Eurex to offer Dow STOXX futures in U.S.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission allowed the Frankfurt-based Eurex derivatives exchange to directly offer futures on the Dow Jones STOXX 600 and Dow Jones STOXX Mid-200 indexes in the U.S., according to a CFTC press release. The broad-based DJS 600 represents 600 large-capitalization stocks listed on stock exchanges in 17 European countries, and the DJSM-200 includes the middle 200 companies in the DJS 600.