Cboe® Europe Derivatives
Cboe® Europe Derivatives
Unparalleled Access to European Equity Options with Cboe Europe Derivatives
Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) is your comprehensive source of European Equity Options. Enjoy greater precision with free live prices. Trade options on over 300 popular European stocks such as Heineken, Kering, Mercedes-Benz and much more.
Cboe Europe Derivatives Equity Options
Real Time Prices
Free live price data on all contracts throughout 2024
Seamless Access
Use a single exchange to access options on over 300 popular European companies
Broad Coverage
Options from 14 countries
No Exchange Fees
There’s also no exchange fees for Investors during 2024*
*Brokerage fees may still apply.
Low Cost
Commissions
Futures and Index Options
EUR 0.25 to 0.90
per contract
Stock Options
EUR 0.25 to 1.00
per contract
CEDX has waived exchange, clearing, and market data fees
About Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX)
- CEDX is Cboe’s pan-European derivatives exchange, offering trading in index derivatives and single stock options.
- CEDX is part of Cboe Global Markets which runs some of the largest options markets in the US – they founded the listed US options market.1
- CEDX is bringing their options expertise to Europe, with a particular focus on deep and liquid on-screen markets.
- CEDX has a diverse and growing range of participants helping to deliver the best prices to you.
- Unlike other exchanges, CEDX trades products from across Europe on a single platform, helping to deliver their services at a lower cost.
CEDX Equity Options Compared to* CFDs and Warrants
| Product Attribute | CEDX Equity Options | CFDs | Warrants |
|---|---|---|---|
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Centrally Cleared by Cboe Clear Europe; no direct counterparty risk by design | Investor exposed to the provider and the provider’s other counterparties | Investor exposed to warrant issuer |
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Multiple market makers provide liquidity competitively for the direct benefit of the marketplace | Relatively higher risk due to limited market maker competition | Relatively higher risk due to limited market maker competition |
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Standardised, mandated by exchange rules | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion |
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Standardised, mandated by exchange rules | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion |
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Standardised, mandated by exchange rules | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion | Relatively higher risk due to provider/issuer discretion |
*Comparison applies to exchange traded options on CEDX only and may not be reflection of advantages or risks on other options exchanges
Introducing European Equity Options
This material has been reviewed by CBOE for compliance under section 21 Financial Services Markets Act (FSMA) for distribution to the UK public.
European Equity Options: The Ultimate Starter Guide
If you’ve been wanting to learn more about managing your financial future and about which instruments to use, you’ve come to the right place. While you might be familiar with products such as shares, bonds, ETFs, futures, crypto and even over-the-counter products like CFDs, this guide will introduce the basics of European equity options. The guide includes a step-by-step review of several options strategies that you could use in your own trading.
Why Trade Cboe® Europe Derivatives Equity Options with Interactive Brokers
Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) is an automated global electronic broker that serves individual investors, hedge funds, proprietary trading groups, registered investment advisors and introducing brokers.
Our four-decade focus on technology and automation allows us to provide our clients with a sophisticated, global trading platform with the lowest costs for managing investments. IBKR clients enjoy access to stocks, options, futures, currencies, bonds, funds and more on over 150 markets in 34 countries.
Open an AccountAlready a Client?
If you are an IBKR client with Options trading permission, you can already trade CEDX singles-stock options. To enable options trading permissions, log in to the Client Portal, click the My Investment Accounts icon (the "head and shoulders" image at top right), choose Settings and then Trading Permissions (in the Trading section.)
Disclaimers
- For more information, see The Creation of Listed Options at Cboe.
There are financial risks associated with transacting in any of the Cboe Europe B.V. (Cboe Europe) products discussed here. Options involve risk and may not be suitable for all market participants.
Before engaging in any transactions in those products, it is important for market participants to carefully review the disclosures and disclaimers contained at: https://www.cboe.com/us_disclaimers/.
Cboe Europe including their subsidiaries and parent companies (“Cboe”) do not undertake to provide you with trading advice or any advice, recommendation, or representation regarding the suitability, profitability or appropriateness for you of any investment, financial product, investment strategy, third-party product or service, or expertise regarding trading in a financial product. You should undertake your own due diligence regarding a financial product and/or investment practice.
Cboe does not act as a financial broker or adviser with regards to the selection of any investment in any financial product.
The financial products discussed here may involve the risk of loss, which can be substantial and, depending on the type of product, can exceed the amount of money deposited in establishing a position.
Market participants should put at risk only funds that they can afford to lose without affecting their lifestyle.
This information is not being provided as part of an offer or sale of any options products to any persons located in the United States or to a jurisdiction where the provision of this information is prohibited.