Mixed reaction to Eurex US fee restructuring plans

Opinion amongst Europe's derivatives community indicated that the varied fee scale proposed for Eurex US (see FO Week Vol 9 No 37) would not be welcome in Europe. The potential changes to be made at Eurex's US venture have also thrown open debate as to what will happen when the planned clearing link between Eurex and The Clearing Corporation is up and running, at which point contracts will be fungible on both sides of the Atlantic.

A senior executive at one Eurex member firm...