Eurex Trading Suspended Due to Tech Issues

- By Dan DeFrancesco
- @dandefrancesco
- 22 Feb 2016

The exchange first reported on its website at 11:09 a.m. CET that the Eurex T7 system was experiencing technical issues and it was investigating them. A few minutes later, Eurex made the same announcement on Twitter, and urged users to reach out to its market supervision department for any questions regarding the technical issues its system was facing.

Please be aware that the Eurex T7 system is currently experiencing technical issues. We are investigating and will keep you informed.
— Eurex (@EurexGroup) February 22, 2016

Please do not hesitate to call Market Supervision for any questions you may have re our technical issues on the C7 system +496921111210
— Eurex (@EurexGroup) February 22, 2016

At 11:41 a.m. Eurex posted another announcement on its website stating on-exchanging trading in Eurex T7 was suspended to avoid threatening the functioning of exchange trading.

In order to avoid any threat to the functioning of exchange trading, on-exchange trading in Eurex has been suspended until further notice.
— Eurex (@EurexGroup) February 22, 2016

We will keep you informed. Please do not hesitate to call Market Supervision for any questions you may have: +496921111210
— Eurex (@EurexGroup) February 22, 2016

At 12:22 p.m. another post was published detailing that pre-trading instrument state book would start at 12:25 p.m., followed by trading instrument state opening auction at 12:45 p.m. and trading instrument state continuous at 12:50 p.m.

Trading will resume as follows https://t.co/boiPuFMeHa
— Eurex (@EurexGroup) February 22, 2016

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