What is the EOE Options Exchange?

"EOE-Optiebeurs" was the first modern options exchange in Europe, established on 4 April 1978 under the official name Vereniging European Options Exchange (EOE). In the Netherlands, the exchange was mainly known as the EOE or Optiebeurs. In the 80s, the name EOE-Optiebeurs was introduced as a trade name.

In 1996, the EOE-Optiebeurs merged with the Amsterdam Stock Exchange to form Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX) and continued as a division under the name AEX-Optiebeurs.

History: In 1975, a working group was established in the Netherlands to investigate the possibility of tradable options on securities. The goal was to set up an international options exchange that would be supported by all important European securities centres. Although other European stock exchanges withdrew due to problems with legislation and regulation, the Vereniging European Options Exchange (EOE) was founded on 30 November 1977. The EOE-Optiebeurs started trading on 4 April 1978 with 9 option classes (call options only) and 69 option series.

The EOE used the trading system of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and clearing was provided by the European Options Clearing Corporation (EOCC).

The EOE-Optiebeurs distinguished itself by the high proportion of private investors and became an international trendsetter in the area of cooperation with other exchanges.

The EOE-Optiebeurs played an important role in the development of the European options market and remains an important chapter in the history of financial trading in the Netherlands and Europe.