Foreign Listed Stock Index Futures and Options Approval Chart January 2016 - January 8, 2016

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13 The Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) is now part of the Borsa Istanbul (BIST). As such, references to ISE 30 have been changed to BIST 30 on VIOP’s trading platform and the CFTC’s website. 14 The London Stock Exchange offers options on depositary receipts on Russian equity products through its International Order Book, which are approved for trading by Eligible U.S. Institutions pursuant to the London Stock Exchange’s representation letter, dated November 12, 2014, to the SEC. The list of eligible options may be accessed here.

Eligible U.S. Institutions may also trade certain of these options through trading infrastructure offered by ICE Futures Europe, provided all applicable conditions are met. See Footnote 4. 15 ICE Futures Europe listed the following non-U.S.

stock exchanges in its claim for class relief: Borsa Italiana, Cophenhagen Stock Exchange, Deutsche Boerse, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Brussels, Euronext Lisbon, Euronext Paris, Helsinki Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange International Order Book, Madrid Stock Exchange, Oslo Stock Exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange and Vienna Stock Exchange. 16 This exchange has claimed relief under LIFFE A&M and Class Relief SEC No-Action Letter (Jul. 1, 2013) for Foreign Options Markets engaging in familiarization activities with Eligible U.S. Institutions with respect to Eligible Options. 17 Euronext Amsterdam listed the following regulated markets elsewhere in Europe for class relief: Euronext Brussels, Euronext Paris, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Borsa Italiana, Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles, Swiss Exchange, OMX Stockholm, Oslo Stock Exchange, OMX Copenhagen, Weiner Borse, Irish Stock Exchange and OMX Helsinki. 18 Euronext Paris listed the following regulated markets elsewhere in Europe for class relief: Euronext Brussels, Euronext Amsterdam, London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Borse, Borsa Italiana, Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles, Swiss Exchange, OMX Stockholm, Oslo Stock Exchange, OMX Copenhagen, Weiner Borse, Irish Stock Exchange and OMX Helsinki. 19 Pursuant to the December 1, 2015 Representation Letter from Eurex to the SEC, Eligible U.S. Institutions may trade options on the following Euro STOXX and STOXX Europe 600 Sector Indices: EURO STOXX Automobiles & Parts; EURO STOXX Banks (see also chart above), including weekly options with expiries on 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Fridays; EURO STOXX Basic Resources; EURO STOXX Chemicals; EURO STOXX Construction & Materials; EURO STOXX Financial Services; EURO STOXX Food & Beverage; EURO STOXX Health Care; EURO STOXX Industrial Goods & Services; EURO STOXX Insurance; EURO STOXX Media; EURO STOXX Oil & Gas; EURO STOXX Personal & Household Goods; EURO STOXX Real Estate; EURO STOXX Retail; EURO STOXX Technology; EURO STOXX Telecommunications; EURO STOXX Travel & Leisure; EURO STOXX Utilities; STOXX Europe 600 Automobiles & Parts; STOXX Europe 600 Banks (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources; STOXX Europe 600 Chemicals; STOXX Europe 600 Construction & Materials; STOXX Europe 600 Financial Services; STOXX Europe 600 Food & Beverage; STOXX Europe 600 Health Care; STOXX Europe 600 Industrial Goods & Services (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Insurance (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Media (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Oil & Gas; STOXX Europe 600 Personal & Household Goods (see also chart above); STOXX Europe 600 Real Estate; STOXX Europe 600 Retail; STOXX Europe 600 Technology; STOXX Europe 600 Telecommunications; STOXX Europe 600 Travel & Leisure (see also chart above); and STOXX Europe 600 Utilities (see also chart above). 20 Eurex no longer relies on the relief provided in SEC staff’s no-action letter dated July 27, 2005.

As such, U.S. Persons are prohibited from trading options listed on Eurex that were included in the July 27, 2005 no-action relief, but not otherwise included in subsequent no-action relief, including options on the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 index and various ETF products. www.kattenlaw.com AUSTIN | CENTURY CITY | CHARLOTTE | CHICAGO | HOUSTON | IRVING | LONDON | LOS ANGELES | NEW YORK | ORANGE COUNTY | SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA | SHANGHAI | WASHINGTON, DC Attorney advertising. Published as a source of information only.

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