and damages incurred by EurexClearing AG as a consequence of the measures taken pursuant to thisNumber 2.19.4.

2.19.5 Settlement Amount Limits

Eurex Clearing AG may determine Settlement Amount Limits for FX Futures contracts inaccordance with Part 1 Number 1.9.

2.19.6 Specific Provisions for Interim Participation

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Part 3 Clearing of Options Contracts

The following provisions shall apply to the Clearing of Options contract transactionsspecified in Number 2 of the Contract Specifications for Futures Contracts and OptionsContracts at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich (“Eurex Contract Specifications”).

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3.13 Clearing of FX-Options Contracts

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3.13.5 Settlement Amount Limits

Eurex Clearing AG may determine Settlement Amount Limits for FX Options contracts inaccordance with Part 1 Number 1.9.

3.13.6 Failure to Pay

(1) If a Transaction cannot be settled within CLS due to the fact that a CLEARING

MEMBER (i) does not provide sufficient funding on its CLS ACCOUNT to cover thecurrency amount payable by it in respect of a Transaction on the settlement day (asper Number 3.13.1) or (ii) fails to match a corresponding settlement instruction inaccordance with the CLS procedures by 23.00 CET on the Business Dayimmediately prior to the settlement day, and the CLEARING MEMBER’s failure to settlea Transaction cannot be attributed to a Termination Event in respect of thisCLEARING MEMBER, EUREX CLEARING AG shall be entitled to take the same measuresas set out in Part 2 Number 2.19.4In the event that a Clearing Member fails to payany currency amounts in respect of a Transaction on the settlement day (as perNumber 3.13.1), Eurex Clearing AG shall be entitled to take the same measures asdescribed in Part 2 Number 2.19.4 with respect to FX Futures contracts, providedthat:

(a) the cash settlement price as defined in Part 2 Number 2.19.4(1)(b) shall bedetermined by (i) the final settlement price of the corresponding FX Futurescontract or (ii) the execution price of the Buy-In;

(b) losses incurred by Eurex Clearing AG in the context of a Buy-In shall bedetermined by the difference between the final settlement price of the corresponding FX Futures contract and the execution price of the Buy-In; andthat

(c) the maximum price for the Buy-In shall be the final settlement price of the corresponding FX Futures contract plus 100% premium.


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(2) The provisions on contractual penalties, costs and damages set out in Part 2 Number 2.19.4 shall apply accordingly.

3.13.7 Specific Provisions for Interim Participation

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Agreementfor the Participation in the Individual Clearing Model under Client Clearing Documentation

between

__________________________

as Clearing Member

and

__________________________

as ICM Client

and

Eurex Clearing AG, Frankfurt/Main.


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This participation agreement (the “ICM Participation Agreement”) is dated_______________________ [please include original date of the agreement], as amended andrestated as of _______________________ [please include date of amendment to the agreement ordelete this part], and entered into

BETWEEN:

(1) ___________________________________________________________________

(legal name)

acting through / having its ( registered) office at

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________as Clearing Member (the “Clearing Member”);

(2) ___________________________________________________________________

(legal name)

acting through / having its ( registered) office at

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________,as Non-Clearing Member and/or Registered Customer (the “Non-Clearing Member”and/or “Registered Customer”, and for the purposes of the ICM-CCD, the “ICMClient”); and

(3) Eurex Clearing Aktiengesellschaft, a stock company (Aktiengesellschaft)incorporated under the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, registered in thecommercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht) in Frankfurt am Main underHRB 44828 and having its registered seat in Frankfurt am Main, with its businessaddress at Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Federal Republic of Germany,(“Eurex Clearing AG”).

The Clearing Member, the ICM Client and Eurex Clearing AG are hereinafter alsoreferred to as the “Parties” and each of them as a “Party”.


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Part 3 Transaction Types included in the Clearing; Direct SegregatedMargin Transfer and Retransfer

1 Transaction Types included in the Clearing

The ICM Client shall participate in the Clearing pursuant to this ICM ParticipationAgreement in accordance with the following elections:

o Registered Customer for the following Transaction Types:

Chapter II Transactions Concluded at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich(Eurex Exchanges)

Chapter VII Transactions Concluded on the European Energy Exchange (EEX)

Chapter VIII Part 2 Clearing of OTC Credit Derivative Transactions

Chapter VIII Part 3 Clearing of OTC Interest Rate Derivative Transactions.

o Non-Clearing Member for the following Transaction Types:

Chapter II Transactions Concluded at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich(Eurex Exchanges) for the following MCR-Product Groups:

Equity & Index Products

Fixed Income Products

International CBF-settled Products

UK & Irish Products

KOSPI Products

FX Products

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2 Direct Segregated Margin Transfer

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Attachment 2 to Eurex Clearing circular 067/14 OTC Rules

Conditions for Utilization of the OTC Trade Entry Facilities As of 07.07.2014

(General Conditions for Participation) Page 1

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INSERTIONS ARE UNDERLINED

DELETIONS ARE CROSSED OUT

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Annex A to the General Conditions for Participation:

OTC Periods of Use (all times in CET)

Futures-Contracts

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FX (Foreign Exchange) Futures Contracts

Product Product ID Start – End*

Sterling - Swiss Franc Futures FCPF 08:00-22:00

Sterling - US Dollar Futures FCPU 08:00-22:00

Euro - Sterling Futures FCEP 08:00-22:00

Euro - Swiss Franc Futures FCEF 08:00-22:00

Euro - US Dollar Futures FCEU 08:00- 22:00

US Dollar - Swiss Franc Futures FCUF 08:00-22:00

* On the expiry day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiry month) the entry of trades in theexpiring front month contract using the OTC Block Trade Entry Functionality is possible until 15:00CET.

Attachment 2 to Eurex Clearing circular 067/14 OTC Rules

Conditions for Utilization of the OTC Trade Entry Facilities As of 07.07.2014

(General Conditions for Participation) Page 2

Options Contracts

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FX (Foreign Exchange) Options Contracts

Product Product ID Start – End*

Sterling - Swiss Franc Options OCPF 08:00- 20:00

Sterling - US Dollar Options OCPU 08:00- 20:00

Euro - Sterling Options OCEP 08:00- 20:00

Euro - Swiss Franc Options OCEF 08:00- 20:00

Euro - US Dollar Options OCEU 08:00- 20:00

US Dollar - Swiss Franc Options OCUF 08:00- 20:00

* On the expiry day of a series (third Wednesday of the expiry month) the entry of trades in theexpiring front month contract using the OTC Block Trade Entry Functionality is possible until 15:00CET.

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Application for Set-up / Deletion / Changeof Securities Accounts and ClearerCash Accounts

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Eurex Clearing AGMember Services & Admission60485 Frankfurt/MainGermany

Fax: +49-(0)69-2 11-1 16 41

Applicant

* Company Name of Applicant

Address

* Street No * Address 1

* Zip Code * City

*

Contact person

* First Name

* Last Name

* Phone no. Fax no.

* E-mail

Land

ID of Clearing Member BIC of Clearing Member

2. Securities Accounts

2.1 As a Clearing Member we herewith request the following set-up / deletion / change of the SecuritiesAccounts:

a) CBF / Cascade

and / or

b) CBF / Creation linked6-Series Account

and / or

d) SIS

Main Account Securities Account(Margin)

Securities Account(Clearing Fonds)

Securities Account(Company Capital)

0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 1 5 8 0




6 6 6 6

Main AccountSecurities Account

(Margin)

D D M M Y Y

Set-up effective

Deletion effective(after close of business)

Change effective(after close of business)



D D M M Y Y

D D M M Y Y

c) CBL / Creation

and / or


1. Provision of collateral for clients

Cash only: We will provide collateral in cash only (in that case no securities account is needed)

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Securities (and cash): We will provide collateral in securities (and cash)


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Additionally, we wish to use the Reuse of GC Pooling ® Collateral for Eurex ClearingMargining (only applicable for GC Pooling Trading Participants):

2.2 As a Clearing Member we provide securities for

by Xemac Collateral Management Tool. The Xemac connection exists for the ownCascade Account:

Margin Collateral/Clearing Fonds

Company Capital (set-up as needed)

with the following account for Xemac

for CBL international clients on the basis of the Eurex Clearing Pledge Agreement

3.1 As a Clearing Member we herewith request the set-up of the following cash accounts for the purposesspecified below:

a) “Margin-Cash Account”: For daily settlement of margin according to chapter I, part 1 subsection 2.1.2 paragraph 4(b) of the ClearingConditions for Eurex Clearing AG

b) “Eurex Core-Cash Account”: For regulation of transaction in Eurex cash settled productsc) “Intraday Margin-Cash Account”: For regulation of intraday margins calls

Euro (EUR)Information obligatory for all Clearing Members:

TARGET2 Account / (euroSIC)

Name of Account Holder

BIC of Account Holder

SWIFT address (if other than BIC)

3. Cash Accounts

Margin Collateral

2.3 As a Clearing Member we provide securities for

Clearing Fonds

Company Capital (set-up as needed)

by CBL/CmaX* Collateral Management Tool.

* accounts in the name of Eurex Clearing AG


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British Pound (GBP)2

Name of Payment Bank

Account No. of Payment Bank



Sort Code of Payment Bank

U.S. dollar (USD)3 4





3 For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearing transactions concluded at Eurex Deutschlandand Eurex Zürich which settle in USD.

2 For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearing transactions concluded at Eurex Deutschland,Eurex Zürich and OTC Clear interest rate derivative which settle in GBP.

4 For clearing members who participate in the clearing transactions concluded at OTC Clear interest ratederivative, a USD cash account is for Margin Calls outside of Target2 and SNB business hours mandatory.

Korean Won (KRW)5

Name of Payment Bank Shinhan Bank




5 For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearing transactions concluded at Eurex Deutschlandand Eurex Zürich which settle in KRW. We acknowledge that Eurex Clearing AG will provide our KRW paymentbank with the following information regarding transaction fees in KRW due to Eurex Clearing AG: Name of theEurex Clearing Member, Exchange, Currency, Product ID and Total Monthly Fees.

Swiss Franc (CHF)1

SNB- / SIC Account


BIC Code of Account Holder

1 This CHF cash account is obligatory for Clearing Members who participate in the clearing of transactionsconcluded at Eurex Deutschland and Eurex Zürich and for the Clearing of Securities Lending transactions inswiss securities. For OTC Clear interest rate derivative transactions this is optional.


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CLS Account

Name of Settlement Location CLS



BIC of the addressed CLS account (11 digits)

SWIFT address (12 digits)

For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearing transactions concluded at Eurex Deutschlandand Eurex Zürich which settle FX-products.

Clearing Members need to ensure that they are in the position to settle all FX-Products related currencies withinCLS: EUR, CHF, GBP and USD.

3.2 Buy-in Cash AccountFor the settlement of cash differences originating from the buy-in procedure, one account per currency cleared has tobe provided.

Euro (EUR) - information obligatory for all Clearing Members:

Yen (JPY)6





6 For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for OTC Clear interest rate derivatives which settle in JPY.

Or optional for Eurex Repo and / or Eurex Bonds Clearing Members only:

6-Series Account, CBL Account orEuroclear Account


RTGS Account / euroSIC Account




Taiwan Dollar (TWD)






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Swiss Franc (CHF) - information obligatory for Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearingtransactions concluded at Eurex Deutschland, Eurex Zürich and FWB - Multi-Currency as well as for clearing ofSecurities Lending transactions in Swiss securities.

SNB- / SIC Account



Or optional for FWB - Multi-Currency Clearing Members

6-Series Account


British Pound (GBP) - information obligatory for Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearingtransactions concluded at Eurex GBP-products7, FWB - Multi-Currency

Or:

6-Series AccountName of Account Holder


Account No. at the Payment Bank




U.S. Dollar (USD) - information obligatory for Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearingtransactions concluded at Eurex USD-products7, FWB - Multi-Currency, Eurex-Bonds USD Products.

Or:6-Series Account



Account No. at the Payment Bank



7 Otherwise, the form “Restriction in Admission to Derivatives Trading” will have to be submitted.

CBL Account or Euroclear Account


Or optional for Eurex Bonds Clearing Members only:

Swedish Krona (SEK) - information obligatory for Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for clearingtransactions concluded at Eurex Deutschland, Eurex Zürich8, FWB - Multi-Currency


8 Otherwise, the form “Restriction in Admission to Derivatives Trading” will have to be submitted.


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Danish Krone (DKK) - information obligatory for Clearing Members taking part in Clearing transactions at Eurex Bonds, whichare settled in DKK.

6-Series Account / CBL / Euroclear AccountName of Account Holder

Australian Dollar (AUD), Kanadian Dollar (CAD), Japanese Yen (JPY) - information obligatory for Clearing Membersholding a Clearing License for clearing transactions concluded at FWB - Multi-Currency (AUD, CAD, JPY).


Please note that these settings will take effect on all markets. Should you wish to limit your decision for conversion, pleasecontact your Key Account Manager.

3.3 Cash Fee Account

Used for debiting CCP transaction and service fees, transaction feed for Eurex as well as technical and cash defaultpayments.Per default, CCP transaction fees in the trading currencies Swedish Krona (SEK), Japanese Yen (YEN), Canadian Dollar(CAD), Danish Krone (DKK) and Australian Dollar (AUD) are converted into Euro (EUR). Transaction fees resulting fromtransactions in Swiss Franc (CHF) cannot be converted9.For direct debiting of Eurex transaction fees, for technical and cash default payments and credits in KRW, the accountmentioned under 2.2 will be used.Optionally, also transaction fees in the currencies British Pound (GBP) and U.S. dollar (USD) can be converted into EUR.

We would like our CCP transaction fees in the currencies GBP and USD to be converted into EUR.

RTGS Account / euroSIC Account




Euro (EUR)

CBF Account or CBL Account orEuroclear Bank Account


Or optional for Specific Lender in the Lending CCP:

Swiss Franc (CHF)

Please provide this account by submitting the form “Eurex Clearing AG - Debit Authorisation Transaction Fees,CCP Transactions and Service Fees, and Technical and Cash Default Payments in CHF” which you can find underthe following link: http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/resources/forms/

CBF Account or CBL Account orEuroclear Bank AccountName of Account Holder


http://www.eurexchange.com/exchange-en/resources/forms/


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British Pound (GBP)






U.S. dollar (USD)9




SWIFT Address (if other than BIC)

9 Should you wish to convert the CCP transaction fees into Swiss Franc (CHF), U.S. dollar (USD) or British Pound (GBP),please contact your Key Account Manager.

CBF Account or CBL Account orEuroclear Bank AccountName of Account Holder


Date27 Mai 2014

* Place Company stamp and authorized signature (name in capital letters)

Yen (JPY)10





10 For Clearing Members holding a Clearing License for OTC Clear interest rate derivatives which settle in JPY.

Taiwan Dollar (TWD)





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FX products: Settlement process description

1. Overview

Trading and Clearing of FX futures and options contracts will result in payment instructions on the expiration dateevery month that will physically settle on a payment vs. payment basis in CLS. The Options are European style socan only be exercised at the expiration date of the option.

The contracts will go into delivery or can be exercised on third Wednesday of the contract month called expirationdate and settled in CLS two days later the expiration date (called settlement day “S”). Any FX futures that have notbeen closed out or rolled before expiration and FX options that have been exercised and assigned at expiration datewill be automatically delivered and exercised on S-2.

Eurex Clearing plans to settle the payment instructions in CLS using the CLS Third party service provider. Thismeans Eurex Clearing will forward its instructions via SWIFT message MT304 to the third party service provider who,after checking the agreed requirements, will forward the instructions to CLS in the morning of S-1. Simultaneously,Eurex Clearing will also be sending the corresponding Clearing Member (CM) instructions to the CM for furtherprocessing via Swift message MT300. The CM participating in the clearing of the product group “FX products” will berequired to instruct the corresponding instruction into CLS promptly to ensure that Eurex Clearing instructions matchwith the corresponding CM instructions in CLS by 23:00 CET on S-1. Given only matched instructions can settle inCLS any unmatched instructions will be rejected by 00:00 CET on S-1/S by CLS.

Payment instructions out of the relevant futures and options positions per account will be summarized in the followingEurex reports:

• CE050 “Expiration Payment vs. Payment” (exercised and assigned option positions as well as notifiedand allocated future positions which will be going in delivery) and

• CE051 “FX Transactions & Instructions” (payment instructions effectively resulting from the CE050report with appropriate settlement status):

o summarized on currency rate (final settlement price for futures, strike price for Put/Calloptions) for each currency pair,

o consolidated per CM and Non-Clearing Member (NCM).


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Settlement process – message flow

Step 1: Eurex Clearing will send F/X “Trade” Confirmations - MT300 messages to CM A, who is a Settlement Memberat CLS. These messages will be in line with corresponding Eurex report RPTCE051.

Step 2: Eurex Clearing will send F/X “Trade” Confirmations - MT300 messages to CM B, who is a third party in CLSand will be using a Settlement Member as a third-party service provider. These messages will be in line with thecorresponding Eurex report RPTCE051.

Step 3: Eurex Clearing will send MT304 messages to its third-party service provider, who is a Settlement Member atCLS, as settlement instructions for CM A as the counterparty.

Step 4: Eurex Clearing will send MT304 messages to its third-party service provider, who is a Settlement Member atCLS as settlement instructions for CM B as the other counterparty.

Step 5: The third-party service provider will forward instructions received from Eurex Clearing to CLS.

Step 6: The CM B will forward the instruction to the Settlement Member for forwarding to CLS

Step 7: The Settlement Member of CM B will instruct the corresponding instructions into CLS to match them withEurex Clearing’s instructions.

Step 8: The CM A will instruct the corresponding instructions to CLS to match them with Eurex Clearing’s instructions.

Step 9: The third-party service provider confirms the completion of the CLS settlement cycle. Once confirmationreceived, Eurex Clearing releases the margins held and the collateral pledged for the related FX futures and optionspositions.

Steps 1 to 4 are performed overnight between the last trading day and S-1 (value date -1). Step 5 is performed earlyon S-1. Step 6 to 8 must be performed on S-1 by 23:00 CET the latest. Any instructions unmatched by midnight arerejected by CLS. Step 9 is performed on S (value date) after the CLS batch, at approx. 09:30 CET.


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2. Pre-requisite for trading of FX futures and options

Eurex Clearing requires all interested CMs to have CLS connectivity in place. This can be achieved either by an ownCLS Settlement Membership or through a CLS third-party service provider.

Without this infrastructure, CMs and their associated NCMs are not allowed to trade FX products.

3. SWIFT message structure

Below is a sample of an MT300 SWIFT message instruction sent to a CM by Eurex Clearing. The CM is also aSettlement Member in CLS. In this example, the CM bought Euro and sold U.S. dollar (EURUDS):

Swift Sender: Eurex ClearingSwift Receiver: Eurex Clearing Member:15A: New Sequence:20: Sender Reference:21: Related Reference:22A: Type of Operation:94A: Scope of Operation:22C: Common Reference:82A: Party A:87A: Party B:15B: New Sequence:30T: Trade Date:30V: Value Date:36: Exchange Rate:32B: Currency & Amount – Bought:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent:33B: Currency & Amount – Sold:57A: Receiving Agent

{1:F01EUXCDEFZAXXX0000000000}{2:I300CLRTDEFFXXXXN}{4::15A::20:TESTXXXX52657194:21:TESTXXXX52657194:22A:NEWT:94A:AGNT:22C:CLRTFF0131EUXCFZ:82A:EUXCDEFZXXX:87A:CLRTDEFFXXX:15B::30T:20130816:30V:20130818:36:1,31:32B:EUR10000000,:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:XXXXXXXXXXX1

:33B:USD13100000,:57A:CLSBUS33XXX

Below is a sample of the corresponding MT304 SWIFT message instruction sent by Eurex Clearing to its third-partyservice provider. In this example, the CM bought Euro and sold U.S. dollar (EURUDS):

Swift Sender: Eurex ClearingSwift Receiver: CLS Service Provider:15: New Sequence:20: Sender Reference:21: Related Reference:22A: Type of Operation:94A: Scope of Operation:83D: Fund:82A: Fund Manager:87A: Executing Broker:15B: New Sequence:30T: Trade Date:30V: Value Date:36: Exchange Rate:32B: Currency & Amount – Bought:53A: Delivery Agent:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent:33B: Currency & Amount – Sold:57A: Receiving Agent:72:Sender to Receiver Information

{1:F01EUXCDEFZAXXX0198000673}{2:I304XXXXXXXXXXX}{4::15A::20:TESTXXXX52657159:21:TESTXXXX52657159:22A:NEWT:94A:ASET:83D:NA:82A:EUXCDEFZXXX:87A:CLRTDEFFXXX:15B::30T:20130816:30V:20130818:36:1,31:32B:USD13100000,:53A:CLRTDEFFXXX:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:XXXXXXXXXXX:33B:EUR10000000,:57A:CLSBUS33XXX:72:/BNF///OPTIONS (FUTURES)

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Below is a sample of an MT300 SWIFT message instruction sent to a CM which is not a Settlement Member at CLSitself, but uses a third-party service provider for its CLS business. In this example, the CM bought Euro and sold U.S.dollar (EURUDS):

Swift Sender: Eurex ClearingSwift Receiver: Eurex Clearing Member:15A: New Sequence:20: Sender Reference:21: Related Reference:22A: Type of Operation:94A: Scope of Operation:22C: Common Reference:82A: Party A:87A: Party B:15B: New Sequence:30T: Trade Date:30V: Value Date:36: Exchange Rate:32B: Currency & Amount – Bought:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent:33B: Currency & Amount – Sold:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent

{1:F01EUXCDEFZAXXX0000000000}{2:I300ABCIDEFFXXXXN}{4::15A::20:TESTXXXX52657345:21:TESTXXXX52657345:22A:NEWT:94A:AGNT:22C:ABCIFF0131EUXCFZ:82A:EUXCDEFZXXX:87A:ABCIDEFFXXX:15B::30T:20130816:30V:20130818:36:1,31:32B:USD13100000,:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:XXXXXXXXXXX:33B:EUR10000000,:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:COMMDEFFXXX

Below is the corresponding counterparty MT304 from Eurex Clearing to its third-party service provider.In this example, the CM sold Euro and bought U.S. dollar (EURUDS):

Swift Sender: Eurex ClearingSwift Receiver: CLS Service Provider:15: New Sequence:20: Sender Reference:21: Related Reference:22A: Type of Operation:94A: Scope of Operation:83D: Fund:82A: Fund Manager:87A: Executing Broker:15B: New Sequence:30T: Trade Date:30V: Value Date:36: Exchange Rate:32B: Currency & Amount – Bought:53A: Delivery Agent:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent:33B: Currency & Amount – Sold:56A: Intermediary:57A: Receiving Agent:72:Sender to Receiver Information

{1:F01EUXCDEFZAXXX0198000673}{2:I304XXXXXXXXXXX}{4::15A::20:TESTXXXX52657321:21:TESTXXXX52657321:22A:NEWT:94A:ASET:83D:NA:82A:EUXCDEFZXXX:87A:ABCIDEFFXXX:15B::30T:20130816:30V:20130818:36:1,31:32B:EUR10000000,:53A:COMMDEFFXXX:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:XXXXXXXXXXX:33B:USD13100000,:56A:CLSBUS33XXX:57A:COMMDEFXXX:72:/BNF///OPTIONS (FUTURES)


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4. Settlement Amount Limit

4.1 Process

The following limits are being imposed at CM level on the settlement exposure due for settlement from FX futures andOptions contracts on S in CLS in order to manage the liquidity exposure of the Third party service provider.Settlement exposure is calculated by taking into consideration aggregate short positions in the front month contractsacross all currencies converted in euros for the respective CM

§ Limit 1 of EUR 500 million per CM enforceable 6 days before settlement (4 days prior to expiry)

If a CM has an overall settlement exposure above the limit 1, the CM will be contacted by Eurex Clearing toensure that CM starts managing the exposure

§ Limit 2 of EUR 700 million per CM enforceable 4 days before settlement (2 days prior to expiry)

If a CM has an overall settlement exposure above the limit 2, the CM’s is obliged to reduce the settlementexposure. In case the CM not able to reduce the exposure below to the limit, Eurex Clearing will close positionsof the CM. In such a case, the respective CM will be requested by Eurex Clearing to specify a Eurex user IDwhich can be used by the Eurex Clearing to address the excess to the settlement amount limit. Any cost/lossesincurred as a result of the close out would be assigned to the impacted CM.

The impacted CM will not be allowed to increase the settlement amount above the limit for the particular expiryuntil the expiration date i.e. S-2. Any new trades done exceeding the limit will be closed out as per above.

4.2 Report for managing the Settlement Amount Limit

§ A new daily overnight report, CE055 – FX Settlement Limit report, will show the projected settlement amountand if there is a breach of the limit, the excess amount above the limit will be shown

5. Late delivery handling

5.1 Introduction

Eurex Clearing intends to settle all payment instructions in CLS but due to reasons below if a CM payment instructionfails to settle in CLS, Eurex Clearing will settle the failed instructions using its payment bank infrastructure on a nonpayment vs payment basis (i.e. the debit instructions need to be met first before credit instructions can be released).

The reasons for failure to settle in CLS could be –

- Unmatched instructions in CLS by 23:00 CET on S-1. If a CM directly or indirectly fails to input its side ofinstruction into CLS, this will result in unmatched instructions in CLS

- Insufficient funding by the CM in CLS. If a CM as a Settlement Member or the relevant third party provider ifa third party in CLS is unable to provide the required funding, the instructions may not settle in CLS

5.2 Settlement using the payment bank infrastructure

The failed instructions in CLS related to the CM will be netted and settled using Eurex Clearing’s payment bankinfrastructure. The entities that are part of the payment infrastructure are described below –


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EUR CHF USD GBP

Target2 SNB Bank of America Barclays plc

EuroSic CHF SIC Account Citibank N.A. Citibank N.A. (London Branch)

Deutsche Bank Trust CompanyAmericas (DBTCA)

Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch)

HSBC Bank USA N.A. JP Morgan Chase N.A.

JP Morgan Chase N.A. HSBC Bank plc

Bank of New York Mellon Royal Bank of Scotland plc

Based on the net payment instructions, the debit instructions related to the outstanding amounts will be sent to thepayment accounts used by the CM. The CM is required to meet the debit instruction by 10:00 CET on S. Once all thedebit instructions have been met, the credit instructions will be released by Eurex Clearing.

If the debit instruction is not met by 10:00 CET on S but no CM default has occurred, then Eurex Clearing will act onthe same day market to buy the respective currency amount. If Eurex Clearing is not able to act on the same daymarket for any reason, then the Third Party Service Provider will conduct the respective transactions. Any costs thatare incurred by the same day market transaction(s) are covered by the CM that was unable to settle the instructionsin CLS and via the payment bank infrastructure.

6. Default handling

There are two scenarios for a CM default as described below –

Scenario 1 - Default Handling of Derivative PositionsIn case the CM default occurs by the last trading day, the general ‘default handling of derivative positions’ of EurexClearing applies. Once the insolvency proceedings have been opened, all derivative positions of a defaulting CM willbe set to close-out netting (in relation to the chosen segregation model).

Scenario 2 - Default Handling of Pending DeliveriesIf the CM default occurs after midnight on S-1, the ‘default handling of pending deliveries’ will apply. The settlementinstructions matched within CLS cannot be rescinded and will settle in CLS. In such a scenario, Eurex Clearing willstep into the delivery process to guarantee delivery of the non-failing member and the defaulting member will beclosed-out in line with Eurex Clearing´s existing procedures.

Eurex Clearing will act on the same day market to buy the respective currency amount. If Eurex Clearing is not ableto act on the same day market for any reason, then the Third Party Service Provider will conduct the respectivetransactions. Any costs that are incurred by the same day market transaction are covered by Eurex Clearing’s lines ofdefense.


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7. Risk

The Risk Based Margining method (RBM) is applied, i. e. one margin class is set up for each currency pair. The FXproducts will be integrated into Prisma at a later stage.

For the option pricing model Garman Kohlhagen (Black 76) is used. Margin parameters (MP) are based on an EWMA(Exponentially-Weighted Moving Average) volatility (30 or 250 days) and on a liquidity factor:

• Holding Period 2 days,

• MP = VolatilityEWMA 30d or 250d x Risk Factor x Liquidity Factor,

• The minimum margin parameter is set at 3.5 percent for non-CHF pairs and 5.5 percent for CHF pairs.

Margin offsets are granted by margin class, i.e. for futures and options on the same currency pairs whereas they arenot granted by margin group, i.e. for futures and options on different currency pairs (inherent risks in the settlementprocedure). FX products are included in the Standard Clearing Fund. The margin requirement is valid until finalsettlement of the physical delivery (T+2). After expiration, only the additional margin is required.

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