AEX-index® End of Month Options
Exchange contract codeAEOM
Contract sizeContract valued at € 100 per index point (e.g. value € 39,000 at 390.00)
Unit of trading100
Pricing unit/quotationEuros per index point
Minimum price movement (tick size)See applicable tick size table [2]
Option styleEuropean style
Holders of long positions are only entitled to exercise their options on the expiration date.
Expiry months1, 2, 3 monthly.
Introduction of new exercise prices and exercise price intervalsSee the document "Series Introduction Policy AEX-index Options" in "Related documentation" to find the series introduction policy.
Introduction of new expiry monthsNew expiry month is available for trading on the first business day after the front month End of Month option expires.
Wholesale servicesLarge-in-Scale Facility. 
See the “LIS Thresholds” document for the minimum size thresholds.
Euronext marketAmsterdam
Last trading dayTrading ceases at 16:00 CET/CEST on the final trading day of the month. In the event that the final weekday of the month is not a business day, the End of Month option shall normally be the business day preceding the final weekday of the month.
ExerciseExercise until 19:45 CET/CEST on Last Trading Day only [1]
SettlementCash Settlement based on the EDSP
Settlement dayFirst business day after the Last Trading Day
Exchange Delivery Settlement Price (EDSP)Price determined on the Last Trading Day as the average of the AEX-index values calculated and disseminated at one minute intervals between, and including, 15:30 and 16:00 CET/CEST. The EDSP value is rounded to two decimal places [3]
Option premiumPayable in full by the buyer on the business day following a transaction.
Clearing organizationEuronext Clearing 
Trading hoursCentral Order Book: 
Normal trading day: 09:01 – 17:30 CET/CEST
Expiry day: 09:01 – 16:00 CET/CEST

Large-in-Scale Facility: 
Normal trading day: 07:30 – 18:30 CET/CEST
Expiry day: 07:30 – 17:30 CET/CEST
                               
Trading platformOptiq
AlgorithmCentral order book applies a price-time trading algorithm with priority given to the first order at the best price.
Last update26 November 2025
 [1] On the Last Trading Day, in-the-money options are automatically exercised, unless contrary instructions are received from the client/member. Please check the exact exercise rules with your broker.
[2] See the document "Financial derivatives tick sizes" in "Related documentation" to find the applicable tick table per class.
[3] Please refer to Amsterdam Notice AN 12–22 issued on 26 July 2012 which provides details of the procedures to be followed when determining the closing settlement price in case of special market circumstances.
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