In EURO STOXX 50®
EURO STOXX 50® ESG Futures & Options Launch date 9 Nov 2020 August 2021 EURO STOXX® 50 ESG Futures & Options Eurex has been the first exchange establishing ESG versions of major European benchmarks ▪ The product suite offers a hedging alternative to existing benchmarks ▪ Expanding product suite to the most liquid benchmark(s) incorporating ESG ▪ Strong support by Market Makers and Banks onscreen and off-book, as demand in ESG increases as a general investment approach ▪ Better performance of ESG also during the COVID19 market turbulence ▪ Incorporating ESG means lowering the risk ▪ Easy and understandable index concept ▪ The indexes incorporate the broadest exclusions while seeking to maintain a profile similar to market cap indexes ▪ Screening of the minimum standards / ESG screen1) ▪ Weight selected securities by free-float market capitalization ▪ Fast Exit Rule 1) (As identified by Sustainalytics. Additionally, companies w hich do not have product involvement data are not considered for selection. Companies w ith no ESG scores are assigned a zero score) 2 August 2021 Internal Development EURO STOXX 50 STOXX EURO Development Capitalised Volume in M. EUR 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 500,000 0 Nov-10 Feb-11 May-11 Aug-11 Nov-11 Feb-12 May-12 Capitalized Volume in EUR Volume Capitalized Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13Maker Market Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Agent Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Nov-15 Capitalized Open Interest Adjusted in EUR Interest Adjusted Open Capitalized Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Internal Feb-18 May-18 ® 3 Aug-18 Nov-18 (FESX) Futures Feb-19 May-19 Aug-19 Nov-19 Feb-20 May-20 Aug-20 Nov-20 Feb-21 May-21 Aug-21 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 Capitalised Open Interest in M.
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