Question 1
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Quotes cannot be cancelled during the Pre-Trading Period.
Question 2
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Increasing the size of an order existing within the order book will not result in any change of its
time priority within the order book.
Question 3
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Prior to entering a cross or prearranged trade into the Eurex Exchange's system, it is always
necessary to enter a cross request.
Question 4
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According to the relevant regulations, exchange participants may have their proprietary orders
in futures contracts executed against those of their customers.
Question 5
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Applications for cancellation of trades must be immediately reported to Eurex.
Question 6
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Where the reference price for the purpose of judging mistrades in options cannot be
determined on the basis of market prices, Eurex is authorized to calculate a "fair" price, using
an option pricing model, and to apply such price as an alternative reference price.
Question 7
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Which is (are) the objective(s) of the Pre-Trading Period?
Answer
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Opportunity for the last reaction to the market situation during the day
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Delay in the start of exchange trading
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Opportunity for participants to delete orders and quotes
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Opportunity for an order entry at the opening price
Question 8
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Which price is being initially displayed during the opening auction in case of a crossed
orderbook?
Answer
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Official opening price
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Previous day closing price
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Preliminary opening price
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No prices are displayed in the opening auction
Question 9
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Which components does a standard volatility strategy in the Eurex system consist of?
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It consists of a number of instruments and corresponding leg-ratios determined by the Board of Management
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Simultaneous purchase and/or sale of option contracts of different option series
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Purchase of option contracts and sale of respective futures contracts
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Sale of option contracts and purchase of respective futures contracts
Question 10
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Which specification(s) must be present for an accepted combination order (futures calendar
spread) for futures contracts at the Eurex exchanges?
Answer
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Absolute price limits for the two component orders
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Price indication for the spread
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Validity specification
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No such specifications are necessary
Question 11
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Which are the components of combination orders at the Eurex Exchanges for Futures?
Answer
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Purchase of option contracts and sale of respective futures contracts
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Two individual orders to be executed simultaneously
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Purchase and sale of an identical number of different futures contracts
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Sale of option contracts and purchase of respective futures contracts
Question 12
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An exchange participant wishes to enter two limit orders that could be executed against each
other into the Eurex system. Which procedure must this exchange participant follow?
Answer
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Immediate entry of the second order into the system
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Immediate quote request for the second order
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Entry of a cross request and thereafter entry of both orders within a certain time period
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Immediate notification of the Exchange regarding the details of the second order
Question 13
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How are Futures combination orders and/or combination quotes which have not been
executed, or non-executed portions of such orders, treated within the Eurex system?
Answer
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Deletion of quotes at the end of the exchange trading day
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Orders valid beyond the current exchange trading day remain in the order book
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Transfer into the Trade Entry Service - order book
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Transfer of combination orders or quotes into the general order book
Question 14
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What is the term for the type of order where -in case of a complete, cohesive execution- either
the limit or the stop market order is executed?
Question 15
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What is the term for a trade where the buy- and the sell order executed against each other
were entered by the same exchange participant?
Answer
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Proprietary trading
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Cross Trade
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Changeover
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Combination Trade