Leading Pan-European Clearing House

Markets

Cboe Clear Europe is a pan-European central counterparty (CCP) that provides clearing and settlement services for 52 venues and segments including:

#OperatorName of PlatformJurisdictionMICClearing Model
1Aquis Exchange LimitedAQUISEngland and WalesAQXEInteroperable
2Aquis Exchange SASAQUIS EUFranceAQEUInteroperable
3Börse Berlin AGEQUIDUCTGermanyXEQTInteroperable
4Cboe Europe BVCBOE EUROPE BVNetherlandsCEUXInteroperable
5Cboe Europe LimitedCBOE EUROPE - BXE ORDER BOOKSEngland and WalesBATEInteroperable
6Cboe Europe LimitedCBOE EUROPE EQUITIES & CBOE EUROPE EQUITIES CHIX BOOKEngland and WalesCHIXInteroperable
7Deutsche Börse AGFRANKFURTER WERTPAPIERBORSE (FWB), THE FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE - (XETRA)GermanyXETRPreferred
8Deutsche Börse AGXETRA MIDPOINTGermanyXEMIPreferred
9Deutsche Börse AGXETRA SCALEGermanyXETSPreferred
10Deutsche Börse AGXETRA SCALE OFF BOOKGermanyXETWPreferred
11Euronext AmsterdamEURONEXT AMSTERDAMNetherlandsXAMSPreferred
12Euronext AmsterdamEURONEXT AMSTERDAM – MULTI-CURRENCY TRADINGNetherlandsXAMCPreferred
13Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT ACCESS BRUSSELSBelgiumMLXBPreferred
14Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT BRUSSELSBelgiumXBRUPreferred
15Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT GROWTH BRUSSELSBelgiumALXBPreferred
16Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT TRADING FACILITY BRUSSELSBelgiumTNLBPreferred
17Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN ATLANTIC SECIrelandXATLPreferred
18Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN ACCESS MARKETIrelandXACDPreferred
19Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN MAIN SECIrelandXMSMPreferred
20Euronext DublinEURONEXT GROWTH DUBLINIrelandXESMPreferred
21Euronext LisbonEURONEXT ACCESS LISBONPortugalENXLPreferred
22Euronext LisbonEURONEXT GROWTH LISBONPortugalALXLPreferred
23Euronext LisbonEURONEXT LISBONPortugalXLISPreferred
24Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN – BORSA ITALIANA EQUITY MTFItalyBGEMPreferred
25Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN MTAItalyMTAAPreferred
26Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN - ETF PLUSItalyETFPPreferred
27Euronext OsloEURONEXT GROWTH OSLONorwayMERKInteroperable
28Euronext OsloEuronext OSLONorwayXOSLInteroperable
29Euronext OsloEURONEXT EXPAND OSLONorwayXOASInteroperable
30Euronext ParisEURONEXT GROWTH PARISFranceALXPPreferred
31Euronext ParisEURONEXT PARISFranceXPARPreferred
32Euronext ParisEURONEXT ACCESS PARISFranceXMLIPreferred
33Euronext ParisEURONEXT PARIS – MULTI-CURRENCY TRADINGFranceXPMCPreferred
34Goldman Sachs InternationalSIGMA X MTFEngland and WalesSGMXInteroperable
35Goldman Sachs Paris Inc. et CIE (GSPIC)SIGMA X EUROPE MTFFranceSGMUInteroperable
36Instinet Europe LimitedINSTINET BLOCKMATCH MTFEngland and WalesBLOXInteroperable
37Instinet Germany GMBHBLOCKMATCH EU MTFGermanyEBLXInteroperable
38London Stock Exchange PLCLSE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGEEngland and WalesXLONInteroperable
39Nasdaq CopenhagenNASDAQ COPENHAGENDenmarkXCSEInteroperable
40Nasdaq HelsinkiNASDAQ HELSINKIFinlandXHELInteroperable
41Nasdaq StockholmNASDAQ FIRST NORTHSwedenFNSEInteroperable
42Nasdaq StockholmNASDAQ STOCKHOLMSwedenXSTOInteroperable
43OSTRATRAIANAUSTRAIInteroperable
44SIX Swiss Exchange AGSIX SWISS EXCHANGE & SWISS LIQUIDNET SERVICESSwitzerlandXSWXInteroperable
45Spotlight Stock market ABSPOTLIGHT STOCK MARKET ABSwedenXSATInteroperable
46TP ICAP (EUROPE) SATP ICAP EU - MTF - REGISTRATIONFranceTPIRInteroperable
47TP ICAP MTF LIMITEDTP ICAP UK MTF - CASH EQUITYEngland and WalesIMCEInteroperable
48Tradeweb BVTRADEWEB EU BV - MTFNetherlandsTWEMSole CCP
49Tradeweb EuropeTRADEWEB EUROPE LIMITEDEngland and WalesTREUSole CCP
50Tradeweb LLCTRADEWEB RFQUSTRWBSole CCP
51Turquoise Global Holdings Europe B.V.TURQUOISE EUROPENetherlandsTQEXInteroperable
52Turquoise Global Holdings LimitedTURQUOISEEngland and WalesTRQXInteroperable

Cboe Clear Europe also clears over-the-counter (OTC) European cash equities trades provided by matching platform Traiana.

Securities from 20 different markets are cleared and settled through Cboe Clear Europe. In order to offer an efficient settlement solution, Cboe Clear Europe has established direct connectivity with 15 national Central Securities Depositories (CSDs). For those markets that do not settle through direct connectivity, Cboe Clear Europe uses an account operator or settlement agent model:

  • Austria - OeKB
  • Belgium - Euroclear Belgium
  • Denmark - Euronext Securities
  • Finland - Euroclear Finland
  • France - Euroclear France
  • Germany - Clearstream Banking Frankfurt and Clearstream Banking International
  • Ireland - Euroclear Bank
  • Italy - Euronext Securities
  • Netherlands - Euroclear Nederland
  • Norway - Euronext Securities
  • Portugal - Euronext Securities
  • Spain - Iberclear
  • Sweden - Euroclear Sweden
  • Switzerland - SIX SIS
  • UK - Euroclear UK & International
  • Czech Republic - Settlement agent
  • Hungary - Settlement agent
  • Poland - Settlement agent
  • ETPs and Depository Receipts - Euroclear Bank

For an overview of the service, we would refer you to Cboe Clear Europe's Service Overview:

Market Specifics

In addition to the Cboe Clear Europe Service Overview and Regulations, a detailed service description is available for the Spanish and Swiss market. We would refer you to the section on Spain for the Service Description and Specifications – Spanish market and the section on Switzerland for the Service Description – CSD PoA Swiss Market.

Sections: Spanish market | Swiss market | Top

Spanish market

Cboe Clear Europe is a direct Iberclear participant with CCP status and is an authorised and certified Directly Connected Party (DCP) to the Target2 Securities (T2S) platform in the Spanish market. The CCP status implies that Cboe Clear Europe will (i) be responsible for the reporting of all gross transactions it has cleared and (ii) must support the operational processes relating to the four different types of accounts at Iberclear, namely Individual (I), Proprietary (P), Third Party (TPA) and Special Financial Intermediary (SFI).

In addition to an efficient settlement solution, Cboe Clear Europe offers Trade Realignment, Ownership reporting and Hold & Release services to enable Clearing Participants to comply with Spanish market practices. A detailed description of these services and specification can be found in Cboe Clear Europe's Service Description and Specifications - Spanish Market.

Sections: Spanish market | Swiss market | Top

Swiss market

As a direct participant with SIX SIS, the Swiss Central Securities Depository (CSD), Cboe Clear Europe and its Clearing Participants benefit from a number of functionality enhancements which improve settlement efficiency. In its role as CCP with SIX SIS, Cboe Clear Europe supports the CSD Power of Attorney settlement model. Settlement instructions that are submitted through this model benefit of the auto-split functionality. A detailed description of these services and specification can be found in Cboe Clear Europe's Service Description - CSD PoA Swiss Market.

Sections: Spanish market | Swiss market | Top