Qontigo's global index provider STOXX Ltd says it has licensed the STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Index as an underlying for listed futures on the international derivatives exchange Eurex. The new futures contract is scheduled to be launched on February 10, 2020, well ahead of the quarterly roll.

Eurex will expand its ESG (environmental, social and governance) derivatives product suite exactly one year after its successful launch of the first futures on STOXX ESG indices. This is part of a broader strategy to take the Eurex ESG offering to a global level.

Said Willem Keogh, Head of ESG and Thematic Solutions at Qontigo: "The Eurex STOXX USA 500 ESG-X futures will be the first listed derivative covering the US market which includes a screening for thermal coal mining and coal-fired power plants.

"The STOXX ESG-X family was developed based on the feedback of European asset owners, and this important screening is a very relevant feature as investors look more closely at their climate-related risks."

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Qontigo's global index provider STOXX Ltd says it has licensed the STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Index as an underlying for listed futures on the international derivatives exchange Eurex. The new futures contract is scheduled to be launched on February 10, 2020, well ahead of the quarterly roll.

Eurex will expand its ESG (environmental, social and governance) derivatives product suite exactly one year after its successful launch of the first futures on STOXX ESG indices. This is part of a broader strategy to take the Eurex ESG offering to a global level.

Said Willem Keogh, Head of ESG and Thematic Solutions at Qontigo: "The Eurex STOXX USA 500 ESG-X futures will be the first listed derivative covering the US market which includes a screening for thermal coal mining and coal-fired power plants.

"The STOXX ESG-X family was developed based on the feedback of European asset owners, and this important screening is a very relevant feature as investors look more closely at their climate-related risks."