Jul 27 2006
Man Group plc, the global provider of alternative investment products and one of the worldâs largest futures brokers, and Eurex, the worldâs largest derivatives exchange, today announced that they have entered into agreements that will further develop U.S. Futures Exchange LLC (USFE - formerly known as Eurex US). USFE will expand the derivatives market by serving as a product incubator and innovator to create new listed products.
Under the terms of the transaction, Man Group will purchase 70 percent of Eurexâs shares in USFE for a purchase price of $23.2 million in cash and in addition make a capital injection of $35 million into USFE. Deutsche Börse Systems, the developer and operator of the Eurex platform and network, will continue to operate the trading platform and corresponding communications network for USFE.
USFE will offer new products targeted at buy-side customers such as hedge funds and retail investors, sectors in which Man Group has significant expertise and market exposure. The goal is to expand the volume in listed derivatives by broadening the range of exchange traded products to new and existing user groups, rather than competing with established futures exchanges.