(Vienna) The Vienna Stock Exchange has acquired the Eurex Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading venues for derivatives, as new index licensee. The license will enable Eurex to issue financial products on indices of the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Vienna Stock Exchange currently calculates and publishes 89 indices based on which more than 130 international financial institutions have already issued various structured products.
The Vienna Stock Exchange has a multi-decade track record of index know-how and a solid international reputation for index expertise, especially for Eastern Europe and Russia. Out of the 89 indices it currently calculates, 66 are related to CEE and CIS markets. The most popular indices for structured products at the moment are the Austrian leading index ATX, the Eastern Europe index CECE and the Russian index RDX.
About the Vienna Stock Exchange
The Vienna Stock Exchange is a 100% subsidiary of the CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) which includes the stock exchanges of Budapest, Ljubljana and Prague. The CEE Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) is the largest stock exchange group in the region. In addition to the four stock exchanges, CEESEG operates three commodity exchanges and holds stakes in five clearing systems (CCPs) and two central securities depositories (CSDs). CEESEG makes access and trading on the local markets easier with the aim of improving liquidity. The CEESEG stock exchanges cooperate with 12 other exchanges in Central and Eastern Europe and enjoy international recognition for their unique CEE know-how.