Eurex: Trading Statistics Full Year And December 2015 - Average Daily Volume Approximately 9.0 Million Contracts

Eurex:

In 2015, the international derivatives markets of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded a turnover of approximately 2.3 billion contracts (2014: 2.1 billion contracts). The total volume for 2015 splits into 1.7 billion contracts traded at Eurex Exchange (2014: 1.5 billion) and 599.8 million contracts traded at the International Securities Exchange (ISE) (2014: 607.4 million). The yearly volume traded on the spot and derivatives power markets of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 2,537.1 terawatt hours. Eurex Repo recorded in all markets in 2015 an average outstanding volume of 172.8 billion euros.

In 2015, the equity index derivatives segment was the largest at Eurex Exchange with a total annual volume of 831.2 million contracts (2014: 708.4 million). Derivatives on the EURO STOXX 50 index were the largest single products with 341.8 million futures and 314.5 million options. The equity derivatives segment (options and single stock futures) saw 309.3 million contracts (2014: 300.4 million). In 2015, the interest rate derivatives segment reached a total of 509.1 million contracts (2014: 461.3 million). Volatility derivatives recorded significant increases: 13.9 million contracts in 2015 versus 10.3 million contracts in 2014. Dividend derivatives totaled at 9.1 million in comparison to 9.7 million contracts in 2014.

Eurex Exchange December

In December 2015, the Eurex derivatives markets, part of Deutsche Börse, reached an average daily volume of 9.9 million contracts (Dec 2014: 9.2 million), with 7.6 million contracts traded at Eurex Exchange (Dec 2014: 7.3 million) and 2.3 million contracts traded at the ISE (Dec 2014: 1.9 million).

At Eurex Exchange, equity index derivatives recorded the highest turnover among all product segments with 79.6 million contracts (Dec 2014: 76.5 million). A total of 24.4 million contracts were traded in the equity derivatives segment, compared with 21.7 million in Dec 2014. A total of 45.6 million contracts were traded in the interest rate derivatives segment in December, compared with 38.6 million in the same period in 2014.

The Eurex dividend-based derivatives segment totaled approximately 563,000 contracts. Volatility derivatives achieved about 1.1 million contracts.

European Energy Exchange

The monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 233.6 terawatt hours (TWh) in December 2015 (December 2014: 205.1 TWh). The total volume on the power spot and derivatives markets of EEX Group amounted to 285.9 TWh. This volume also includes the EPEX SPOT markets (incl. APX-Belpex) which have been fully consolidated into EEX as of the beginning of 2015. On the natural gas spot and derivatives markets, the volume amounted to 144.9 TWh (December 2014: 52.5 TWh). In December, a volume of 48.9 million tonnes of CO2 was traded on the spot and derivatives market for CO2 emission allowances (December 2014: 22.8 million tonnes of CO2). In addition, 2,585 contracts were traded in EEX’s agricultural products. In freight, 25,143 contracts were traded in December (December 2014: 21,292 contracts) and 18.5 million tonnes were traded in iron ore (December 2014: 10.8 million tonnes).

Eurex Repo

Eurex Repo, which operates the Euro Repo and GC Pooling markets, reached an average outstanding volume of 172.8 billion euros across all repo markets in 2015 (2014: 199.5 billion euros). The secured money market GC Pooling recorded an average outstanding volume of 140.9 billion euros (2015: 158.5 billion euros); the Euro Repo market totaled at 31.9 billion euros (2014: 41.0 billion euros).

In December 2015, the combined volume was 142.5 billion euros (Dec 2014: 194.1 billion euros). The GC Pooling market reached 112.1 billion euros (Dec 2014: 155.2 billion euros), and the Euro Repo market recorded an average outstanding volume of 30.4 billion euros (Dec 2014: 38.9 billion euros).