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Contract Specifications
Contract size
100 (ODTL: 2,000) index fund shares of the underlying.
Settlement
Physical delivery of the respective index fund shares two exchange days after the last trading day.
Minimum price change
EUR 0.01 or USD 0.01.
Contract months
Fixed Income ETF Options are generally available at Eurex Deutschland with terms of the next 13 consecutive months. The January and December expirations for the following two years are also available, if not already included in the next 13 consecutive month cycle. When the August contract expires, expiration of January for a fourth year shall become available. When the September contract expires, expiration of December for a fourth year shall become available.
For OHYG and OEAC options contracts are with terms up to the next, the second and the third succeeding expiration days as well as up to and including the next three succeeding quarterly expiration days (March, June, September, December) thereafter.
For EHYU, EEMB, ELQD, ODBT, ODTM and ODTL options contracts are with terms up to the next six succeeding expiration days as well as up to and including the next two succeeding quarterly expiration days (March, June, September, December) thereafter.
Last trading day
The third Friday of each expiration month, if this is an exchange day; otherwise the exchange day immediately preceding that day. Close of trading in the expiring option series on the last trading day is at 17:30 CET.
Daily settlement price
The daily settlement price is established by Eurex. The daily settlement prices for ETF options are determined through the binomial model according to Cox/Ross/Rubinstein. If necessary, dividend expectations, current interest rates or other payments are taken into consideration.
Further details are available in the clearing conditions.
Exercise
OHYG, OEAC, ODBT, ODTM, ODTL, EHYU, EEMB and ELQD can only be exercised on the final settlement day (European-style) until the end of the Post-Trading Full-Period (20:00 CET).
OEMB, OQDE and OHYU can be exercised up to the end of the Post-Trading Full Period (20:00 CET) on any exchange day during the lifetime of the option (American-style).
The reference price for options on iShares ETFs shall be the price of the respective underlying security effected on the closing auction in the electronic trading system specified in the contract specifications.
Exercise prices
| Contract | Exercise price intervals in EUR or USD for contract months with a remaining lifetime of | ||
| ≤ 3 months | 4-12 months | 13-24 months | |
iShares EUR High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | n.a. |
iShares USD High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Market Bond UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
iShares EUR Corporate Bond UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | n.a. |
iShares USD Corporate Bond UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
iShares USD Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | n.a. |
iShares USD Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS Options | 0.5 | 0.5 | n.a. |
iShares USD Treasury Bond 20+yr UCITS Options | 0.05 | 0.05 | n.a. |
Number of exercise prices
Upon the admission of a contract, at least seven exercise prices shall be made available for each term for each call and put, such that three exercise prices are in-the-money, one is at-the-money and three are out-of-the-money.
Option premium
The premium is payable in full in the currency of the respective contract on the exchange day following the day of the trade.
Block Trades
Admitted to the Eurex Block Trade Service with a Minimum Block Trade Size of 100 contracts.
Market-Making Parameter
All quotation parameters at a glance
Mistrade Parameter
This file provides an overview of mistrade ranges for Options and Futures including information on their behavior close to expiration and in stressed markets.
Crossing Parameters
(section 2.6 Eurex Trading Conditions)
(1) Orders and Quotes relating to the same Instrument or Combined Instrument may, in case they could immediately be executed against each other, neither be entered knowingly by an Exchange Trader or several Exchange Traders of an Admitted Company (a “Cross Trade”) nor pursuant to a prior understanding between Exchange Traders of two different admitted companies (a “Pre-Arranged Trade”), unless the conditions according to Paragraph 2 have been fulfilled. The same shall apply for the entry of Orders as part of a Quote.
(2) A Cross Trade or a Pre-Arranged Trade is admissible if a participant in a Cross Trade or a Pre-Arranged Trade Eurex Trading System, announces his intention to execute a corresponding number of Contracts as Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades in the Order Book (“Trade Request”). The buying participant has to ensure that he himself or the selling participant enters the Trade Request. The Order or Quote giving rise to the Cross Trade or Pre-Arranged Trade must be entered one second at the earliest and 121 seconds at the latest after the entry of the Trade Request. Entering a Trade Request without entering the respective Order or Quote is not admissible.
(3) Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to Transactions consummated during the netting process in an auction (Number 1.4 Paragraphs 2 and Paragraph 3).
(4) The automated entry functionality for Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades of the Eurex Trading System may be used for entering Cross Trades or Pre-Arranged Trades. In this case, announcement and entry of the corresponding Orders pursuant to Paragraph 2 will be automated.
| Pre-Trading | Trading | Post-Trading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Late1 | Late2 | Restricted | ||
| 07:30 | 08:51 | 17:30 | 19:30 | 20:00 |
| Pre-Trading | Trading | Post-Trading | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Late1 | Late2 | Restricted | ||
| 07:30 | 08:51 | 17:30 |
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
No cash payment in CHF
No cash payment in CHF
No cash payment in CHF
Eurex is closed for trading in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading and clearing (exercise, settlement and cash) in all derivatives
Eurex is closed for trading in all derivatives
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Exchange transactions: Standard fees (A-, M- and P-accounts) | USD 0.30 per contract |
| TES transactions / Eurex EnLight: Standard fees (A-, M- and P-accounts) | USD 0.40 per contract |
| Exercise of options (A-, M- and P-accounts) | USD 0.30 per contract |
| Position transfer with cash transfer | USD 13.00 per transaction |
Market Status ⓘ
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