Eurex Posts Strong Jump in European Equity Derivatives during September 2021
- European interest rate derivatives grew by 20% in the last month.

According to an official announcement shared by Eurex, European interest rate derivatives reached 64.6 million traded contracts in the last month. In addition to strong growth across most derivatives trading segments, Eurex Clearing saw a significant month. Earlier this year, Eurex introduced new derivatives to expand its presence in Asia.
“Eurex Clearing recorded another strong month with overall notional outstanding up 16 percent to 20,698 billion EUR from 17,771 billion EUR in the same month last year. Overall average daily cleared volumes grew by 35 percent from 115 billion EUR to 155 billion EUR across the same period. In terms of specific segments, Overnight Index Swaps Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of SwapsCommon types of swaps include interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, currency swaps, and debt-equity swaps.Interest rate swaps are used to hedge against interest rate risk and involve cash flows exchanged between two parties that are comprised of a notional principal amount. A financial intermediary or a bank is used for swaps but these are dependent upon both party’s comparative advantage.Commodity swaps use the exchange of a floating commodity price, with a predetermined set price for a specific period while crude oil is the most heavily swapped commodity. Meanwhile, currency swaps involve the exchange of principal payments of debt and interest that are denominated in different currencies. An example of a currency swap would be when the U.S. Federal Reserve conducted a swap with central banks of Europe during the 2010 European financial crisis.Used as a way to reallocate capital structure or refinance debt, a debt-equity swap deals with the exchange of debt for equity. For instance, a public traded company would issue bonds for stocks. Swaps are not exchange-traded instruments but rather customized contracts traded in an over-the-counter market between parties. While the swaps industry is primarily used by firms and financial institutions, retail traders have been known to participate although there is always a risk of counterparty’s defaulting on agreed-upon swaps. Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of SwapsCommon types of swaps include interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, currency swaps, and debt-equity swaps.Interest rate swaps are used to hedge against interest rate risk and involve cash flows exchanged between two parties that are comprised of a notional principal amount. A financial intermediary or a bank is used for swaps but these are dependent upon both party’s comparative advantage.Commodity swaps use the exchange of a floating commodity price, with a predetermined set price for a specific period while crude oil is the most heavily swapped commodity. Meanwhile, currency swaps involve the exchange of principal payments of debt and interest that are denominated in different currencies. An example of a currency swap would be when the U.S. Federal Reserve conducted a swap with central banks of Europe during the 2010 European financial crisis.Used as a way to reallocate capital structure or refinance debt, a debt-equity swap deals with the exchange of debt for equity. For instance, a public traded company would issue bonds for stocks. Swaps are not exchange-traded instruments but rather customized contracts traded in an over-the-counter market between parties. While the swaps industry is primarily used by firms and financial institutions, retail traders have been known to participate although there is always a risk of counterparty’s defaulting on agreed-upon swaps. Read this Term showed the strongest performance, with notional outstanding average daily cleared volumes up 65 percent and 106 percent, respectively,” the exchange added.
European Equity Index Derivatives
Last month, Eurex saw a small contraction of nearly 3% in the total traded contracts related to European Equity Index Derivatives. The number reached 84.8 million contracts compared to 87.7 million contracts during the same period last year.
“Aside from European equity index derivatives that stayed virtually flat with negative growth of 3 percent, all other derivatives trading segments at Eurex showed good growth in September. At Eurex Repo, the leading market for secured funding and financing, the GC Pooling market showed a small contraction of 2 percent in September compared to the same month last year, while Repo Market volumes grew 7 percent, from 88.3 billion EUR in September 2020 to 94.2 billion EUR this year,” Eurex highlighted.
In March 2021, Eurex partnered with FTSE Russell to expand its pioneering Total Return Futures (TRF) segment through a new contract on the FTSE 100 Index.
According to an official announcement shared by Eurex, European interest rate derivatives reached 64.6 million traded contracts in the last month. In addition to strong growth across most derivatives trading segments, Eurex Clearing saw a significant month. Earlier this year, Eurex introduced new derivatives to expand its presence in Asia.
“Eurex Clearing recorded another strong month with overall notional outstanding up 16 percent to 20,698 billion EUR from 17,771 billion EUR in the same month last year. Overall average daily cleared volumes grew by 35 percent from 115 billion EUR to 155 billion EUR across the same period. In terms of specific segments, Overnight Index Swaps Swaps Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of SwapsCommon types of swaps include interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, currency swaps, and debt-equity swaps.Interest rate swaps are used to hedge against interest rate risk and involve cash flows exchanged between two parties that are comprised of a notional principal amount. A financial intermediary or a bank is used for swaps but these are dependent upon both party’s comparative advantage.Commodity swaps use the exchange of a floating commodity price, with a predetermined set price for a specific period while crude oil is the most heavily swapped commodity. Meanwhile, currency swaps involve the exchange of principal payments of debt and interest that are denominated in different currencies. An example of a currency swap would be when the U.S. Federal Reserve conducted a swap with central banks of Europe during the 2010 European financial crisis.Used as a way to reallocate capital structure or refinance debt, a debt-equity swap deals with the exchange of debt for equity. For instance, a public traded company would issue bonds for stocks. Swaps are not exchange-traded instruments but rather customized contracts traded in an over-the-counter market between parties. While the swaps industry is primarily used by firms and financial institutions, retail traders have been known to participate although there is always a risk of counterparty’s defaulting on agreed-upon swaps. Swaps can be defined as a derivate contact composed of two parties that exchange to cash flow between two separate financial instruments.They are generally divided into two categories. This includes contingent claims (options) and forward claims, where forward contracts, swaps, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are exchanged. Commodity price, equity price, interest rate, and foreign exchange rate are common variables used as one of the cash flows in swaps upon initiation. Different Types of SwapsCommon types of swaps include interest rate swaps, commodity swaps, currency swaps, and debt-equity swaps.Interest rate swaps are used to hedge against interest rate risk and involve cash flows exchanged between two parties that are comprised of a notional principal amount. A financial intermediary or a bank is used for swaps but these are dependent upon both party’s comparative advantage.Commodity swaps use the exchange of a floating commodity price, with a predetermined set price for a specific period while crude oil is the most heavily swapped commodity. Meanwhile, currency swaps involve the exchange of principal payments of debt and interest that are denominated in different currencies. An example of a currency swap would be when the U.S. Federal Reserve conducted a swap with central banks of Europe during the 2010 European financial crisis.Used as a way to reallocate capital structure or refinance debt, a debt-equity swap deals with the exchange of debt for equity. For instance, a public traded company would issue bonds for stocks. Swaps are not exchange-traded instruments but rather customized contracts traded in an over-the-counter market between parties. While the swaps industry is primarily used by firms and financial institutions, retail traders have been known to participate although there is always a risk of counterparty’s defaulting on agreed-upon swaps. Read this Term showed the strongest performance, with notional outstanding average daily cleared volumes up 65 percent and 106 percent, respectively,” the exchange added.
European Equity Index Derivatives
Last month, Eurex saw a small contraction of nearly 3% in the total traded contracts related to European Equity Index Derivatives. The number reached 84.8 million contracts compared to 87.7 million contracts during the same period last year.
“Aside from European equity index derivatives that stayed virtually flat with negative growth of 3 percent, all other derivatives trading segments at Eurex showed good growth in September. At Eurex Repo, the leading market for secured funding and financing, the GC Pooling market showed a small contraction of 2 percent in September compared to the same month last year, while Repo Market volumes grew 7 percent, from 88.3 billion EUR in September 2020 to 94.2 billion EUR this year,” Eurex highlighted.
In March 2021, Eurex partnered with FTSE Russell to expand its pioneering Total Return Futures (TRF) segment through a new contract on the FTSE 100 Index.