Potatoes EEXMarketsAgricultural MarketsPotatoes Potatoes „The agricultural markets represent one of the largest sub-asset classes in exchange commodity trading. Our products enable clients to manage their price risk on these markets while avoiding counterparty risk.“ Sascha Siegel, Head of Agricultural Commodities Why trade Agricultural Derivatives on EEX? Access to a broad range of commodity products Hedging of price risks on the agricultural markets Financial settlement based on reliable reference prices Safe and reliable clearing and settlement processes via European Commodity Clearing (ECC) Leading derivatives market for potatoes and dairy products in Europe Market price indices as the basis for prices on the potato market In the calculation of the index, recognised prices determined in Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands are used and condensed into an unweighted mean for one decitonne (100 kilograms) – the “European Processing Potato Index”. Historically, there is a 96 to 99 percent correlation between these listings. As a result, the index reflects the market price for processing potatoes for the production of chips within the European Economic Area. Until further notice, the price base is determined with the help of the parameters listed below: Processing potatoes for the production of chips Tuber size: 40mm + Portfolio of potato types: Fontane, Agria as well comparable types in terms of pricing and processing technology Futures positions which are still open after the last day of trading are settled financially at the final settlement price. This corresponds to the respective market price index. Financial settlement Potato futures are settled in the context of cash settlement upon maturity. In financial settlement reference prices are used which represent the value of the products actually traded (spot price). In all futures contracts, market price indices are used which reflect the market price and increase the transparency of the market as a result. Contract specifications* Potato Futures (EEX European Processing Potato Futures) Product ID FAPP Product ISIN DE000A13RUL7 Underlying European Processing Potato Index Contract volume/quotation 25 metric tons Denomination EUR Pricing and minimum price change Pricing in EUR per 100 kg; minimum price change: EUR 0.1 per 100 kg Maturities The next three maturity months from the April, June and November cycle as well as the respective following maturity month of April Trading hours Trade Registration: 09:50 to 16:00 (CET); until 16:00 (CET) on the last trading day Exchange Trading: 10:00 to 16:00 (CET); until 16:00 (CET) on the last trading day Last trading day In the maturity months of April and November, the exchange trading day before the last Friday of the month In the maturity month of June, the exchange trading day before the first Friday of the month Settlement Cash settlement, difference between the final settlement price and the settlement price of the previous exchange trading day Final settlement price Status of the respectively applicable index on the exchange trading day after the last day of trading, 9:30 (CET) *Please note that this document is exclusively intended for your information and is not legally binding. The legally binding contract specifications are available on the EEX website at Trading > Rules and regulations. Agricultural Commodities Sascha Siegel Head of Agricultural Commodities +49 341 2156-272 sascha.siegel@eex.com Start trading at EEX Get information about admission, connectivity as well as rules & regulations MORE Local expertise in global commodity markets RELATED WEBSITES European Energy Exchange AG Augustusplatz 9, 04109 Leipzig, Germany t: +49 341 2156-0 a member of Privacy Notice Disclaimer Imprint Glossary We use cookies on our website. Some of these help to improve this website for your individual user experience, while others are fundamentally important to ensure that the content is correctly displayed. With the following statement, you can agree to the use of cookies. > Read the Privacy Policy INDIVIDUAL COOKIE SETTINGS