Eurex said yesterday (December 15) that it will list equity options linked to the 30 most liquid UK stocks from January 18.
Eurex’s announcement comes after news broke that EDX, the derivatives arm of the London Stock Exchange, was considering listing UK equity derivatives in the New Year.
The entrance of both exchanges would pit them against the market leader in UK equity derivatives, NYSE Liffe – which also lists the equity options proposed by Eurex, as well as derivatives on the FTSE 100 index, which EDX...