Deutsche Börse and CFFEX signed co-operation agreement

Deutsche Börse and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Beijing. The parties agreed on a co-operation and an extensive exchange of information in order to facilitate the further development of both financial markets.

In accordance with the MoU, the two exchange organizations are to start a comprehensive sharing of knowledge and information on business areas and regulatory developments. Further elements of the co-operation agreement include joint training and education initiatives, as well as an employee exchange program and regular visits from each exchange’s senior management.

“We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with CFFEX and look forward to deepening our relationship with leading institutions and authorities of China’s financial markets,” said Andreas Preuss, Deputy CEO Deutsche Börse and CEO of Eurex, the derivatives arm of Deutsche Börse.

About CFFEX
CFFEX is the sole exchange established for financial derivatives trading in China. The main functions of CFFEX approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) are organizing and arranging the listing, trading, clearing and settlement of financial derivatives, formulating business management rules, carrying out self-management, releasing market trading information, and providing technology, venues and facility services.

CFFEX’s main product is the Futures on CSI 300 Index, which tracks the performance of 300 A-share stocks listed on Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

About Deutsche Börse Group
Deutsche Börse Group is one of the world’s leading service providers for the financial industry with a product and service offering for issuers, investors, intermediaries and data vendors. The Group covers the entire process chain from trading, through clearing, to settlement and securities custody. Furthermore, Deutsche Börse offers market data, indices and analyses and is a service provider for the development and operation of IT systems.

The key markets within the Group are the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra), one of Europe’s largest stock exchanges, and Eurex Exchange, one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the world.

Deutsche Börse Group includes Deutsche Börse AG, a DAX company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Clearstream International S.A. and Eurex Zürich AG. Eurex’s portfolio of markets includes International Securities Exchange (ISE), a leading U.S. options exchange, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) as well as the ECNs Eurex Repo and Eurex Bonds, which round out Eurex’s offering for repo and bond trading. Cash market activities and the market data business are run as business areas of Deutsche Börse AG.