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04 Jun 2025

Eurex | Eurex Clearing | Eurex Repo

May 2025 figures at Eurex

Total volume on Eurex down 5 percent in May compared to May 2024.
Notional outstanding in OTC Clearing rose by 19 percent compared to May 2024.
Eurex Repo saw an increase of 29 percent compared to May 2024.

Amid a calmer market environment, Eurex, Europe’s leading derivatives exchange and – along with Eurex Clearing – one of the leading central counterparties globally, saw a 5 percent decrease in total trading volume in May. A total of 152.7 million contracts were traded, down from 161.3 million in the same month last year. Equity derivatives decreased by 17 percent down from 28.3 million to 23.3 million contracts. Interest rate derivatives saw a 3 percent decrease to 76.2 million contracts.

In OTC Clearing, notional outstanding volumes experienced a 19 percent rise in May, reaching EUR 43,038 billion, up from EUR 36,134 billion in the same period last year. Notional outstanding for overnight index swaps surged by 43 percent to EUR 5,265 billion, while interest rate swaps increased by 19 percent to EUR 17,820 billion.

For Eurex Repo, Eurex’s leading electronic market for secured funding and financing, May 2025 brought a 29 percent increase in daily volumes to EUR 389.9 billion, compared to EUR 303.0 billion in May 2024. The Repo Market went up 27 percent compared to May 2024 and GC Pooling saw an increase of 30 percent from May 2024.

Business overview – May 2025

	May 2025	May 2024	Change
Financial derivatives: traded contracts Eurex Exchange
Index derivatives (million)	52.1	54.5	-4%
Interest rate derivatives (million)	76.2	78.3	-3%
Equity derivatives (million)	23.3	28.3	-17%
Total (million)¹	152.7	161.3	-5%
OTC Clearing²
Notional outstanding volumes (billion EUR)	43,038	36,134	+19%
of which interest rate swaps (billion EUR)	17,820	15,028	+19%
of which overnight index swaps (billion EUR)	5,265	3,679	+43%
Average daily cleared volumes (billion EUR)	259	212	+22%
of which interest rate swaps (billion EUR)	29	26	+10%
of which overnight index swaps (billion EUR)	28	17	+67%
Compression volumes (billion EUR)	191	0	N/A
Repo: Average daily term adjusted volume on Eurex Repo
GC Pooling³ (billion EUR)	213.4	164.1	+30%
Repo Market (billion EUR)	176.5	138.9	+27%
Total (billion EUR)	389.9	303.0	+29%

_{¹ The total number of contracts traded includes other asset classes such as commodities.
²Notional cleared volumes including post trading events such as compression.
³ Includes all currencies.}

Media contact:
Irmgard Thiessen
+49 69 211-1 59 11
irmgard.thiessen@deutsche-boerse.com

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