As of March 2014, the Vienna Stock Exchange will no longer offer trading in derivatives. This decision was taken at today’s meeting of the Supervisory Board of Wiener Börse AG.
The Vienna Stock Exchange reached the decision to discontinue trading in derivative market products for economic reasons. Options and futures on Austrian stocks have been traded since 2006 on the Eurex Exchange – one of the world’s largest markets for derivatives.
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.