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Jun 12, 2026

025/2026: Amendments to the Connection Agreement of Frankfurt Stock Exchange, GTC to the Connection Agreement and amendments to the Price List for the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange and of the EDP XONTRO, all effective as of 27 July 2026

Deutsche Börse Circular 025/26

1.  Introduction 

With this circular, we inform you about the postponement of the validity date for the changes in the Agreement on the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Connection Agreement), to the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement on the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of the Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Connection Agreement) and to the pertaining Price List for the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange and of the EDP XONTRO (Price List), specifically in Part B (“XONTRO Price List”), as communicated in Deutsche Börse Circular 020/26.

The effective date for the changes has been postponed from 22 June 2026 to 27 July 2026. Nothing changes in the content communicated.

2.  Required action 

Beyond the technical preparations for the migration of the XONTRO IT system that have already been carried out or are to be carried out by the Trading Participants, the postponement of the validity date of the contractual changes does not require any action on the part of the Trading Participants.

3.  Details

The changes have already been described in Deutsche Börse Circular 020/26. Only the date of their entry into force will change.


The amendments will be deemed to be approved, unless the Trading Participant admitted at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or Vendor files objections to the amendments with Deutsche Börse AG, Mergenthalerallee 61, 65760 Eschborn, Germany, in writing within six weeks after the amendments’ announcement. 


Attachments:  

  • 1 – Amended sections of the Agreement on the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Connection Agreement), effective as of 27 July 2026

  • 2 – Amended sections of the General Terms and Conditions of the Agreement on the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Connection Agreement), effective as of 27 July 2026

  • 3 – Amended sections of the Price List for the Utilization of the Exchange EDP of FWB Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Part B (Price List T7 OTC Trade Upload Service), effective as of 27 July 2026


Further information

Recipients:

All Trading Participants of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, FWB®) and Vendors

Target groups:

Traders, Technical Contracts, System Administration, Nominated Persons, General

Related circular:

Deutsche Börse Circular 020/26

Contact:

client.services@deutsche-boerse.com

Web:

www.cashmarket.deutsche-boerse.com 

Authorized by:

Michael Krogmann, Markus Kausch


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