Breaking news. Yesterday‘s move by Euronext of introducing a fee cap for AEX index options turns out to be a joint operation with DeGiro. Today the discount broker will announce a new fee schedule for AEX index options. Euronext and DeGiro are going for the big fish. The heavy retail traders in index options. €0,20Read more
The greatest joy of competition for customers is a drop in prices. It has taken a while, but finally we’re getting somewhere. Euronext announced today a fee rebate program for AEX index options (daily, weekly and monthly options). The fee for index options above a certain threshold will be lowered with 100%. No more expenses onRead more
It’s going downhill at Euronext. In a press release, the exchange announced to introduce weekly index futures in the fourth quarter of this year. That’s the most silly idea I’ve heard in a while. In the AEX, there have been weekly options for a long time. A big succes, decent volumes (although most of itRead more
Today the elections for the European Parliament. If the polls aren’t mistaken the biggest winner will be the anti-European PVV party. Not to discuss politics, but TOM is probably catching the right wave with their own Dutch stock index – the NL20. Silently the website for the NL20 has been launched, and of course it’s anRead more
Told you so, my sources are always right. Euronext confirms the introduction of the 1 cent tick size increment in the AEX index options. Every option below the threshold of 1.50 can be traded with 1 cent tick size. This will mostly be relevant for the options with short maturities, mainly the weekly and dailyRead more
