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102 Cards in this Set
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Which reason(s) exist(s) to order a cash settlement in lieu of physical delivery upon exercise of
equity options? A: To maintain an orderly market B: A high number of in-the-money options C: Instruction of the company on whose shares the option is based D: Instruction of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange |
A
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The Boards of Management of the Eurex Exchanges may verify at any time whether the business activities of an exchange participant comply with the Eurex Exchange Rules. True False |
True
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Which body(ies) monitor(s) that the exchange prices of Eurex Deutschland are determined in an orderly manner ?
A: Market Supervision B: Exchange Council C: Trading Surveillance Office D: Board of Management of the Eurex Exchanges |
C
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According to the Exchange Rules, the tasks of the Eurex Exchanges include in particular the conclusion of standardized derivative contracts, such as futures and options.
True False |
T
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According to the Exchange Rules, what is the particular objective of the Eurex Exchanges?
A: Conclusion of forwards B: Conclusion of swap transactions C: Conclusion of non-standardized derivates D: Conclusion of standardized derivate transactions, such as futures and options |
D
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According to the Exchange Rules, the tasks of the Boards of Management of the Eurex Exchanges include the regulation of the organization and business operations of the Exchange but not of the trading hours.
True False |
F
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According to the Exchange Rules, the Exchange/Administrative Council is responsible for the surveillance of daily business of the respective Eurex Exchange.
True False |
F
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All derivatives contracts including the OTC Flexible Options traded at the Eurex Exchanges are standardized.
True False |
F
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According to the Exchange Rules, which one(s) of the following bodies is (are) responsible for the management of the Eurex Exchanges?
A: Disciplinary Committee B: Boards of Management of the Eurex Exchanges C: Exchange Council D: Market Surveillance |
B
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Supervision of the operations of Eurex Deutschland is the responsibility of the competent highest state authority in the State of Hesse.
True False |
T
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Which one(s) of the following institutions and bodies are authorized to request information and the submission of documents from exchange participants of Eurex Deutschland, as well as to carry out audits?
A: Market Surveillance B: EDP Committee C: Members of the Supervisory Board D: Members of the Exchange Council |
A
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According to the Exchange Rules, which procedure applies in the event of an order for the exclusion of physical delivery of futures contracts?
A: Positions are closed out at the last traded price prevailing prior to such order B: Rights and obligations shall be deemed to be performed upon the last daily settlement payment C: The previous day's opening price shall be used as Final Settlement Price D: Physical delivery is never excluded |
B
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According to the Exchange Rules, which of the following prices are determined at the Eurex Exchanges?
A: Official closing prices for options B: Settlement prices C: Transaction prices during trading hours D: Official cash market prices |
B|C
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Position limits refer to which of the following:
A: The minimum number of contracts held by one Exchange Participant or one customer for his own account. B: The maximum number of contracts in the relevant products which an Exchange Participant is permitted to hold for its own account or for one of its customers. C: The weighted average number of contracts held by one customer for his own account. D: The maximum number of contracts held by one Exchange Participant across all principal and customer accounts. |
B
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According to the Exchange Rules, which persons must apply for a personal access code to the Eurex system?
A: All exchange traders B: All persons with back office and system administration duties C: Only senior traders D: Only exchange traders of foreign subsidiaries |
A|B
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Quotes cannot be cancelled during the Pre-Trading Period.
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F
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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.
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F
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Prior to entering a cross or prearranged trade into the Eurex Exchanges' system, it is always necessary to enter a cross request.
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T
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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.
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T
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Applications for cancellation of trades must be immediately reported to Eurex.
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T
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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.
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T
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Which is (are) the objective(s) of the Pre-Trading Period?
A: Opportunity for the last reaction to the market situation during the day B: Delay in the start of exchange trading C: Opportunity for participants to delete orders and quotes D: Opportunity for an order entry at the opening price |
C
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Which price is being initially displayed during the opening auction in case of a crossed orderbook?
A: Official opening price B: Previous day closing price C: Preliminary opening price D: No prices are displayed in the opening auction |
C
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Which components does a standard volatility strategy in the Eurex system consist of?
A:It consists of a number of instruments and corresponding leg-ratios determined by the Board of Management B: Simultaneous purchase and/or sale of option contracts of different option series C: Purchase of option contracts and sale of respective futures contracts D: Sale of option contracts and purchase of respective futures contracts |
A|C|D
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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?
A: Absolute price limits for the two component orders B: Price indication for the spread C: Validity specification D: No such specifications are necessary |
B
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Which are the components of combination orders at the Eurex Exchanges for Futures?
A: Purchase of option contracts and sale of respective futures contracts B: Two individual orders to be executed simultaneously C: Purchase and sale of an identical number of different futures contracts D: Sale of option contracts and purchase of respective futures contracts |
B|C
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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?
A: Immediate entry of the second order into the system B: Immediate quote request for the second order C: Entry of a cross request and thereafter entry of both orders within a certain time period D: Immediate notification of the Exchange regarding the details of the second order |
C
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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?
A: Deletion of quotes at the end of the exchange trading day B: Orders valid beyond the current exchange trading day remain in the order book C: Transfer into the OTC- order book D: Transfer of combination orders or quotes into the general order book |
A|B
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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?
A: Immediate-or-cancel (IOC) order B: Stop-loss order C: One-cancels-the-other (OCO) Order D: Iceberg order |
C
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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?
A: Proprietary trading B: Cross Trade C: Changeover D: Combination Trade |
B
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If an order which is in the order book is executed the "Orders View" window is automatically updated.
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T
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Prices of OTC Block Trades are displayed in the "Market View" window.
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F
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A trader may not view the settlement prices of the previous day in the Eurex Exchange's T7 GUI.
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F
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Trades in complex instruments (eg option strategies) are not displayed in the "Trades View" window.
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F
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The "News Board" window is not automatically updated.
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F
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Which transactions may a trader perform in the Eurex Exchange's T7 trading system?
A: Entry of a quote request B: Entry of a cross request C: Execution of a trade split D: Execution of a trade account transfer |
A|B
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Which window(s) of the Eurex Exchange's T7 GUI are automatically updated?
A: Orders View B: Market View C: Trades View D: Time & Sales |
A|B|C|D
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Which of the following parameters may a trader configure individually so they may be used via context-menus in the appropriate windows?
A: Order restriction B: Validity C: Text Field D: Exchange, at which one trades |
C
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Which fields are available to traders during order entry using the "Order Entry" window to provide free form customer specific information?
A: Restriction (Res) B: Text1 C: Text2 D: Customer (Client) |
B|C
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A trader does not fill in the field "Validity" of the "Order Entry" window at order entry. Which of the following statements are correct?
A: If the order is not executed during the trading day it is automatically deleted during the nightly batch process B: The order remains in the order book until the trader deletes it, however no more than one year C: If the order is partially executed during the trading day the part of the order which is not executed is immediately deleted D: The trader may modify or delete the order at any time during the trading day |
A|D
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Which of the following are characteristics of the "Order Entry" window using the function "TopOfBook"?
A: Combination of the order entry and market information functions B: Display of the net position for a selected contract if configured previously C: To be used only for futures contracts D: Orders which are entered using the "Order Entry" window are not displayed in the " Orders View" window |
A|B
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For which trading days can traders view their executed trades in the "Trades View" window?
A: Only for the current trading day B: For the current and previous trading day C: For the current and four previous trading days D: No time restriction in trading day selection |
A
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Which of the following fields must be filled when entering an order?
A: Number of contracts (Qty) B: Price (Limit) C: Restriction (Res) D: Account (Act) |
A|D
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Which of the following statement(s) regarding the display of the market depth in the "Market View" window is/are correct?
A: Display only for one contract at the same time B: Display of a maximum of ten best bid and best ask prices C: Display of the market depth for time spreads D: Display of the individual market depth per product can be saved |
B|C
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Which parameters of an order may be changed after order entry?
A: Price limit B: Account C: Order number D: Contract |
A|B
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Which of the followng window(s) of the Eurex Exchange's T7 GUI may be used to publish important messages of the Eurex Exchanges (e.g. trading suspension) or system messages?
A: "Market View" window B: "Message Log" window C: "News Board" window D: "Text Field Configuration" window |
C
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What happens if a trader clicks on the "Delete-Own Orders" button in the "Order Entry" window?
A: Immediate deletion of all orders for the respective user-group B: Immediate deletion of all orders of the respective user-group for the respective contract C: Display of a "Panic Cancel" message which, if confirmed, results in a deletion of all orders for the respective User-ID in the respective contract D: Opening of the "Orders View" window |
C
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What type of order is it if in the "Orders View" window a "STP" is displayed in the field "Restriction" for that order?
A: Regular market order B: Stop market order C: Spread order D: Stop on close order |
B
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All entered orders and executed trades of an exchange member are logged and available to the respective exchange member in a report on the next day.
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T
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Exchange members may specify the tradable products for each of their traders individually.
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T
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For equity options it is not possible to enter market orders.
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F
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For equity options it is not possible to enter stop orders.
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T
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A market order for a Fixed Income futures product may neither be placed with the restriction BOC (Book-or-cancel) nor with the restriction FOK (fill-or-kill).
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T
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When entering an order for an FEU3 contract the trader may choose if the order should be executed using the time-pro-rata matching algorithm.
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In which way are combination orders with the restriction IOC (immediate-or-cancel) executed?
A: Execution of both components to the same extent B: Execution at the specified price spread or at a better price C: Deletion of the unexecuted portion D: Execution of both components at the same time |
A|B|C|D
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Which statement(s) regarding a good-till-date (GTD) order is (are) correct?
A: The order may be a limit or market order B: The order is valid until the specified date, until it is executed or cancelled by its owner C: The order is executed immediately in full or cancelled completely D: The order may also be entered for option strategies |
A|B|D
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Which of the following statements regarding an immediate-or-cancel order are correct?
A: Immediate execution of the order, in full or in part possible B: Unexecuted parts remain active in the market C: Unexecuted parts of the order will be cancelled immediately D: Order is not allowed for futures |
A|C
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Which of the following statements regarding stop market orders at the Eurex Exchanges are correct?
A: Stop orders are always entered with a trigger price B: Stop orders are generally executed in full immediately after being entered C: When the specified price limit is reached stop market orders turn into market orders D: Stop orders are only allowed for futures |
A|C|D
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A trader erroneously entered an order as "to close" in the agent account (A1) although there was no open position for the respective contract. Which statement(s) is/are true?
A: The order is rejected with the message "No open position" B: The order is accepted, however, it cannot be executed C: The order is accepted and may be executed or taken into the order book D: If the order is executed three times of the usual fees will be charged |
C
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Which of the following orders for an FDAX contract may be entered on the Eurex Exchanges if the last traded price of the respective FDAX contract was 5056.5?
A: Buy 10 market IOC B: Buy 10 STP at 5123.5 C: Sell 10 STP at 5066 D: Sell 10 at 5090 GTC |
A|B|D
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Which of the following orders for an ODAX contract may be entered on the Eurex Exchanges if the last traded price of the respective ODAX contract was 50.6?
A: Buy 10 market contracts B: Buy 10 STP contacts at 59 C: Buy 10 contracts at 58 IOC D: Buy 10 contracts at 28 GTC |
A|C|D
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Which statements regarding the "Price Reasonability Check" at order entry on the Eurex Exchanges are correct?
A: A trader receive the alert message "Price not reasonable" if e.g. his entered buy order has a price level beyond a pre-defined range above the last price. B: For all market orders the alert message "Price not reasonable" is displayed C: If at order entry the alert message "Price not reasonable" is displayed, the order may nevertheless be resubmitted, confirming it D: If at order entry the alert message "Price not reasonable" is displayed the order must be entered again using a different limit |
A|C
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Which change cannot be made to an order already entered?
A: Buy to sell B: Stop market order to limit order C: Limit order to market order D: IOC (Immediate-or-cancel) to GTC (Good-till-cancelled) |
A|B|D
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Which of the following statements regarding trades in futures calendar spreads are correct?
A: Futures calendar spreads may only be executed in the agent accounts (A...) B: For futures calendar spreads a give-up cannot be performed C: For futures calendar spreads no margin is taken into consideration D: Futures calendar spreads are displayed in the "Time & Sales" window and are specifically marked |
D
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On which days may equity options on German equities (american type) be exercised at the Eurex Exchanges?
A: Only on their respective expiration day B: On each trading day during the lifetime of the contract C: On each trading day during the lifetime of the contract, with the exception of the day before the dividend cash-out D: Contracts are always automatically exercised on the expiration day |
B
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Which statement(s) regarding cross requests is / are correct?
A: Each trader may enter a cross request B: Only Market Makers may enter cross requests C: Cross requests may only be entered for option contracts D: Each trader may view all cross requests in the market |
A|D
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If there is an opening price for a futures contract then all unlimited (market) orders in the order book are always executed at this price.
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F
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There is no time priority for futures contracts on the DAX.
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F
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In Eurex Exchange's T7 the Market Order Matching Range exists for both, futures and options contracts.
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T
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Market buy orders for option products may not be executed while at the same time limit buy orders are executed at the time of opening price determination.
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F
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The Market Order Matching Range has no influence on the determination of the opening price of a future contract.
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A stop market order may not be executed at a price which deviates from its defined trigger price.
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for a DAX Future contract in the Trading Period: Buy 24 contracts at 5211.0?
7 5209,5 | 5210,0 6 4 5208 | 5211,0 3 9 5207 | 5211,5 9 A: 24 contracts at 5211.0 B: 6 contracts at 5210.0 C: 3 contracts at 5211.0 D: 9 contracts at 5210.0 |
B|C
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for an FDAX contract in the Trading Period: Buy 30 contracts at market? The last trade price for the respective FDAX contract was 5210.0 and the Market Order Matching Range is 10 points.
| 5210 6 | 5211 3 | 5211,5 9 | 5213 11 | 5260 1 A: No execution B: 11 contracts at 5213.0 C: 29 contracts at 5213.0 D: 1 at 5260.0 |
A
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for a DAX option contract in the Trading Period: Buy 7 contracts at 23.1?
4 22,0 | 22.1 2 2 21.5 | 22.6 8 7 21.4 | 23.1 14 | 24.0 23 A: 7 contracts at 23.1 B: 5 contracts at 22.6 C: 7 contracts at 22.1 D: 2 contracts at 22.1 |
B|D
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides
others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for an options contract for Deutsche Telekom AG shares in the Trading Period: Sell 7 contracts at the market? The last trade price for the options contract was 10.5 and there are only orders and no quotes in the shown orderbook. 7 11 | 7 10 | 7 9.7 | A: 7 contracts at 11.0 B: 7 contracts at 10.5 C: 7 contracts at 10 D: No execution |
D
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides
others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for an options contract for Nokia equity in the Trading Period: Buy 20 contracts at 4.11? The last trade price for the options contract was 4.08. 7 3.11 | 3.15 17 | 3.16 2 | 4.05 30 A: 17 contracts at 3.15 B: 2 contracts at 3.16 C: 1 contract at 4.05 D: 20 contracts at 4.05 |
A|B|C
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides
others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for an options contract for Nokia equity in the Trading Period: Buy 20 contracts at 4.11? The last trade price for the options contract was 4.08. | M 20 | 3.16 20 A: 20 contracts at 3.16 B: 20 contracts at 4.08 C: 20 contracts at 4.11 D: No execution |
A
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The entry of which order, given the following order book for a Euro BUND Future, triggers the following stop order in the order book: Buy 20 with a trigger price of 111.17?
10 111.09 | 111.12 6 16 111.08 | 111.14 9 | 111.16 18 | 111.19 10 A: Buy 33 contracts no limit (market order) B: Buy 40 contracts at 111.17 C: Buy 40 contracts 111.18 D: Buy 40 contracts at 111.19 |
D
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The entry of which order, given the following order book for a SMI Future contract, triggers the following stop order in the order book: Sale 20 with a trigger price of 6634? The last price for this SMI Futures contract was 6640.0
10 6633 | 6634 6 5 6632 | 6637 12 3 6630 | 6642 18 A: Buy 10 contracts at 6642.0 B: Buy 10 contracts at 6635.0 C: Sell 5 contracts at 6634.0 D: Sell 5 contracts at 6635.0 |
A|B
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for an options contract for the Euro BUND Future in the Trading Period: Sell 30 contracts at 0.89. The last trade price for the options contract was 0.83.
10 0.91 | 0.96 12 5 0.90 | 0.97 5 7 0.89 5 0.88 A:22 contracts at 0.91 B: 7 contracts at 0.89 C: 5 contracts at 0.90 D: No execution |
B|C
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Which execution(s) result(s), besides others, if the following order is entered in the following order book for a Euro Stoxx 50 Futures contract in the Trading Period: Buy 7 contracts at 4011.0 with the restriction/validity IOC?
2 4004 | 4006 1 2 4003 | 4007 3 1 3999 | 4009 2 | 4010 5 | 4011 7 A: 7 contracts at 4011.0 B: 1 contract at 4006.0 C: 1 contract at 4010.0 D: No execution |
B|C
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Which restricted order type cannot be designated as persistent?
A: Good-till-cancelled B: Good-till-date C: Stop market Order D: Quote |
D
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In the case of a trading interruption or host failure, which orders will be deleted from the order book prior to the Pre-Trading Phase?
A: Persistent orders B: Non-persistent orders C: No orders will be deleted D: All orders will be deleted |
B
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Trading for all contracts of one product starts simultaneously at the Eurex Exchanges.
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T
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Only if the order size in a cross trade is bigger than the minimum size it is necessary to make a cross request before entering the cross trade
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F
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Cross trades and mistrades at the Eurex Exchanges are typically offset by entering a countertransaction.
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F
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In case of emergency members may have their orders deleted by the Eurex Exchanges.
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T
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The "trading on behalf of" process may also include entering quotes for a Market Maker.
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F
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Traders are allowed to provide their access code (UserID) to other traders to enable them to trade at the Eurex Exchanges.
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F
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What are the consequences when the status of a product is set to "Fast Market"?
A: Deletion of all existing orders for this product B: Trade suspension for this product for five minutes C: Display of the status in the appropriate windows D: Increase of the maximum allowed spreads for quotes |
C|D
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Which possibilities do members have if they cannot trade due to in-house technical problems?
A: Participation in the "trading on behalf of" process by calling the Eurex Exchanges B: Deletion of all their orders by calling the Eurex Exchanges C: Login to the Eurex system with another Member ID D: Declaration of mistrades for all trades which occoured after this point in time |
A|B
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Which statements regarding the "trading on behalf of" process are correct?
A: The orders are submitted to an Eurex employee via telephone B: All orders must be confirmed via e-mail or fax after they are submitted via telephone C: All orders in the "trading on behalf" of process are processed OTC D: All orders in the "trading on behalf" of process are input to the Eurex system |
A|B|D
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Who may participate in the "trading on behalf of" process?
A: Every admitted trader of a member B: Only the head trader of all members after they have registered C: Only the head trader of all GCMs (General Clearing Member) D: Only for all Market Makers |
A
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Which party(ies) should traders contact immediately if they cause a mistrade?
A: Disciplinary Committee B: Management of the Eurex Exchanges C: Market Supervision of the Eurex Exchanges D: Exchange Council |
C
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In which cases should a trader contact the Trading Surveillance Office(s) of the Eurex Exchanges?
A: Conspicuous trade behaviour in certain contracts B: Erroneous entry of a cross trade C: Origination of a mistrade D: Participation in the "trading-on-behalf of" process |
A|B
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Which of the following transactions may be executed using the "trading on behalf of" process in the agent account (A..) of a member?
A: Exercise of equity options B: Deletion of orders C: Deletion of quotes D: Entry of market orders |
A|B|D
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Which condition(s) must be met in order to classify a trade at the Eurex Exchanges as a mistrade which can be cancelled?
A: Considerable deviation of the trade price from the reference price B: Application for cancellation of the trade by the appropriate exchange member within 30 minutes C: Erroneous entry of the order D: Entry of a market order |
A|B
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Which document defines the minimum difference between the price of a trade and the reference price which is considered substantial and thus constitutes a mistrade?
A: Exchange regulations B: Trading conditions at the Eurex Exchanges C: Emergency procedure D: Contract specifications |
B
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With which trading period (product phase) does trading usually resume after a trade suspension?
A: Pre-Trading Period B: Opening auction C: Trading Period D: Post-Trading Period |
A
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Which activities may traders perform in products that are suspended from trading and have a status of "Halt"?
A: Deletion of orders which are still in the order book B: Entry of new orders in consideration of the resumption of trading C: Viewing of their executions for this product D: Entry of give-up instructions for this product |
C
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Which of the following price(s) caused by erroneously entered orders in the DAX Future may be a mistrade, given a reference price for the DAX Future of 5,210 and a margin interval for the DAX Future of 400 points? The Boards of Management of the Eurex Exchanges have set the interval for a significant price deviation from the reference price at 20 percent of the margin interval.
A: 4,210.0 B: 5,120.0 C: 5,201.0 D: 5,510.0 |
A|B|D
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