Eurex Clearing currently functions as the central counterparty for trading in financial derivatives at Eurex and for cash-market trading in German federal bonds on the ECN Eurex Bonds, which Eurex has been operating with leading international bond trading houses since October. During the second quarter of next year, the clearinghouse will be open for repos that international market participants have been able to trade via the ECN since the beginning of October. This will be followed by clearing and netting for equities.
"We have the tried-and-tested technology and also have the critical mass that no other European clearinghouse has to offer today," said Nägeli. This combination positions Eurex Clearing as the best solution for the market, he added.