Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approval Chart April 2020

We have published a more current version of this data; here is the latest Approvals Chart.

This Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approvals Chart, available via the Download PDF button, is current as of April 15, 2020. All prior versions are superseded and should be discarded. Please note the following developments since the last Approvals Chart:

1. B3 S.A. has certified the Nikkei 225 index futures contract for trading by U.S. persons.
2. Eurex Exchange has certified the following futures contracts for trading by U.S. persons: (i) MSCI Europe ex UK (EUR, NTR) index futures; (ii) MSCI Japan (JPY, NTR) index futures; (iii) MSCI Saudi Arabia (USD, NTR) index futures; (iv) MSCI South Africa (USD, NTR) index futures; (v) MSCI World (GBP, NTR) index futures; (vi) MSCI World Communication Services (USD, NTR) index futures; (vii) MSCI World Consumer Discretionary (USD, NTR) index futures; (viii) MSCI World Consumer Staples (USD, NTR) index futures; (ix) MSCI World Energy (USD, NTR) index futures; (x) MSCI World Financials (USD, NTR) index futures; (xi) MSCI World Health Care (USD, NTR) index futures; (xii) MSCI World Industrials (USD, NTR) index futures; (xiii) MSCI World IT (USD, NTR) index futures; (xiv) MSCI World Materials (USD, NTR) index futures; (xv) MSCI World Real Estate (USD, NTR) index futures; (xvi) MSCI World Utilities (USD, NTR) index futures; and (xvii) STOXX USA 500 ESG-X (USD, price) index futures.
3. Korea Exchange has notified market participants that, as of April 1, 2020, the KOSPI 200 index is deemed a narrow-based security index, and as such, futures on the KOSPI 200 index are now available for trading by U.S. Eligible Institutions only in accordance with applicable requirements of both the SEC and the CFTC. Relatedly, Eurex Exchange has notified market participants that its daily futures on Mini KOSPI 200 index futures are now available for trading by U.S. Eligible Institutions only in accordance with applicable requirements of both the SEC and the CFTC.
4. Montreal Exchange has certified the S&P/MX International Cannabis index futures contract for trading by U.S. persons.
5. Nasdaq Stockholm has certified its intent to engage in familiarization activities with U.S. Eligible Institutions with respect to the following options contracts: (i) options on individual stocks listed and traded on Nasdaq Stockholm, Nasdaq Copenhagen or Nasdaq Helsinki; (ii) options on exchange-traded funds; and (iii) options on the OMX Copenhagen 25 ("OMXC25") index.
6. Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading has certified the MSCI Pacific (USD, NTR) index futures contract for trading by U.S. persons.
7. Taiwan Futures Exchange has certified the following futures contracts for trading by U.S. persons: (i) Nasdaq-100 index futures; and (ii) TPEx 200 index futures.

Additional products that are made available for trading by U.S. persons after April 15, 2020 will be addressed in a subsequent version of this Approvals Chart. Please refer to the websites of the CFTC, the SEC and the applicable exchanges for more information in the interim.