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Eurex

Can a vertically integrated derivatives exchange, CCP, and repo platform sustain its position as Europe's dominant listed derivatives infrastructure against global competition from CME and ICE?

Founded1998
HQEschborn, Germany
IndustryInfrastructure / Payments
The story

Eurex was founded in 1998 as a pan-European electronic derivatives exchange, rapidly growing into one of the world's largest by volume. It operates three regulated entities — Eurex Frankfurt AG (exchange), Eurex Clearing AG (CCP), and Eurex Repo GmbH (repo trading) — forming a vertically integrated market infrastructure group under Deutsche Börse. The company is not an embedded finance vendor; rather, it is the regulated market infrastructure that embedded finance providers and financial institutions connect to for derivatives clearing, settlement, and repo trading.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
1998
Eurex launched as a joint venture between Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange, becoming one of the world's largest derivatives exchanges.· pivot
2000
Eurex Clearing AG established as a central counterparty clearing house for derivatives and other financial instruments.· banking
2009
Eurex Repo GmbH established to offer electronic repo trading services.· banking
2012
Eurex attempted to acquire NYSE Euronext but the merger was blocked by European regulators.· acquisition
2021
German Federal Ministry of Finance clarified VAT exemption for Eurex connectivity and CCP settlement services.· banking
Regulated entities
Regulated Exchange / Central Counterparty (CCP)
Germany (BaFin) · 1998
Eurex Frankfurt AG
Regulated Clearing House / CCP
Germany (BaFin)
Eurex Clearing AG
Regulated Trading Venue
Germany
Eurex Repo GmbH
The stack
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