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Cboe Clear Europe is a pan-European central counterparty (CCP) that provides clearing and settlement services for 55 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 AGTHE FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE - (XETRA)GermanyXETRPreferred
8Deutsche Börse AGXETRA MIDPOINTGermanyXEMIPreferred
9Deutsche Börse AGXETRA SCALEGermanyXETSPreferred
10Deutsche Börse AGXETRA SCALE OFF BOOKGermanyXETWPreferred
11EquiductEQUIDUCTUS and GermanyXEQUInteroperable
12Euronext AmsterdamEURONEXT AMSTERDAMNetherlandsXAMSPreferred
13Euronext AmsterdamEURONEXT AMSTERDAM – MULTI-CURRENCY TRADINGNetherlandsXAMCPreferred
14Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT ACCESS BRUSSELSBelgiumMLXBPreferred
15Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT BRUSSELSBelgiumXBRUPreferred
16Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT GROWTH BRUSSELSBelgiumALXBPreferred
17Euronext BrusselsEURONEXT TRADING FACILITY BRUSSELSBelgiumTNLBPreferred
18Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN ATLANTIC SECIrelandXATLPreferred
19Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN ACCESS MARKETIrelandXACDPreferred
20Euronext DublinEURONEXT DUBLIN MAIN SECIrelandXMSMPreferred
21Euronext DublinEURONEXT GROWTH DUBLINIrelandXESMPreferred
22Euronext LisbonEURONEXT ACCESS LISBONPortugalENXLPreferred
23Euronext LisbonEURONEXT GROWTH LISBONPortugalALXLPreferred
24Euronext LisbonEURONEXT LISBONPortugalXLISPreferred
25Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN – BORSA ITALIANA EQUITY MTFItalyBGEMPreferred
26Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN MTAItalyMTAAPreferred
27Euronext MilanEURONEXT MILAN - ETF PLUSItalyETFPPreferred
28Euronext OsloEURONEXT GROWTH OSLONorwayMERKInteroperable
29Euronext OsloEuronext OSLONorwayXOSLInteroperable
30Euronext OsloEURONEXT EXPAND OSLONorwayXOASInteroperable
31Euronext ParisEURONEXT GROWTH PARISFranceALXPPreferred
32Euronext ParisEURONEXT PARISFranceXPARPreferred
33Euronext ParisEURONEXT ACCESS PARISFranceXMLIPreferred
34Euronext ParisEURONEXT PARIS – MULTI-CURRENCY TRADINGFranceXPMCPreferred
35Goldman Sachs InternationalSIGMA X MTFEngland and WalesSGMXInteroperable
36Goldman Sachs Paris Inc. et CIE (GSPIC)SIGMA X EUROPE MTFFranceSGMUInteroperable
37Instinet Europe LimitedINSTINET BLOCKMATCH MTFEngland and WalesBLOXInteroperable
38Instinet Germany GMBHBLOCKMATCH EU MTFGermanyEBLXInteroperable
39London Stock Exchange PLCLSE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGEEngland and WalesXLONInteroperable
40Nasdaq CopenhagenNASDAQ COPENHAGENDenmarkXCSEInteroperable
41Nasdaq HelsinkiNASDAQ HELSINKIFinlandXHELInteroperable
42Nasdaq StockholmNASDAQ FIRST NORTHSwedenFNSEInteroperable
43Nasdaq StockholmNASDAQ STOCKHOLMSwedenXSTOInteroperable
44One Chronos Markets EuropeONE CHRONOS EUROPENetherlandsOCXEInteroperable
45One Chronos Markets UKONE CHRONOS UKEngland and WalesOCXLInteroperable
46OSTRATRAIANAUSTRAIInteroperable
47SIX Swiss Exchange AGSIX SWISS EXCHANGESwitzerlandXSWXInteroperable
48Spotlight Stock market ABSPOTLIGHT STOCK MARKET ABSwedenXSATInteroperable
49TP ICAP (EUROPE) SATP ICAP EU - MTF - REGISTRATIONFranceTPIRInteroperable
50TP ICAP MTF LIMITEDTP ICAP UK MTF - CASH EQUITYEngland and WalesIMCEInteroperable
51Tradeweb BVTRADEWEB EU BV - MTFNetherlandsTWEMSole CCP
52Tradeweb EuropeTRADEWEB EUROPE LIMITEDEngland and WalesTREUSole CCP
53Tradeweb LLCTRADEWEB RFQUSTRWBSole CCP
54Turquoise Global Holdings Europe B.V.TURQUOISE EUROPENetherlandsTQEXInteroperable
55Turquoise 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 21 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
  • USA – DTC

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