January 2016
Please find below the updated Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, current as of January 2016. All prior versions are superseded and
should be discarded. Please note the following developments since we last distributed the Approvals Chart:
(1) The CFTC has approved the following contracts for trading by U.S. Persons: (i) Eurex’s futures contract based on the MSCI World Price Index; (ii) Eurex’s
futures contract based on the MSCI World Index (Euro-denominated); (iii) Eurex’s futures contract based on the MSCI Europe Price Index; (iv) Eurex’s
futures contract based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Price Index; (v) Eurex’s futures contract based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Eurodenominated); (vi) Eurex’s futures contract based on the Mini DAX Index; and (vii) Warsaw Stock Exchange’s futures contract based on the WIG20 Index.
(2) Borsa Italiana, Eurex, Hong Kong Futures Exchange and the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong have claimed relief under the LIFFE A&M and Class Relief
SEC No-Action Letter (Jul.
1, 2013) to offer Eligible Options to Eligible U.S. Institutions. See note 16.
For Additional Information
The information on the Approvals Chart is subject to change at any time.
If you have questions or would like confirmation of the status of a specific contract,
please contact:
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. Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals
(January 2016)
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Australia/ASX
1-Day Option Contract
based on the CBOT MiniSized Dow Futures
Contract
None offered
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons (August
8, 2006 No-Action
Letter issued to
Sydney Futures
Exchange (SFE))
None offered
None offered
Australia/ASX
S&P/ASX 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 24, 2002
No-Action Letter issued to
ASX Futures Exchange)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
13, 2007 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to ASX
Limited)
None offered
Australia/ASX
S&P/ASX 200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 24, 2002
No-Action Letter issued to
ASX Futures Exchange)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
13, 2007 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to ASX
Limited)
Not approved
Australia/ASX
S&P/ASX 200 A-Reit
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions (August
13, 2007 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to ASX
Limited)
None offered
Australia/ASX
S&P/ASX 200 VIX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 30,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Australia/ASX
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
13, 2007 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to ASX
Limited)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
1
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Australia/ASX
SPI 200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 10,
1999 No-Action Letter
issued to SFE)
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons (August
10, 1999 No-Action
Letter issued to SFE)
Not approved
None offered
Austria/Wiener Borse
(Vienna Stock Exchange)
ATX
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Austria/Wiener Borse
(Vienna Stock Exchange)
CECE Indices (CEX,
CTX, HTX, PTX)
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Austria/Wiener Borse
(Vienna Stock Exchange)
Russian Traded
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Austria/Wiener Borse
(Vienna Stock Exchange)
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Belgium/Euronext
16
Brussels
BEL 20
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 31,
2011 No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
Brussels)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(September 17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext Brussels
4
to SEC)
None offered
Belgium/Euronext
16
Brussels
Mini BEL 20 (index
participation units)
None offered
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Belgium/Euronext
16
Brussels
Mini Dow Jones Euro
STOXX (index
participation units)
None offered
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
2
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Belgium/Euronext
16
Brussels
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
Eligible Options on
individual equities that
are listed and traded on
Euronext Brussels
(September 17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext Brussels
to SEC) (see also
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
BSE Sensitive
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 12, 2013
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
FTSE/JSE Top 40
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 12, 2013
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
Hang Seng
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 12, 2013
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
Ibovespa
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 26,
2009 No-Action Letter
issued to BM&F Bovespa
2
S.A.)
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons (August
26, 2009 No-Action
Letter issued to BM&F
Bovespa S.A.)
Not approved
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
Ibovespa Flex
None offered
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
IBrX 50 Index Futures
Contract
Approval pending
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
3
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
MICEX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 12, 2013
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
Mini Ibovespa
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 26,
2009 No-Action Letter
issued to BM&F Bovespa
S.A.)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Brazil/BM&F Bovespa
S.A.
S&P 500 Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 24,
2012 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
FTSE Emerging Markets
Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 21, 2014
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Montreal
Exchange)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
iUnits S&P/TSE 60 Index
Participation Fund (i60
Fund)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to
Registration Statement
(see S&P/TSX Canada
60 below)
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
iUnits S&P/TSX Capped
Energy Index Fund
None offered
None offered
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to
Registration Statement
(see S&P/TSX Canada
60 below)
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
4
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
iUnits S&P/TSX Capped
Financials Index Fund
None offered
None offered
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to
Registration Statement
(see S&P/TSX Canada
60 below)
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
iUnits S&P/TSX Capped
Gold Index Fund
None offered
None offered
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to
Registration Statement
(see S&P/TSX Canada
60 below)
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
iUnits S&P/TSX Capped
Information Technology
Index Fund
None offered
None offered
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to
Registration Statement
(see S&P/TSX Canada
60 below)
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
S&P/TSX 60 Index Mini
Futures
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 19, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
S&P/TSX Canada 60
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 9,
1999 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Montreal
3
Exchange)
None offered
Approved, including
approval of all other
index options, for sale to
U.S. Persons generally
that are now or may in
the future be listed
(Post-Effective
Amendment No. 27 to
Registration Statement
on Form S-20 filed by
Canadian Derivatives
Clearing Corp.; SEC
File No. 2-69458)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
5
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
S&P/TSX Capped Sector
Not approved
None offered
Approved for U.S.
Persons generally
pursuant to Registration
Statement (see
S&P/TSX Canada 60
above)
None offered
Canada/Montreal
Exchange (Bourse de
Montréal)
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for all options
on individual securities
listed on the Montreal
Exchange that are now
or may in the future be
listed for sale to U.S.
Persons generally
(Post-Effective
Amendment No. 27 to
Registration Statement
on Form S-20 filed by
Canadian Derivatives
Clearing Corp.; SEC
File No. 2-69458)
None offered
China (see also Hong
Kong and Taiwan)/China
Financial Futures
Exchange
CSI 300 Index Futures
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Denmark/FUTOP Market
KFX (Large/Small
Contract)
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Denmark/OMX Nordic
Exchange Copenhagen
A/S
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
U.K./ICE Futures
Europe – Single name
equities; U.K./Turquoise
Global Holdings
4,11
Limited)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
6
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Finland/OMX Nordic
Exchange Helsinki
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
CAC40
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 17,
1991 No-Action Letter
3
issued to ParisBourse)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (July
17, 1996 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to
MONEP, confirmed by
December 6, 1999 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
4
to ParisBourse)
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
CAC40 Mini
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 13,
2013 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
Dow Jones Euro STOXX
50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 29,
2000 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to
3
ParisBourse)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 26, 1998 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to MONEP, confirmed
by December 6, 1999
SEC No-Action Letter
issued to ParisBourse)
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
Dow Jones STOXX 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 29,
2000 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to
3
ParisBourse)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 26, 1998 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to MONEP, confirmed
by December 6, 1999
SEC No-Action Letter
issued to ParisBourse)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
7
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
Dow Jones STOXX 600
Sectors (Bank, Energy,
Healthcare, Technology,
Telecommunications)
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Euro Zone
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 10, 2008
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
LIFFE, on behalf of
Euronext Paris S.A.)
None offered
None offered
Not approved
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Europe
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 10, 2008
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
LIFFE, on behalf of
Euronext Paris S.A.)
None offered
None offered
Not approved
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
FTSEurofirst 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 5, 2007
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
LIFFE, on behalf of
Euronext Paris S.A.)
None offered
None offered
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
FTSEurofirst 80
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 5, 2007
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
LIFFE, on behalf of
Euronext Paris S.A.)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(September 17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext Paris to
4
SEC)
4
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
None offered
None offered
8
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
France/Euronext Paris
16
S.A.
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
Eligible Options on
individual equities that
are listed and traded on
Euronext Paris or other
18
specified markets
(September 17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext Paris to
SEC) (see also
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Germany/Börse Frankfurt
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
ATX
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
ATX five
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
CECE EUR
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
9
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
DAX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 20,
1994 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Deutsche
3
Terminborse)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions,
including weekly options
with expiries on 1st,
2nd, 4th and 5th Fridays
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
DAX EX
Not approved
None offered
None offered
Not approved
Germany/Eurex
16
DivDAX
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Banks Titans
30
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Insurance
Titans 30
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Oil and Gas
Titans 30
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones
Telecommunications
Titans 30
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Utilities Titans
30
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Global Titans
50 (EUR)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 18, 2002
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Eurex)
None offered
Not approved
20
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
20
None offered
10
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Global Titans
50 Index (USD)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Dow Jones Italy
Titans 30
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 23,
2005 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 6, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions,
including weekly options
with expiries on 1st,
2nd, 4th and 5th Fridays
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX 50 Dividend
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX 50 EX
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
Not approved
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX 50 Ex
Financials Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 27,
2012 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX 50 Variance
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 15,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
20
11
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Banks
Not approved8
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Banks
Dividend
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Large
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Mid
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Select
Dividend 30
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 18,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Euro STOXX Small
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Various other Euro
STOXX Sector Indices
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
12
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Germany/Eurex
16
iShares DJ EURO
STOXX
Germany/Eurex
16
KOSPI 200 Options
Germany/Eurex
16
Germany/Eurex
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
None offered
None offered
None offered
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
MDAX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 14, 2006
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
16
Mini DAX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 22,
2015 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Mini Euro STOXX 50
Volatility Index (VSTOXX)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 20, 2012
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI All Countries Asia
Pacific ex-Japan
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 17, 2013
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI China Free
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI Emerging Markets
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI Emerging Markets
(Euro-denominated)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 31, 2015
certification)
None offered
Not approved
20
None offered
6
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
13
. Country/Exchange
Germany/Eurex
16
Germany/Eurex
16
Germany/Eurex
ETF Options
16
Germany/Eurex
Equity Options
16
Germany/Eurex
Options on
Futures Contracts
16
Germany/Eurex
Futures Contracts
16
Germany/Eurex
Underlying
16
MSCI Emerging Markets
Asia
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
MSCI Emerging Markets
EMEA
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
MSCI Emerging Markets
Price Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 31, 2015
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
MSCI Emerging Markets
Latin America
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
MSCI Europe
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 17, 2013
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
MSCI Europe Growth
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
MSCI Europe Price Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 31, 2015
certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
14
.
Country/Exchange
Germany/Eurex
16
Germany/Eurex
Equity Options
ETF Options
16
Germany/Eurex
Options on
Futures Contracts
16
Germany/Eurex
Futures Contracts
16
Germany/Eurex
Underlying
MSCI Europe Value
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
MSCI Frontier Markets
Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 14, 2014
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
MSCI India
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
MSCI Japan
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 17, 2013
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
16
MSCI Malaysia
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI Russia
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI South Africa
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI Thailand
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 4,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI World
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 17, 2013
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
15
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI World (Eurodenominated)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 31, 2015
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
MSCI World Price Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 31, 2015
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
OMXH25 (HEX 25
Finnish)
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
RDX EUR
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
RDX USD
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
SENSEX
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
12
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
16
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
options on equities
listed and traded on
other exchanges
excluding U.S.
securities (December 1,
2015 Representation
Letter from Eurex to
5
SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
SLI Swiss Leader
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 18,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 6, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification; see also July
18, 2007 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Banks
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 2, 2002
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
17
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Industrial Goods &
Services
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 6,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Insurance
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 6,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Media
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 6,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Personal & Household
Goods
Not approved7
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Travel & Leisure
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 6,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe 600
Utilities
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 6,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
18
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
Various other STOXX
Europe 600 Sector
Indices
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
19
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe Large
200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification; see also
February 6, 2008 CFTC
No-Action Letter issued to
Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe Mid 200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification; see also
June 18, 2007 CFTC NoAction Letter issued to
Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
STOXX Europe Small
200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 4, 2012
certification; see also
February 6, 2008 CFTC
No-Action Letter issued to
Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S.
Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
Swiss Market Index (SMI)
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
Not approved
Germany/Eurex
16
Swiss Market Index
Midcap (SMIM)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 18,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
20
19
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Germany/Eurex
16
TA-25
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 14, 2014
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Germany/Eurex
16
TecDAX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 18,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Eurex)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(December 1, 2015
Representation Letter
from Eurex to SEC)
None offered
Greece/Athens Exchange
Derivatives Market
FTSE/ATHEX Large Cap
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Greece/Athens Exchange
Derivatives Market
FTSE/ATHEX Mid Cap
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
CES China 120
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 17,
2013 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
DJIA
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd.
(HKEX)
FTSE/Xinhua China 25
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 26,
2006 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to HKFE)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
Hang Seng
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 1, 1994
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to HKFE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
24, 2015
Representation Letter
from Hong Kong
Futures Exchange
Limited to SEC;
September 26, 1995
SEC No-Action Letter
issued to HKFE)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
20
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
HSCEI Dividend Point
Index
Not Approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
H-Shares (Hang Seng
China Enterprises Index)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 26,
2006 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to HKFE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
24, 2015
Representation Letter
from Hong Kong
Futures Exchange
Limited to SEC)
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd.
(HKEX)
HSI Volatility Index
(VHSI)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 17,
2013 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd. (HKEX)
Mini Hang Seng
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 16,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to HKFE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
24, 2015
Representation Letter
from Hong Kong
Futures Exchange
Limited to SEC)
None offered
Hong Kong/Hong Kong
Exchanges and Clearing
16
Ltd.
(HKEX)
Mini Hang Seng China
Enterprises Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 16,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to HKFE)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Hong Kong/The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong
16
Limited (SEHK)
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (August
24, 2015
Representation Letter
from The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited to SEC)
None offered
Hungary/Budapest Stock
Exchange
BUX
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
21
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 14, 2006
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to BSE)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 24,
2013 certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
S&P CNX Nifty (“Nifty
9
50”)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 17,
2003 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to NSE)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Ireland/Irish Stock
Exchange
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Israel/Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange
TA 25
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Israel/Tel Aviv Stock
Exchange
TA Banks
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Italy/Borsa Italiana –
16
IDEM
FTSE MIB Dividend
Approval pending
None offered
None offered
None offered
India/Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE)
BSE Sensitive Index of
9
30 Stocks (Sensex)
India/Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE)
DOLLEX-30
India/Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE)
S&P BSE 100
India/National Stock
Exchange of India Ltd.
(NSE)
Bank Nifty
India/National Stock
Exchange of India Ltd.
(NSE)
CNXIT
India/National Stock
Exchange of India Ltd.
(NSE)
9
9
9
9
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
22
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Italy/Borsa Italiana –
16
IDEM
FTSE MIB
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 30,
2004 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Borsa
Italiana)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(September 4, 2015
Representation Letter
from Borsa Italiana to
SEC; September 24,
2004 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to Borsa
Italiana)
None offered
Italy/Borsa Italiana –
16
IDEM
Mini FTSE MIB
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 30,
2004 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Borsa
Italiana)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Italy/Borsa Italiana –
16
IDEM
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(September 4, 2015
Representation Letter
from Borsa Italiana to
SEC; see also
September 1, 1998 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to Borsa Italiana with
respect to options on
individual ISE equities)
(see also
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
DJIA
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 15, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
23
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
FTSE Japan
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 13,
2003 No-Action Letter
issued to OSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
JPX-Nikkei Index 400
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 21,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Mini Nikkei 225
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 10, 2006
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to OSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Mini TOPIX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 9,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to TSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Nikkei 225 Dividend
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Nikkei 225
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 16,
1992 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to OSE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (July
23, 1999 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to OSE)
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Nikkei Stock Average
Volatility
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 9, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Russell/Nomura Prime
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 14, 2005
No-Action Letter issued to
OSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
24
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
Eligible Options on
individual equities that
are listed and traded on
the OSE or other
Japanese exchanges
and that meet OSE
selection standards
(March 14, 2014
Representation Letter
from Tokyo Stock
Exchange and Osaka
Securities Exchange to
SEC)
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
Tokyo Stock Exchange
REIT
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 9,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to TSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
TOPIX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 16,
1992 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to TSE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (July
27, 1999 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to TSE)
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
TOPIX 150
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 23, 2001
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to TSE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(November 15, 2002
SEC No-Action Letter
issued to TSE)
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
TOPIX Banks
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Japan/Osaka Exchange
16
(OSE)
TOPIX Core30
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 9,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to TSE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
25
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Options on
Futures Contracts
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Japan/Tokyo Financial
Exchange (TFX)
Nikkei 225 Margin
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Korea – see South Korea
-
-
-
-
-
Malaysia/Bursa Malaysia
Derivatives Berhad
(BMD)
FTSE Bursa Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Composite
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 28, 2011
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Bursa Malaysia
Derivatives Berhad)
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons (June
28, 2011 CFTC NoAction Letter issued to
Bursa Malaysia
Derivatives Berhad)
Not approved
None offered
Mexico/Mexican
Derivatives Exchange
(MEXDER)
IPC
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 24,
2006 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Mercado
Mexicano de Derivados,
S.A. de C.V.)
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons (August
24, 2006 CFTC NoAction Letter issued to
Mercado Mexicano de
Derivados, S.A.
de
C.V.)
None offered
Not approved
Mexico/Mexican
Derivatives Exchange
(MEXDER)
Mini IPC
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 26, 2014
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
AEX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 7, 2003
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
Markets N.V.)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(September 17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext
4
Amsterdam to SEC)
None offered
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
AEX Mini
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 13,
2013 certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
Amsterdam Mid-Kap
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
26
.
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Equity Options
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
FTSE Eurotop 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 14, 1996
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Financiele
Termijnmarkt
3
Amsterdam)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
Light AEX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 7, 2003
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
Markets N.V.)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Netherlands/Euronext
Amsterdam Derivatives
16
Markets N.V.
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
Eligible Options on
individual equities that
are listed and traded on
Euronext Amsterdam or
other specified
17
markets (September
17, 2014
Representation Letter
from Euronext
Amsterdam to SEC)
(see also
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
New Zealand/NZFOE
NZX 10
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
Norway/Oslo Stock
Exchange
OBX
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
ETF Options
27
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Options on
Futures Contracts
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Norway/Oslo Stock
Exchange
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
U.K./ICE Futures
Europe – Single name
equities; U.K./Turquoise
Global Holdings Limited
– Single name
4,11
equities)
None offered
Poland/Warsaw Stock
Exchange
WIG20
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 15, 2015
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Portugal/Euronext Lisbon
PSI 20
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
4
None offered
Portugal/Euronext Lisbon
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Not approved (but see
U.K./ICE Futures
Europe – Single name
4
equities)
None offered
Russia
Single name equities
-
-
See Germany/Eurex –
Single name equities;
U.K./ICE Futures
Europe – Single name
equities; U.K./London
Stock Exchange
Derivatives – Single
4,5,14
name equities
-
Russia/Moscow
Exchange (Moscow
Interbank Currency
Exchange and Russian
Trading System Stock
Exchange)
MICEX Index
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
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. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Russia/Moscow
Exchange (Moscow
Interbank Currency
Exchange and Russian
Trading System Stock
Exchange)
RTS Index
Approval pending
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
Dow Jones Thailand
Not approved (the
requested approval was
deemed withdrawn by the
CFTC in 2004)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
Euro STOXX 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 22, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
FTSE/Xinhua China A50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 26,
2012 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd.
(SGX-DT)
Mini Nikkei 225
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 23,
2009 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to SGX-DT)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Asia APEX 50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 26,
2012 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Hong Kong+
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 17,
1999 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to SIMEX)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd.
(SGX-DT)
MSCI India
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 20,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
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. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 2, 2012
certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
MSCI Malaysia Index
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 25,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Philippines
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 20,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Singapore Free
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 21, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to SGX-DT)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Taiwan
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 29,
1997 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to SIMEX)
Approved for sale to
3
U.S.
Persons
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Thailand
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 20,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
Nikkei
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 5,
1986 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to SIMEX)
Approved for sale to
U.S.
Persons
(December 5, 1986
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to SIMEX)
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
Nikkei (USD)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 24, 2007
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to SGX-DT)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
MSCI Indonesia
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd.
(SGX-DT)
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
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. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
Nikkei 300
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 13,
1995 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to SIMEX)
Approved for sale to
U.S. Persons
(December 13, 1995
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to SIMEX)
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
S&P CNX Nifty (“Nifty
50”)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 7, 2004
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to SGX-DT)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd.
(SGX-DT)
SGX MSCI Japan
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (February 13,
2003 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to SGX-DT)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Singapore/Singapore
Exchange Derivatives
Trading Ltd. (SGX-DT)
SGX Straits Times (STI)
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
South Africa/JSE/SAFEX
ALSI/FTSE JSE 40
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 18, 2002
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to SAFEX)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
South Africa/JSE/SAFEX
Financial
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
South Africa/JSE/SAFEX
FTSE/JSE Shareholder
Weighted Top 40 Index
(DTOP)
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
South Africa/JSE/SAFEX
Industrial
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
South Africa/JSE/SAFEX
Mining
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
South Korea/Korea
Exchange
KOSDAQ 50 Plus
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
31
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
South Korea/Korea
Exchange
KOSPI 200
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 26,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Korea
Futures Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Spain/Madrid Stock
Exchange
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Spain/MEFF
IBEX 35
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 8, 1994
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to MEFF)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Spain/MEFF
IBEX 35 Mini
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
Spain/MEFF
S&P Euro
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 14, 2001
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to MEFF)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Spain/MEFF
S&P Europe 350
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 14, 2001
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to MEFF)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Sweden/OMHEX
HEXTECH
Not approved
Not approved
None offered
None offered
Sweden/OMHEX
HEXTEMP
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
NOX
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
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. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
OBX
Not approved
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
OMXcap
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 25, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to OM
3
Stockholm)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
OMXS30 (formerly OMX)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 3, 1998
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to OM Stockholm,
and reaffirmed April 17,
2007, CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to
Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd. (formerly
3
OM Stockholm))
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
name equities;
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited –
Single name
4,5,11
equities)
None offered
Sweden/Stockholm Stock
Exchange Ltd.
VINX30
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 13,
2007 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to OMX
Stockholm)
None offered
Not approved
Not approved
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
33
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Switzerland/SIX Swiss
Exchange Ltd
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Not approved (but see
Germany/Eurex – Single
name equities; U.K./ICE
Futures Europe – Single
4,5
name equities)
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
Electronic Sector
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 16, 2005
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
Finance Sector
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 16, 2005
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
GreTai Securities Market
Capitalized Weighted
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 24,
2011 No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
Mini-TAIEX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 1, 2004
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
None offered
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
MSCI Taiwan (Taiwan
Futures Exchange
delisted the product on
September 22, 2011)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (October 12,
2006 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Taiwan
Futures Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
34
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
TAIEX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 1, 2004
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Non-Finance NonElectronics
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 1, 2008
CFTC No-Action Letter
issued to Taiwan Futures
Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Taiwan/Taiwan Futures
Exchange
TSEC Taiwan 50
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
Thailand/Thailand
Futures Exchange PCL
SET50
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (November 26,
2008 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Thailand
Futures Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
Turkey/Borsa İstanbul
Derivatives Market
(VIOP)
BIST 30 (formerly ISE
13
30)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 17,
2010 CFTC No-Action
Letter issued to Turkish
Derivatives Exchange)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 16,
1990 CFTC No-Action
3
Letter issued to LIFFE)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (May 1,
1992 SEC No-Action
4
Letter issued to LIFFE)
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE 100 Dividend RDSA Withholding
Not approved
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE 100 FLEX
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (March
6, 1996 SEC No-Action
Letter issued to LIFFE)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
35
.
Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
4
ETF Options
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE 250 (2GBP)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (January 10,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE 250 (Mid-Cap)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (July 27, 1994
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to LIFFE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
FTSE Eurotop 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (March 10, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to LIFFE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
Mini FTSE 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (May 30, 2001
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to LIFFE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
MSCI Euro
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 6, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to LIFFE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
MSCI Europe (Eurodenominated)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 6,
2013 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
MSCI Pan-Euro
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (April 6, 2000
CFTC No-Action Letter
3
issued to LIFFE)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
MSCI World
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (September 24,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
None offered
36
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
Single name equities
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
Options on individual
equity securities on
specified non-U.S.
15
exchanges for Eligible
U.S. Institutions (March
14, 2014
Representation Letter
from ICE Futures
Europe to SEC)
None offered
U.K./ICE Futures
16
Europe
TOPIX
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (December 1,
2011 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
U.K./London Stock
16
Exchange Derivatives
BIST 30
Pending expedited review
(August 20, 2015)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
U.K./London Stock
16
Exchange Derivatives
FTSE 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 28,
2014 certification)
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(November 12, 2014
Representation Letter
from London Stock
4
Exchange to SEC)
None offered
U.K./London Stock
16
Exchange Derivatives
FTSE Russia IOB (FTSE
RIOB)
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(November 12, 2014
Representation Letter
from London Stock
Exchange to SEC)
None offered
U.K./London Stock
16
Exchange Derivatives
FTSE UK Large Cap
Super Liquid (FTSE SLQ)
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (August 28,
2014 certification)
None offered
None offered
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
37
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
U.K./London Stock
16
Exchange Derivatives
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions for
Eligible Options on
individual equity
securities offered by the
London Stock Exchange
(November 12, 2014
Representation Letter
from London Stock
Exchange to SEC) (see
also Germany/Eurex –
Single name equities;
U.K./ICE Futures
Europe – Single name
4,5
equities)
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited
FTSE 100
Approved for sale to U.S.
Persons (June 1, 2012
certification)
None offered
Not approved
None offered
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited
KFX/Flex KFX
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 29, 2003 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to EDX London
Exchange)
None offered
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited
OBX/Flex OBX
Not approved
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 29, 2003 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to EDX London
Exchange)
None offered
4
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S.
Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
None offered
38
. Country/Exchange
Underlying
Futures Contracts
Options on
Futures Contracts
Equity Options
ETF Options
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited
OMX/Flex OMX
None offered
None offered
Approved for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 29, 2003 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to EDX London
Exchange)
None offered
U.K./Turquoise Global
Holdings Limited
Single name equities
None offered
None offered
Approved for options on
individual Swedish,
Norwegian and Danish
11
equities for Eligible
U.S. Institutions
(October 29, 2003 SEC
No-Action Letter issued
to EDX London
Exchange)
None offered
For the definitions of “Eligible U.S. Institution” and “Eligible Option” and for other explanatory information, please see the endnotes at the end of this table.
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.
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NOTE: This Chart covers those products and exchanges that are likely to be of greatest interest to market participants in the United States. It is not, therefore, intended to be exhaustive, and is
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“Eligible U.S. Institution”: As used in this Chart, in accordance with SEC no-action letters, the term “Eligible U.S. Institution” means, in general, a U.S.
Person that (1) is a “qualified institutional buyer”
as defined in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, and (2) has had prior actual experience in trading U.S.-listed options contracts. For information regarding working definitions of “U.S.
Person” as that term is used in this Chart, please contact Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
“Eligible Option”: As used in this Chart, in accordance with SEC no-action letters, the term “Eligible Option” means an index option or option on an individual security traded on a Foreign Options
Market that is not fungible or interchangeable with options traded on any market other than the Foreign Options Market and, accordingly, each position in an Eligible Option issued by a clearing
member of the Foreign Options Market can be closed out only on the Foreign Options Market. A “Foreign Options Market” means a non-U.S.
derivatives market: (1) on which Eligible Options trade;
and (2) that is an organized exchange operated and regulated outside the United States. See LIFFE A&M and Class Relief, SEC No-Action Letter (Jul. 1, 2013) available here.
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1
[Reserved]
2
The CFTC No-Action Letter also applies to BM&F Bovespa’s “Ibovespa Rollover” and “Forward Points on the Ibovespa” transactions.
3
The index is included in the CFTC’s and SEC’s joint order dated May 31, 2002, extending the exclusion of such index from the definition of “narrow-based security index” under the Commodity
Exchange Act and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 beyond its expiration date of July 11, 2002 (the “Joint Order”).
Foreign futures contracts or options on futures contracts on “narrow-based
securities indexes” may not be offered or sold to U.S. Persons without the CFTC and SEC first developing joint regulations, which has not yet been done. Accordingly, the Joint Order effectively
allows the stock index futures contracts and options on futures contracts that are based on the security indexes included in the Joint Order, which were granted no-action relief by the CFTC prior to
the enactment of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act (“CFMA”) on December 21, 2000, to continue to be offered and sold to U.S.
Persons after July 11, 2002, the date that the exclusion set
forth in the CFMA was to expire.
4
In 2014, LIFFE’s equity and equity index option contracts were migrated to ICE Futures Europe. See ICE Futures Europe Circular 14/146. ICE Futures Europe claimed class relief under the LIFFE
A&M and Class Relief SEC No-Action Letter (Jul.
1, 2013) for Foreign Options Markets engaging in familiarization activities with Eligible U.S. Institutions with respect to Eligible Options. See ICE
Futures Europe Class No-Action Relief Letter.
Subject to certain conditions, ICE Futures Europe members can effect transactions in Eligible Options through trading infrastructure offered by ICE
Futures Europe. See ICE Futures Europe Circular 14/138; ICE Futures Europe Class No-Action Relief Letter. ICE Futures Europe maintains a list of Eligible Options, which includes: (1) individual
equity options based on the securities of non-U.S.
issuers; and (2) index options based on indices that contain no component securities of U.S. issuers. The list of Eligible Options is available in an
Excel spreadsheet titled “List of Contract Details for Equity Products” here.
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Pursuant to the December 1, 2015 Representation Letter from Eurex to the SEC, Eligible U.S.
Institutions may trade options on individual Austrian-, Belgian-, Finnish-, French-, German-, British-,
Irish-, Italian-, Dutch-, Russian-, Spanish-, Swedish- and Swiss-issued equities.
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Eurex offers a KOSPI product that Eurex describes as a daily futures contract that expires every night, with any net open positions at the end of trading resulting in the establishment of a
corresponding position in the Korean Exchange’s KOSPI 200 Options (with strike prices, expiries, put/call and premiums) at the start of the next trading session on the Korean Exchange.
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Pursuant to Eurex Circular 281/11, the STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods futures contract is no longer tradable on Eurex trading terminals in the United States. The previously
issued No-Action Letter approving such product for sale to U.S. Persons (February 6, 2008 CFTC No-Action Letter issued to Eurex) has not been withdrawn.
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Pursuant to Eurex Circular 260/11, the Euro STOXX Banks futures contract is no longer offered or distributed in the United States.
See also Eurex Circular 281/11.
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Additional restrictions apply to the trading of these products by U.S. Persons.
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The SEC also has approved for Eligible U.S. Institutions all options on individual Swedish-, Norwegian- and Danish-issued equities where those options are now or in the future listed on the EDX
London exchange.
Options on equities issued in any other country have not been approved at this time for trading by U.S. Persons on the EDX London Exchange. Note: EDX London Exchange
has been acquired by the Turquoise Exchange.
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The RDX USD Index futures contracts have not been approved for sale to U.S.
Persons. The CFTC approved a similar Eurex contract (RDXxt USD – RDX Extended Index futures contract) for sale
to U.S. Persons in a no-action letter issued on March 6, 2008, but Eurex subsequently delisted the contract.
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The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) is now part of the Borsa Istanbul (BIST). As such, references to ISE 30 have been changed to BIST 30 on VIOP’s trading platform and the CFTC’s website.
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The London Stock Exchange offers options on depositary receipts on Russian equity products through its International Order Book, which are approved for trading by Eligible U.S. Institutions
pursuant to the London Stock Exchange’s representation letter, dated November 12, 2014, to the SEC. The list of eligible options may be accessed here.
Eligible U.S. Institutions may also trade
certain of these options through trading infrastructure offered by ICE Futures Europe, provided all applicable conditions are met. See Footnote 4.
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ICE Futures Europe listed the following non-U.S.
stock exchanges in its claim for class relief: Borsa Italiana, Cophenhagen Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext
Brussels, Euronext Lisbon, Euronext Paris, Helsinki Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange International Order Book, Madrid Stock Exchange,
Oslo Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange and Vienna Stock Exchange.
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This exchange has claimed relief under LIFFE A&M and Class Relief SEC No-Action Letter (Jul. 1, 2013) for Foreign Options Markets engaging in familiarization activities with Eligible U.S.
Institutions with respect to Eligible Options.
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Euronext Amsterdam listed the following regulated markets elsewhere in Europe for class relief: Euronext Brussels, Euronext Paris, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Borsa Italiana,
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles, Swiss Exchange, OMX Stockholm, Oslo Stock Exchange, OMX Copenhagen, Weiner Borse, Irish Stock Exchange and OMX Helsinki.
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Euronext Paris listed the following regulated markets elsewhere in Europe for class relief: Euronext Brussels, Euronext Amsterdam, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Borsa Italiana,
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles, Swiss Exchange, OMX Stockholm, Oslo Stock Exchange, OMX Copenhagen, Weiner Borse, Irish Stock Exchange and OMX Helsinki.
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Pursuant to the December 1, 2015 Representation Letter from Eurex to the SEC, Eligible U.S. Institutions may trade options on the following Euro STOXX and STOXX Europe 600 Sector Indices:
EURO STOXX Automobiles & Parts; EURO STOXX Banks (see also chart above), including weekly options with expiries on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Fridays; EURO STOXX Basic Resources; EURO
STOXX Chemicals; EURO STOXX Construction & Materials; EURO STOXX Financial Services; EURO STOXX Food & Beverage; EURO STOXX Health Care; EURO STOXX Industrial Goods &
Services; EURO STOXX Insurance; EURO STOXX Media; EURO STOXX Oil & Gas; EURO STOXX Personal & Household Goods; EURO STOXX Real Estate; EURO STOXX Retail; EURO
STOXX Technology; EURO STOXX Telecommunications; EURO STOXX Travel & Leisure; EURO STOXX Utilities; STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts; STOXX Europe 600 Banks (see also
chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources; STOXX Europe 600 Chemicals; STOXX Europe 600 Construction & Materials; STOXX Europe 600 Financial Services; STOXX Europe 600
Food & Beverage; STOXX Europe 600 Health Care; STOXX Europe 600 Industrial Goods & Services (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Insurance (see also chart above); STOXX Europe
600 Media (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Oil & Gas; STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Real Estate; STOXX Europe 600
Retail; STOXX Europe 600 Technology; STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications; STOXX Europe 600 Travel & Leisure (see also chart above); and STOXX Europe 600 Utilities (see also chart
above).
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Eurex no longer relies on the relief provided in SEC staff’s no-action letter dated July 27, 2005.
As such, U.S. Persons are prohibited from trading options listed on Eurex that were included in the
July 27, 2005 no-action relief, but not otherwise included in subsequent no-action relief, including options on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index and various ETF products.
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