CFTC Approves Euronext AEX-Index and CAC40 Index Mini Futures Contracts to be Offered to U.S. Persons

The CFTC Division of Market Oversight determined that the Euronext Amsterdam AEX-Index mini futures contract and the Euronext Paris CAC40 Index mini futures contract meet the requirements of CEA Section 2(a)(1)(C)(ii) ("Jurisdiction of Commission"), and therefore may be offered or sold to persons in the U.S. The CFTC also confirmed that Euronext may make the contracts available for trading through its direct access terminals in the U.S.

See: CFTC Press Release; CFTC Letter to Euronext.