Eurex US officials are considering how to kick-start the exchange, following disappointing early volumes. A source close to the exchange suggested that it had suffered a false start, with several potentially large-scale liquidity providers not ready to trade from day one. Volumes on the new exchange declined further last week, for the first time sinking below 5,000 contracts traded on Monday, and remaining below that mark on Tuesday and Wednesday.
A key element in sparking increased volume, the source said, would be the participation of the seven former BrokerTec Futures Exchange partners. Those firms committed...